A Hospital Turns to Ramtech for Permanent Modular Construction
When St. Joseph Regional Health Center decided they needed to add an urgent care facility in College Station, Texas, they chose Ramtech to become part of their project team, working with Ameritex Studio as their architect of record, and Vaughn Construction as their CM. The reason: Ramtech had a proprietary permanent modular building system that was superior to any modular system in the southwest, and Ramtech’s in-house design team was most qualified to provide a design assist engineering role. In order to lower cost, St. Joseph chose to utilize a design-build approach. This opened the door to Ramtech’s design team initiating programming sessions, conducting site investigations and developing a synergy with the client that carried forward throughout the project. (more…)
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The Latest on Regulating Modular Buildings used for Man Camps in Texas
With the recent nationwide growth in oil and gas development, many of the small towns in West and South Texas are finding it very difficult to handle the huge influx of oil field workers coming into these areas. One of the biggest challenges is how to provide adequate housing for these workers and their families. Even though this influx is also putting a tremendous strain on the local schools and other infrastructure, many cities believe that this growth may be temporary so community planners and developers are less willing to invest the financial resources necessary to adequately expand their permanent residential neighborhoods. So far, the primary means of meeting the industries workforce housing needs has been through the use of temporary man camps. (more…)
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Modular Buildings for Healthcare on Display at the Louisiana Rural Health Conference
On October 24th and 25th Ramtech will once again exhibit our temporary and permanent modular buildings for healthcare applications at the Louisiana Rural Health Association Conference in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (more…)
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Modular Buildings on Display at IFMA World Workplace in San Antonio
From October 31 through November 1, Ramtech will be back exhibiting our temporary and permanent modular building designs at the International Facility Management Association’s World Workplace 2012 Conference and Expo at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas. (more…)
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Modular Construction Support for Private and Faith-Based Schools
With most public schools currently challenged by a lack of funding and inflexible regulations, private and faith-based schools are growing rapidly. (more…)
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