Ramtech Completes Permanent Modular Building for U.S. Aviation Academy
Ramtech recently returned to the aircraft maintenance and flight training facility we constructed for U.S. Aviation Academy in San Marcos, TX. Ramtech installed a 6,962 sq ft permanent modular building adjacent to the company’s existing hangar at San Marcos Regional Airport. The L-shaped building incorporates an indented wall to clear the hangar door frame while also optimizing the interior spatial efficiency. It includes five classrooms, four offices, a conference room, and breakroom area. The exterior features a faux stone wainscot with a full-height entry feature wall for refined curb appeal look.
The installation of the building overcame very tight access by using an 8,000-lb extended boom forklift in tandem with TransLift carriers. 
This allowed a precise setting of the modules on CMU block piers over a pad-on-grade foundation. The building is compliant with the 2015 IECC, and incorporates R-30 roof/floor and R-21 wall insulation, high-efficiency Bard wall-mounted HVAC units, and a reflective 60-mil white EPDM roof for reduced energy consumption in the Texas climate.
- Published in Commercial, Modular Construction, Permanent Construction, Ramtech News
Ramtech to Exhibit at the TxA25 Conference & Design Expo
Ramtech returns this week to exhibit at the Texas Society of Architects 86th Annual Conference & Design Expo. The TxA25 conference is the premier architectural products showcase in the Southwest and offers an intensive three-day experience drawing thousands of industry professionals each year. Ramtech’s Business Development specialist Sabrina Queen will be on hand in Booth 203 to represent our relocatable buildings and permanent modular construction offerings to architects and other design professionals at the conference October 30-November 1st at the Hilton Anatole hotel in Dallas.
The Texas Society of Architects serves as the premier voice for Texas architecture, representing over 7,800 members with a mission is to advocate for the creation of safe, beautiful, and sustainable environments through robust legislative efforts, professional development programs, design awards, and educational initiatives like the Texas Architectural Foundation, which supports aspiring architects. By fostering collaboration among its 18 regional chapters, TxA empowers members to influence policy, promote ethical practices, and inspire innovative designs that enhance quality of life across Texas communities.
- Published in Ramtech News
Ramtech to Exhibit at CCOSA Conference in Oklahoma City June 12-14
Ramtech will be heading north of the Red River this week to exhibit at the Cooperative Council for Oklahoma School Administration (CCOSA) Summer Leadership Conference set to begin June 12-14 at the Oklahoma City Convention Center. Ramtech will be led by Education Specialist Sabrina Queen who will hold court in Booth #138 to share how permanent and relocatable modular construction can meet a wide variety of education facility needs for K-12 schools. Visitors will also be able to stop by and register to win a $50 Amazon gift card in our Ramtech Lego giveaway.
The CCOSA was established to develop close and continuous communication and cooperation between educators, taxpayers and legislators to improve the effectiveness of professional school administrators and to communicate the needs of the schools. Their mission is to promote quality administrative leadership for Oklahoma schools through professional development, legislation, and member services. The Council is the umbrella organization for the Oklahoma Association of School Administrators (OASA), the Oklahoma Association of Secondary School Principals (OASSP), the Oklahoma Association of Elementary School Principals (OAESP), the Oklahoma Middle Level Education Association (OMLEA), and the Oklahoma Directors of Special Services (ODSS).
- Published in Education, Ramtech News
Mandi Marco Joins Ramtech as Human Resources Specialist
Ramtech is pleased to announce the hiring of Mandi Marco to serve as the company’s human resource specialist. Mandi brings to Ramtech a strong industry background with over 12 years of diverse human resources experience while having spent over half of her career in the construction industry.
Ramtech has tasked Mandi with developing a new human resources department for us and creating a fully unified workplace. “Mandi will take our HR department to the next level,” said Ramtech President Matt Slataper, “and she brings a fresh level of excitement in implementing the new initiatives that are focused on solving people-related challenges including our talent acquisition, career development paths, and building out our company culture. Her main goal will be to make us a certified Great Place to Work by 2025.”
Mandi holds multiple licenses and certifications including a PHR (Professional Human Resources) from the HR Certification Institute. She has throughout her career focused on developing, implementing, and improving company HR departments with a focus on company wholeness. Recognized as a statistically minded strategic thinker, Mandi has been credited with developing everything from cutting edge employee handbooks to leading the cultural change within organizations.
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Ramtech Receives First Place MBI Awards of Distinction Honor at the 2023 World of Modular Convention
Ramtech is proud to announce that we have received a first place Awards of Distinction trophy at the 40th annual Modular Building Institute 2023 World of Modular Conference and Tradeshow held March 29 – April 1 at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas. Over 1,500 attendees gathered at the sold-out conference to network and hear speakers and presenters from across the globe.
Ramtech received our first first-place award in the Relocatable Modular Workforce Housing Under 10,000 Square Feet category for the 6,550 square foot temporary fire crew quarters we built and installed at Vance Air Force Base in Enid, Oklahoma. Designed for living quarters while the base’s existing facility is being remodeled, the temporary nature of the project mandated a limited permanent impact to the site so that the building could be easily disassembled and relocated. The modular building provides for nineteen bedrooms and a private office, men’s and women’s restroom/locker-rooms, a laundry room, janitor’s closets, a complete kitchen, a dining/day room, and physical fitness area. Using a double-loaded corridor layout, a combination of 12′ x 64′ and 12′ x 56′ modules were installed end-to-end, then perpendicularly connected to an off-set wing of 12′ x 62′ modules installed side-by-side. This allowed for the construction of the building utilizing only nine modules with no required site construction.
Ramtech Wins MBI Awards of Distinction First Place Trophy for Temporary Fire Crew Quarters at Vance AFB in Enid, OK.
The Interior wall coverings utilized FRP and VCG with an additional layer of ¼” gypsum between the bedroom walls to reduce sound transmission. Resilient vinyl tile was used in the restrooms, laundry, and kitchen, with carpet tile in the bedrooms and halls, and a poured rubber floor in the fitness room. The ribbed steel exterior features a beige and maroon color scheme to match the Fire Station, with exits leading to fully covered aluminum decks, steps and ramps that connect to the existing building. The shared areas were equipped with ducted, wall-mounted HVAC units with heat strips controlled by zoned thermostats. The individual bedrooms were heated and cooled with PTAC units to allow for rooms to go unconditioned when unoccupied.
Ramtech’s winning projects and all the other 2023 MBI Awards of Distinction entries can be viewed by visiting the Modular Building Institute website at this link.
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