Archive for 'Education'

National Charter Schools Week

Posted on 10. May, 2012 by .

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On May 7, President Barack Obama continued a decade-long tradition when he declared this week in May to be “National Charter Schools Week.”  An advocate of these independently designed and run public educational “laboratories”, the President is at the forefront of the charter school movement.  As defined by the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools [...]

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Update on the new standard in High-Performing Modular Classrooms for swing space and permanent additions

Posted on 08. May, 2012 by .

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Sprout Space – A Health Learning Environment As you may know, Perkins+Will, an integrated design firm serving clients from twenty-three offices around the world has teamed with Triumph Modular Inc., a Northeastern US provider of high-quality relocatable and permanent modular buildings. Their intent is to offer Sprout Space™, a modular classroom designed to compete afford-ably [...]

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Prefabrication Solutions for Public Charter Schools

Posted on 01. May, 2012 by .

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National Charter School Week begins May 6th, 2012. The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools is the national nonprofit organization working to grow the number of high-quality charter schools available to all families, and especially those who do not have access to high-quality public schools. Charter schools are independent public schools providing families with a [...]

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Smart Building Solutions: Revival of Modular Construction

Posted on 18. Apr, 2012 by .

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While prefabrication has been used in construction for a few hundred years, dramatic technological improvements have recently brought on the revival of prefab, or modular construction as a more cost effective, energy efficient and productive method of construction. In recent years the construction industry has been actively modernizing its practices as state and federal laws [...]

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Modular Construction at the Forefront of Green Building

Posted on 17. Apr, 2012 by .

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Modular Construction is gaining momentum and recognition for its many benefits in terms of sustainability, efficiency, and fast return on investment. In recent years, various green rating programs have drawn significant attention to modular construction, highlighting its numerous environmental advantages over traditional onsite construction. The principal difference of modular construction is that it takes place [...]

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Efficient Forms of Construction – How to Earn AIA CES Credits?

Posted on 12. Apr, 2012 by .

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INTERESTED IN LEARNING ABOUT MORE EFFICIENT FORMS OF CONSTRUCTION AND EARNING AIA CES CREDITS? The Triumph Modular Team invites New England architects to both learn about, and engage in dialog regarding prefabrication and modularization as a way to ensure they are providing their clients with the latest in project delivery alternatives.  As experts in the [...]

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Saving the word Modular

Posted on 21. Mar, 2012 by .

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The word “Modular” must be saved.  It is one thing to be misunderstood as a word in the English language, as I’m sure this happens to many fine words.    However, it is another thing for an adjective that has so much potential to suffer the indignity of unclear meaning for so long! Enough! The fact [...]

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Modular Construction Benefits & Advantages

Modular Construction Benefits & Advantages

Posted on 31. Jan, 2012 by .

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Intro My name is Janet Field, and I would like to introduce myself as a fairly recent addition to the Triumph Permanent Modular Construction Team. My background in prefabricated construction solutions began many years ago in the residential sector, and gradually moved into commercial. Just prior to joining Triumph, I worked with one of the [...]

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Obama Unaware of State of the Art Portable Classrooms

Obama Unaware of State of the Art Portable Classrooms

Posted on 20. Oct, 2011 by .

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Recently, while visiting a school in Richmond VA, President Obama remarked, “We shouldn’t have people teaching in trailers. We shouldn’t have kids learning in trailers. They should have classrooms with Internet and science labs.” This perception is sadly so typical and the President could have followed up by saying, “I know there are also modular [...]

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Modular Classrooms Solve Construction Crunch for Needham, MA School

Modular Classrooms Solve Construction Crunch for Needham, MA School

Posted on 15. Sep, 2011 by .

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Triumph Modular Inc. recently installed a relocatable modular classroom complex at the Newman Elementary School in Needham, MA, enabling students to continue learning in an optimal environment during the school’s renovation. This modular solution offers style and green features in a temporary structure. When the original school renovation is completed, Needham will have only leased the [...]

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