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Posted by usm-admin on Nov 10, 2016 in Blog |

How To Build a Prefab Home

There are a lot of people, who are willing to know how to build a modular home because of the large scale benefits of owning a modular home. The benefits of modular homes include strong construction, greater overall efficiency, less number of weather delays, reduced construction costs and tight control on quality. People who choose to construct modular homes generally start by making the choice of features and plans for the house and then move on to selecting materials and finishes. The process of building a modular home is streamlined for the sake of saving both money and time. Deciding the features The first step that you need to take in constructing a modular home is deciding on the features of the home and these include style, size, area, budget and other factors that are considered to be very important. Modular Builder in California Your next step is to get hold of a modular builder in your own locality. This modular builder will bear the responsibility of the major...

Posted by usm-admin on May 24, 2016 in Blog |

Green Building Trends: An Architect’s Perspective on Prefab Construction

By Kathy Werder In October 2000 a massive flood in Uckfield, England, put parts of the town under 6 feet of water severely damaging a McDonald’s restaurant. Just two weeks later, that same McDonald’s was up and running again. How? With speed, quality and efficiency, modular construction has become the ideal solution for both temporary and permanent space required in sectors such as healthcare, higher education and low-rise offices. Today McDonald’s is at the forefront of prefab or modular construction technology in the United Kingdom and has set up several franchises using the sustainable prefab construction model. Each structure took just four weeks to build, and a reduced impact on the environment and the improvement of whole-life performance are among the many benefits. Advancement of technology in the 21st century has given rise to this faster, more cost-efficient method of building construction. It is so named because each individual unit (module) of the building is prefabricated in a factory while the foundation is prepared at the actual construction site. After the modules...