Immanuel Lutheran Puts Their New Permanent Modular Church Building on Display
Ramtech recently went back to visit Immanuel Lutheran Church in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma to see how their new modular classroom facility was functioning for their pre-kindergarten and kindergarten programs. We took along our video gear to record the thoughts and comments of Reverend John Wilke, senior pastor of Immanuel Lutheran as he discussed the impact that the new 14 classroom permanent modular building has had on their school. Pastor Wilke spoke about how the Church looked to Ramtech to provide a value engineered approach to meet both their strict budget and schedule requirements here:
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Gary White is Vice President of Sales & Estimating at Ramtech Building Systems, Inc. He has been in the commercial modular industry for 33 years and is responsible for the management of all sales and estimating efforts across each of Ramtech’s key market segments: Education, Government, Medical, and Commercial.
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Ramtech’s Permanent Modular Construction and Design-Build – A Better Approach to School Construction
Historically, most public school districts in Texas utilize either a competitive sealed bid or a construction manager contract when they engage in a school construction project. However, Ramtech encourages schools to consider taking a different approach – one that we believe is a superior method and uses our specific approach to the design-build delivery system and permanent modular construction. It is faster and less expensive than using either the competitive bid or construction manager approach, and the school district knows what the project will cost prior to paying any large design fees or committing to a construction contract. Our method also eliminates the disconnect between the design and pricing which often results in project costs exceeding the school district’s budget. Ramtech’s design-build approach has three phases: (more…)
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Limestone Shares Their Experience on Using Permanent Modular Construction
Ramtech recently went back to visit our first Accelerated Building System permanent modular construction project for the healthcare market located adjacent to the main hospital at Limestone Medical Center in the central Texas community of Groesbeck. We took along our video gear to record the thoughts and comments of Penny Gray, administrator and CEO at Limestone, as she reflected on how the 12,000 square foot modular building project was originally developed and what it was like to work with the Ramtech team. The interview took place inside the rural modular medical clinic that provides accommodations for seven physicians and an optometrist, including 20 exam rooms, four procedure rooms, medical records area, offices and retail space. Here is what Penny had to say in her own words:
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Gary White is Vice President of Sales & Estimating at Ramtech Building Systems, Inc. He has been in the commercial modular industry for 33 years and is responsible for the management of all sales and estimating efforts across each of Ramtech’s key market segments: Education, Government, Medical, and Commercial.
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Ramtech’s Two Approaches to Permanent Modular Construction
Potential customers often ask us, “What scopes of work are completed in your manufacturing plant verses onsite?” The answer is not always easy. The final decision is usually based on what maximizes quality while providing the best price and value to the customer. Ramtech has two different approaches to permanent modular construction. For some projects, a traditional modular approach is taken which allows more work to be completed in the plant. Using a traditional modular approach, a wood or steel floor system is fabricated as part of each six-sided modular building section, then after shipping the modular sections to the site they are usually erected onto a pier and beam type concrete foundation. For large projects, Ramtech usually recommends that its proprietary Accelerated Building System (ABS) be considered. The ABS modular sections have wall and roof systems that are fabricated and assembled into a five-sided modular section with no floor in Ramtech’s manufacturing plant. Each modular section includes the electrical, plumbing and HVAC in the scopes of work, while a traditional concrete slab foundation that is constructed onsite becomes the floor system for the modular building. The sections are then typically crane set and welded onto steel imbed plates installed in the concrete foundation. The advantages of the ABS process include: the final building is at grade level; building has a concrete floor; and most of the final finishes including the flooring, walls, and ceiling are completed onsite. While the ABS system can be more expensive than traditional modular construction, it is less expensive, faster, and is superior in quality to site constructed buildings.
Ramtech builds most of its permanent modular buildings over 10,000 square feet using the Accelerated Building System while projects under 5,000 square feet are usually built with traditional modular construction methods. For projects between 5 to 10 thousand square feet, the decision is usually based on the project’s location as well as the customer’s desired architectural features, finishes, and time frame. Prior to developing a proposal, Ramtech will ask the customer if they have established a budget for the project. If they have, then Ramtech will provide the customer with a detailed proposal including a floor-plan, color rendering, and pricing that best fits their budget and desires. If the customer cannot provide us with a budget, then Ramtech will often provide pricing for both a traditional permanent modular construction approach as well as our ABS method. This gives the owner two great options, both with the goal of meeting their quality, cost, and schedule requirements.
More information about our approach to permanent modular construction can be seen on our website at permanentmodular.com.
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Gary White is Vice President of Sales & Estimating at Ramtech Building Systems, Inc. He has been in the commercial modular industry for 33 years and is responsible for the management of all sales and estimating efforts across each of Ramtech’s key market segments: Education, Government, Medical, and Commercial.
- Published in Ramtech News
Immanuel Lutheran Gets New Permanent Modular Church Building at the Right Price
Recently, Immanuel Lutheran Church in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma decided they needed to build a new classroom facility to support the growing number of enrollment applications for their pre-kindergarten and kindergarten program. Having a tight budget, but a desire to have a truly permanent facility, Immanuel chose to work with Ramtech for a new 14 classroom modular building that cost them less than $50 per square foot and was completed in under 90 days. (more…)
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