In order to better zone and regulate the temporary housing facilities that many oilfield workers live in, the Williams County (North Dakota) commissioners voted to update the definition of crew housing, and will charge companies $400 per person for each one living in modular workforce housing zoned for non-residential use. …
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A revised application for the siting of modular living units in Ridgefield, Connecticut may lead to a legal settlement after 1 1/2 years. Ridgefield Modular Home Corp. originally submitted plans for 11 apartments in a four-cluster modular building under the state’s affordable housing law in Sept. of 2012. Ridgefield is …
According to theiet.org, the world is beginning to realize the advantages of modular construction methods in the wake of the desire for quicker, cheaper, cleaner and more environmentally friendly building techniques. Two years ago China’s Broad Construction stunned the world when it assembled a 30-story modular hotel working round the …
Off Site Construction Methods Gaining Recognition and Advocates Read More
Although the demographics of Beckley, West Virginia changed little between 2000 and 2010, and the town and Raleigh County are anticipated to have virtually no population growth in the coming years, the 2014 Comprehensive Plan is designed to meet future needs. As part of the plan, the West Virginia Development …
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Using its rapid deployment data center (RDDC) model, Facebook will build its datacenter facilities based on modular construction methods that will provide two immediate benefits: standardization of design in terms of construction and architecture so new facilities will not have to be designed from scratch; and speed of deployment, according …
MHProNews.com has learned from rep-am.com, a non-profit organization in Waterbury, Connecticut will operate three newly-built modular homes as part of an affordable housing project in town, called Brass City Residences. Created by the city development commission and the housing authority in the Crownbrook neighborhood, the modular homes will be comprised …
Affordable Housing Project will be Modular Housing Read More
Eighty percent of high school graduates in the Prairie Spirit school system outside Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada go directly into the workforce, and school officials want to upgrade their trades training. Currently, the Da Vinci project at the W. W. Brown school in Langham directs high school students in constructing modular …
While MHProNews.com last reported on Feb. 25, 2014 that Commodore Homes was closing its modular plant in Danville, Virginia, and moving operations to a newer facility in North Carolina, elkharttruth.com says Commodore is expanding its Goshen, IN manufactured housing plant by 15,000 square feet, and eventually plans to hire over …
The commissioners of Quincy, Florida, discussed the foundations and locations for modular homes in the city at a workshop March 4, trying to insure they have the appearance of a site-built home. Building inspector Clyde Collins said they need to have either a monolithic foundation or a solid foundation with …
A company in Troy, Michigan that provides appraisal management services for the real estate industry, including modular home companies, has seven positions open in operations and sales and is seeking summer interns. According to semichiganstartup.com, Dart Appraisal employs 43 people, and hired 14 people in the last year. MHProNews.com has …
MHProNews.com has learned modular builder Britco of Langley, British Columbia (BC) will supply modular housing for the athletes competing in the Canada Winter Games in Prince George, in east central BC, in 2015. Following the competition, four of the modular units will be transformed into libraries for First Nations communities …
MHProNews.com has learned from northjersey.com 25 families living in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) manufactured homes as the result of Hurricane Sandy are facing an April 30 move-out date, although some have been told they must leave by April 1. That is when FEMA’s temporary assistance program will expire for …
Time Running Out on FEMA’s Manufactured Home Assistance Read More
Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee and New Zealand Prime Minister John Key attended the announcement ceremony of a joint venture between two Christchurch-based companies to build and operate New Zealand’s first major panelized building factory. Building manufacturer Spanbild and the country’s largest privately owned group home builder, Mike Greer …
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The National Modular Housing Council (NMHC) informs MHProNews.com 3,406 new modular homes were shipped in the fourth quarter of 2013, an increase of 6.4 percent from the same quarter 2012. Compared to Q4 last year, statistics reveal 19 states saw increases in shipments, while 15 witnessed decreases. For purposes of …
In addition to the multiple modular workforce housing and mancamps, manufactured homes and recreational vehicles that have sprung up to meet the demands for housing in Watford City, North Dakota in response to the Bakken oil boom, the MacKenzie County Healthcare system is adding a modular unit to the hospital’s …
MHProNews.com has learned Altius RSA (Rapid Systems Architecture) has introduced their newest mini modular home, the Solo 40, 480 square feet for $195 a square foot. Constructed from natural, renewable, durable and recyclable materials, the home offers both passive and active sustainable strategies, which includes an Energy Recovery Ventilation (ERV) …
Updating a story MHProNews.com posted Feb. 26, 2014 regarding the building of roundabouts in Wisconsin, Rep. David Craig (R-Big Bend) sponsored legislation, supported by the manufactured housing industry, that would give final say over traffic circles to local municipalities. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation wants to decide where they should …
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Tiny homes, many made from recycled materials, are springing up in cities across the land to house the homeless, combining sustainability with social reform. In Olympia, Washington, thirty 144 square-foot homes have been constructed in a safe, street-light lined lane called Quixote Village, according to inhabitat.com. Occupy Madison, a non-profit …
More than 100 modular homes previously used by the U. S. military are now home to residents of the Apache Mescalero Reservation in New Mexico, where the lack of adequate housing has been a long-standing issue, according to ruidosonews.com. On March 7, at the invitation of tribal president Danny Brueninger, …
Military Modular Homes now Accommodate Apache Native Americans Read More
In the late 1990s Wisconsin had a higher crash rate at intersections than the national average, motivating the state department of transportation to build European-style traffic circles, or roundabouts, on state and county roads, some 280 of them with another 90 planned. A state lawmaker has suggested the decision to …
