Differentiation: A Key to Design-Build Construction Success
With the significant decline in commercial construction since 2008, large commercial contractors that typically pursue projects over $25 million are now pursuing $1 million projects. In order for mid-sized contractors to compete, they must have excellent experience on design-build contracts and be able to show the owner that they can provide an excellent product quicker, and for less money than the large contractors. Smaller firms must differentiate their experience, their approach to the design-build process, and their teaming members. One significant key that can be highlighted is for the design-build contractor to sell the scopes of work they self perform. (more…)
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Breaking Free: Modular Buildings and Freestanding Emergency Departments
Recent studies show that there has been a steep increase in the number of emergency room patient visits while at the same time a significant decline in the number of available hospital-based emergency departments. To fill this gap, the Washington Post recently reported on the substantial growth in the number of Freestanding Emergency Departments now in use in several states. Over the last five years the number of FEDs now in use in both rural and urban areas has more than doubled according to the American Hospital Association. (more…)
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Fun and Games with Global Economics
During the recent MBI Modular Construction Summit in Washington D.C., manufacturers, dealers and service providers for the modular building industry had the pleasure of listening to Anirban Basu of the Sage Policy Group, Inc. Mr. Basu is also the chief economist for the Association of Building Contractors; therefore, he is acutely aware of the effects this recession has had upon the construction industry. (more…)
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Modular Buildings Aid FEMA in Disaster Relief Efforts
From the flooding of the Mississippi River to the tornadoes that have spawned throughout the country, the rash of weather-related natural disasters has placed enormous stress on local communities and stretched the resources of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. (more…)
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A Faster, Cheaper, Greener Approach to Healthcare Facilities
Public healthcare facilities throughout the state of Texas, and the Southwest United States as a whole, have a unique challenge on their hands. While the area continues to be the fastest growing region in the country, public funding is consistently being reduced. One solution that has served many healthcare providers well is the choice to work with Ramtech Modular Building Systems. Not only is Ramtech’s approach 25 – 50% faster than site-built construction, it is also significantly less expensive (more…)
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