MODULAR BUILDING NEWS

Building Modular Saves Big Money

December 9, 2014
Engineering, Computational Science & Engineering
University of Colorado, Boulder


See how the choice to use prefabricated building techniques saved a Denver hospital over $4 million without compromising state-of-the-art design features.

According to the study by Matthew Morris and doctoral student Eric Antillon, "prefabrication is an especially efficient technique in hospitals or any large building where the same type of unit has to be built over and over again". Buildings such as condominiums, dorms, barracks and call centers are just some examples of where customers will see the largest cost savings from building with the use of modualr pods.

Using Modular Building to Save on Energy Costs

Summer, 2013
Modular Building Institute

According to Adam Cohen, a leading passive house expert in the US, “If done correctly, modular reduces the challenges of field implementation because much of the work is done in the factory. Modular is a future way to deliver passive house”