Last year, global management consulting firm McKinsey & Company released data showing that construction productivity has been relatively flat for decades while manufacturing productivity has nearly doubled. The findings shook up many in the construction industry, including Brendan Bechtel, president and future CEO of the eponymous construction giant, who exclaimed he is “haunted at night” Read More »
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The Convenience of 360 Service: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Convenience is one of the buzz words surrounding products and services geared to making your customers’ experience a happy one. If we jumped into the time machine and returned to 1927 we would find an early 20th century entrepreneurial example of selling convenience. Joe Thompson worked for the Southland Ice Company in Dallas and Read More »
Light, Music, Innovation and Modular Solutions
Did you know that Baltimore was the first American city to illuminate its streets with gas lanterns in 1816? Today, we take light for granted but imagine what a tremendous impact that had on city life in the nineteenth century. The only way we ever experience the lack of comforting light is when power is Read More »
Do Restorations, Renovations and Modular Buildings Promote Green?
WillScot’s corporate headquarters is in an area of Baltimore City that’s rich in history. Fell’s Point was a busy seaport from the earliest days of our country, populated by warehouses, hotels, pubs, homes and small businesses. Today the neighborhood is bustling with both new construction and renovation/restorations. It’s a unique location; commercial and residential customers Read More »
Energy Corner: Updates from Texas and Pennsylvania
This first article in a series of energy updates focuses on the latest news from Texas and Pennsylvania. Follow The Modular Zone’s Energy Corner for future updates. TEXAS Texas, the nation’s top oil producer, accounts for about 46 percent of all rig activity. With oil currently in over-supply and prices holding near 10-year lows, logic Read More »
Downsize Your Workspace
Welcome to 2016. If you’re like a lot of people, you resolved to simplify and streamline aspects of your life – whether it’s reducing your waistline or getting rid of clutter around the house. Lately, the trend toward downsizing also seems to extend to footprints. From tiny homes to tiny community centers and classrooms, many Read More »