{"id":28624,"date":"2025-01-17T23:23:19","date_gmt":"2025-01-18T07:23:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/boldt-co-launches-modular-construction-arm\/"},"modified":"2025-01-17T23:23:19","modified_gmt":"2025-01-18T07:23:19","slug":"boldt-co-launches-modular-construction-arm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/boldt-co-launches-modular-construction-arm\/","title":{"rendered":"Boldt Co. launches modular construction arm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech\">\n    <button class=\"text-to-speech__button button\"><\/p>\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-to-speech__button__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/static\/images\/audio_icon.svg?482016190122\" alt=\"-\"><\/p>\n<p>        Listen to the article<br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-to-speech__button__audio-length\">3 min<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls\">\n        <audio controls=\"\" class=\"js-text-to-speech\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"http:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dmgi9movl\/video\/upload\/q_1\/v1737062655\/news\/text_to_speech\/boldt-bildt-modular-construction-unit_a8fbx5.wav\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"><\/source><\/audio><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls__text\">\n            This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">feedback<\/a>.\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"standard-heading\"><span><span><span><strong><span><span>Dive Brief:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Appleton, Wisconsin-based contractor Boldt Co. is providing a new market offering with its offshoot, Bildt, which will <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boldt.com\/news\/news-release\/the-boldt-group-establishes-bildt-a-fabrication-and-modular-company\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>provide modular construction services to clients<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, the company announced in a Jan. 8 news release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Bildt manufactures modular buildings and slide-in room and bathroom pods for markets that include healthcare, industrial, education and commercial, per the release. It claims to be one of the few manufacturers to also offer installation of its products as a service.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Fabrication takes place in the company\u2019s off-site facility in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, according to Boldt. Meanwhile, the site team coordinates construction activities with the project\u2019s general contractor or construction manager, or with Bildt\u2019s field execution teams.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"standard-heading\"><span><span><span><strong><span><span>Dive Insight:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Boldt Co. said that it created Bildt in response to interest from facility owners, general contractors and architects to reduce project costs and increase speed to market.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cAs a general contractor, we recognized the need for our line of innovative, customizable permanent modular and prefabricated products that can cut construction times in half, allowing building owners to occupy and generate revenue months sooner than anticipated,\u201d said Ben Bruns, Bildt\u2019s vice president of modular who is leading Bildt, in the release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>In addition to permanent modular units, Bildt manufactures prefabricated panels and components, which include headwalls, exterior wall panels and systems, steel wall studs and interior framing assemblies tailored to project specifications, per the release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Over the past half-decade, modular construction has captured the cautious interest of the building world, which ballooned with the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/volumetric-building-companies-modular-builder-CEO-katerra-failure-spectacular\/610565\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>spectacular rise and fall of modular unicorn Katerra<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>. While some firms, such as San Francisco-based Webcor and its newly established venture arm Webcor Ventures, are <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/webcor-modular-investment-contech-r2-building\/733545\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>investing cash into the space<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, experts and industry leaders say the building method has <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/why-modular-has-not-clicked-in-commercial-construction\/620892\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>significant barriers that hamper its adoption<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Boldt said its prefabrication and modular construction business has grown since its first modular project in the 1980s. It claims the business accelerated significantly during the pandemic when <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/boldt-modules-add-71-beds-to-georgia-hospital-in-4-months\/592257\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>hospitals needed to add space<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> quickly, efficiently and uniformly.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cRooted in our long history as builders, developers, investors and owners of projects, we understand our customers\u2019 and the industry\u2019s challenges. This level of understanding is something that clearly differentiates Bildt in the marketplace,\u201d said Melanie Taylor, Bildt\u2019s vice president of manufacturing, in the release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/boldt-bildt-modular-construction-unit\/737633\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. 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