Author Archives: Brian Shakun

About Brian Shakun

I'm the director of sales for ModSpace in the Northeast. I lead a team of experienced construction professionals that bring deep knowledge and commitment to every project. Together we deliver innovative building solutions that help our customers to better work, learn, live, heal and play.

Sandy-torn Shore Preps for Summer

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Sandy-torn Shore Preps for Summer with Modular ConstructionThe summer season is just weeks away. Yet six months after Hurricane Sandy, some beach communities are still rebuilding. For shoreline businesses, the season drives the bulk of their annual revenue. Some that aren’t ready are turning to modular construction to open on time.

Modular Facilities Heading to the Shore

For New Yorkers, the push includes modular facilities for restrooms, lifeguard stations and maintenance offices. Officials say the modular plan is the most cost- and time-efficient way to prepare the boardwalk and shoreline communities. New York’s $100 million investment in modular will pay for itself many Continue reading →

Sustainable and Modular Construction Still Hot for 2013

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Sustainable and Modular Construction Still Hot for 2013A recent article on Construction Digital indicates that both sustainable building and modular construction remain trends with traction. Four months into 2013, these trends are two of the driving forces behind the improving construction industry.

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The use of sustainable building materials and construction techniques Continue reading →

Modular Construction Reaches New Heights, Goes Global

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Atlantic Yards Project, Brooklyn, NY

Though the domestic modular construction industry has been growing over the past several decades, it is only recently that US designers and builders have started taking sky-scraping cues from overseas projects. New York City’s Atlantic Yards development is a prime example, as it is targeted to be the tallest modular structure in the world, surpassing England’s University of Wolverhampton’s 25-story dormitory, completed in 2009.

These two projects notwithstanding, modular construction that reaches for the sky isn’t relegated to the US and UK. The Asian market went tall the in Hunan Province with high-rise modular projects courtesy of developer Zhang Yue, whose company erected a 30-story modular building over 15 days in 2011, a feat that was captured in a powerful time-lapse video.

Even now the Broad Group in China has signed a deal to erect a 100-story prefab building in the city of Continue reading →

Video: School Principal Talks about Reopening Faster After Hurricane Sandy

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Residents and businesses across New York and New Jersey are still reeling from the effects of Hurricane Sandy. Moonachie Township in Bergen County, New Jersey is no different. Four feet of water flooded much of the town, including Robert L. Craig Elementary. The school was badly damaged and not fit for teaching.

Administrators called ModSpace and less than a month later, the school reopened in temporary modular classrooms. It’s a good story for ModSpace, and a great one for the children of Moonachie.

Watch the video below to hear the school’s principal tell the story in her own words.

Time Lapse: Temporary Modular School Accelerates Recovery for Students Displaced by Hurricane Sandy

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As residents of New Jersey and New York continue to pick up the pieces after Superstorm Sandy, we’re doing our part to accelerate recovery efforts through faster temporary and permanent modular buildings.

While some finish work is still underway, this rough, first-cut time-lapse video shows how the speed of temporary modular got the students of Robert L. Craig Elementary School in the Moonachie School District of Bergen County, NJ back to school on January 2nd. The 32,000 square foot temporary modular school that was ready for use in just 25 days.

Look for more updates and a final time-lapse video soon on the Moonachie school project and the temporary city hall which ModSpace is now building right down the street.

Atlantic Yards Modular Development Underway in Brooklyn

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Ground Broken on Atlantic Yards Modular Development Construction on the residential portion of the Atlantic Yards redevelopment project in Brooklyn, New York, is now underway with approximately 930 modular components being assembled at the nearby Brooklyn Navy Yard.

The construction of the B2 residential tower, which began at the end of December, is a major step forward for the project, which will ultimately feature three residential towers on the a 22-acre site.

According to GizMag, the prefabricated building will contain 363 residential units on 32 floors. The modular sections will measure 35 ft. X 14 ft. X 10 ft. and contain prefabricated kitchens, bathrooms, plumbing, Continue reading →