Noel
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93% of the building is factory built. The "basic block" is 13x51 feet and includes water lines, HVAC, floor tiles, lights and kitchen/bathroom. Energy efficient with 4 pane windows and 6 inches of insulation and power re-generation systems.
Trucked to site and built in 15 days, going 24 hours/day.
Just one thing.......Not available in USA. Being built by Broad Group......in China
Source: Bloomberg Businessweek mag, 4/16
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fj12ryder
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Isn't that the same country that has some problems with their buildings falling down?  Maybe this could be a clue.
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pitch
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I don't know about 15 days, but they put in a modular Ramada up at the end of the lake. Truck after truck of finished rooms were hauled in and stacked. This is either 5 or 6 stories. Same process as a modular home but on a much larger scale There was still a ton of constrution work, and the large common areas were constructed coventially.
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Doug4.7
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fj12ryder wrote:Isn't that the same country that has some problems with their buildings falling down? Maybe this could be a clue. You mean like this?
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fj12ryder
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Yes, that is exactly the one I was thinking of: fell over almost intact.
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wa8yxm
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I do not know if they can do it this fast but many years ago when I was "Between Jobs" I worked as a security guard at a modular housing plant outside of Battle Creek, MI. The plant was getting ready to close but they were still turning out modules for a contract they were filling. nice units.
I recall reading at that time about a hotel, Here in the US where they were, well, showing off.
Steel workers built the frame, The modules were built in a factory. They had a team of maids that came in and made up the bed and such IN THE FACTORY.
They slid the module in it's slot, an electrician, a plumger and a "Fitter" bolted it in place and hooked it up and the maid came in and set the lamp upright and her name card, and the room was ready for occupancy.
So though I do not know if you can make a modular hotel TODAY in the US... It was possible about 40 years ago.
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RVUSA
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A crew of 4 of us would put up a 2 story prefab house per day in Houston. All siding, doors, windows, and shingles. Man we made some killer bucks in those days.
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grant135b
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I would assume that fifteen days does not include all of the site work, running utilities, digging and pouring footers, foundation, etc. If not, can they really say they "built it" in fifteen days?
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wilfwolf
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Doug4.7 wrote:fj12ryder wrote:Isn't that the same country that has some problems with their buildings falling down? Maybe this could be a clue. You mean like this?
Yes, I think so.
I've no house in the city, just a camping tent in the wild.
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Ex-Tech
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It's nothing new. The hillbillies perfected the process many years ago.
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