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Many different companies and corporations use modular construction to fix their space needs swiftly, and the US military is no different.  Being a GSA contract holder, Panel Built, Inc. has a solid history working on these government projects.  With military modular construction projects across the United...

There are many reasons a facility may need to replace their current guard booth... The Old Guard Shack is Losing its Aesthetics... This is a big reason a lot of facilities decide to get a new guard booth. For other guard booths, the buildings can...

At Panel Built, we place a lot of emphasis on being as efficient as possible and constantly improving.  That’s why lean manufacturing is a huge part of our day to day work.  Since our inception, we have focused greatly on maximizing our quality, productivity, and...

With technology growing at an exponential rate, a variety of industries are seeing drastic changes in how they operate. A quick web search will give you an endless number of lists with “innovations to watch” for any industry in any given year. Typically, these lists...

Planning an effective warehouse layout is going to have a huge impact on your company for the future. Whether this is a completely new facility, expanding your current facility, or reorganizing, careful planning will determine how effective each work process is going forward. As we...

As modular construction has grown in popularity over the past few decades, it has garnered more and more comparisons to the toy giant LEGO.  Similar to LEGO bricks, modular construction modules are manufactured and designed (typically) in a rectangular, box shape and to be snapped...

The General Services Administration, or GSA, was formed in 1949 at the recommendation of the Hoover Commission to act as an “Office of General Services” for the federal government.  Since its first job (renovating the White House in 1949), the GSA has acted as an...

Although the practice of modular construction is a growing trend in the construction industry as a whole, there’s a lot of different ways to “Go Modular.”  To start, let’s talk about what exactly is modular construction.  Modular structures consist of multiple pieces, having been fabricated...

Prefabricated mezzanines are custom built to fit a specific area. These can be single or multiple levels and they are often installed within manufacturing plants, retail stores, office buildings, industrial plants, warehouses, distribution centers, institutions, recreation or government facilities etc. Structural mezzanines add a second...

A checklist that provides workplace safety tips for those in the industrial, construction, and manufacturing industries. This is meant to make sure employees working in these more dangerous work environments can follow protocol and safety rules in order to decrease injuries and fatal accidents. -Via...

Organization First and foremost, the organization of the warehouse is going to be an incredible factor in not only the usable space available in the facility but in its efficiency as well.  This will focus heavily on the overall layout of the facility, including aisle...

For a business, an office space can vary greatly from industry to industry or even company to company within one industry.   Different environments create different demands on workers, which changes the way they work.   For example, at a construction site, a prefabricated office building would...

For growing businesses, space needs can be drastic and can arise at a moment’s notice. And in a typical warehouse environment, there is little room for additional office space, so odds are you are going to have to make your own. In this scenario, there...

A mezzanine floor system serves as an intermediate floor in a building that does not completely cover the entire flooring below. Mezzanines should provide plenty of clear height for foot traffic above and below the deck. In an industrial setting, the mezzanine system is often...

A lot of the time, the terms mezzanines and work platforms are used interchangeably. However, this can lead to big problems for potential projects due to International Building Code’s different requirements for each structure. Mezzanines Systems Typically, a mezzanine is defined as an intermediary floor...

Modular construction is generally regarded as a greener and more environmentally friendly way of building, due to its controlled manufacturing process.  Companies looking to promote the general welfare of the environment often prefer modular construction due to the reduction of waste and reuse of materials. ...

When looking at modular wall systems, there are a variety of materials that can make up the panel, depending on the customer’s needs.  Ranging in colors, sound rating, and insulation level, Panel Built will be able to craft a panel that fits in practically any...

Over the past couple of decades, physical security has risen in technology and in its overall presence in a variety of industries. Valuable assets are always at risk of being a target, including information, goods, services, and people. A fully functional perimeter security system...

Since 2010, the number of employees in the warehousing sector has increased by nearly 400,000, reaching over 1,000,000 total to start 2018[1]. This is a trend that is only looking to continue on in 2018. With the increasing size of the industry, the demand for...

Modular and prefabricated buildings have the distinct advantage of having the practically the entire structure manufactured off-site and ready to install at the job site.  However, there is a very important step in-between these two processes, transportation.  In many cases, Panel Built’s prefabricated buildings have...

In an urban environment, shelters can be seen off of the sidewalk just about everywhere you look. They play a very important role in a city because of the increase in traveling from place to place on foot and the use of public transportation. The...

The Green Initiative across the globe has been created in an effort to reduce greenhouse emissions and provide a safer, more environmentally friendly future for our the generations to come. Smog, energy over-consumption, water waste, discarded materials, and other pollutants are some of the common...

Modular construction presents a number of unique benefits over traditional, stick-built construction, and 2017 showed a number of examples of this fact. From time savings to structure durability, project leaders are finding modular construction as a solution more and more. In 2017, the United States...

When looking for stair solutions for a commercial or industrial environment, there are typically two options to look at: prefabricated or stick-built. In both cases, the stair system built should be able to satisfy proper building code and can be built/installed using stamped drawings from...

Out of all major sectors in the United States, the construction industry has consistently been ranked at the top for fatal injuries. In 2016 alone, OSHA recorded 4,683 workplace fatalities with 991 of them coming from construction or roughly 21% of the total. Of these...

In all facilities, having protection against fire damage is a high priority. Nearly all materials, equipment, or machinery has some threat to damage or be completely destroyed in case of a fire. However, certain facilities place a greater emphasis on fire resistance than others. Hazardous...

Modular construction is a special type of construction that consists of building/manufacturing a structure offsite and then moving it to the job site after the structure is nearly completed. Compared to stick-built construction, modular structures are built in a factory-like environment using standardized and integrated...

Looking towards the upcoming year, the United States looks to have another economic increase over 2017 with some estimations putting GDP growth to around 4%.  And with consumer confidence nearing an all-time high for the millennium, US businesses need to be able to meet this...

Through the past couple of decades, there has been an increased emphasis on security in many different aspects of people’s everyday lives. Recently, cybersecurity has been pushed to the forefront of businesses security concerns. However, employee and public safety have become a growing issue as...

When working in a manufacturing or industrial environment, noise levels can vary from facility to facility from the dull sound of warehousing to high decibel, heaving machinery.  And depending on which environment an employee is in, the sound level can have quite an impact, especially...