Former Ramtech VP of Design and Development Roland Brown was inducted into the Modular Building Institute's Hall of Fame at the 2023 MBI World of Modular Conference held March 29-April 1 at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas. Mr. Brown was honored for his contributions as both an innovative designer of modular buildings for the public and private sectors, along with his career-long efforts in shepherding and helping to define the building codes in support of the commercial modular industry.
MANSFIELD, Texas, May 9, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Design-build modular construction firm Ramtech Building Systems of Mansfield, Texas has announced that Roland Brown, the company's former Vice President of Design and Development was inducted into the Modular Building Institute's Hall of Fame at the 2023 MBI World of Modular Conference held March 29 - April 1 at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas. Mr. Brown was honored for his contributions as both an innovative designer of modular buildings for the public and private sectors, along with his career-long efforts in shepherding and helping to define the building codes in support of the commercial modular construction industry.
Mr. Brown began his career as a draftsman in the mobile home industry in his home state of North Carolina. After moving to PFS Corporation in Dallas in the early 80's where he honed his skills on structural design calculations, he then moved on to PBS Building Systems in Alabama where he had the opportunity to help develop the structural concepts required to meet the more complex designs that the burgeoning modular building market was starting to demand at the time. Over the course of his career, Mr. Brown became known for his ability to analytically solve problems and to develop the structural design solutions required to meet the numerous challenges required to construct complex modular building projects. Many of these innovative and unique designs went on to make significant contributions to the technical evolution of the commercial modular building industry. These innovations included: the development of a system consisting of steel-trussed frames with panelized roof and wall panels; Type II building designs utilizing steel deck horizontal diaphragms and light gauge shear walls to allow for large open areas without columns; and Ramtech's award winning slab-on-grade permanent modular construction process, a grade-level permanent modular building approach which allows for the modular sections to be set and attached directly onto a conventional concrete slab foundation.
Initially hired as Ramtech's engineering manager, Mr. Brown was elevated to the Vice President of Design and Development in 1998, leading Ramtech's engineering department for all of his 34 years with the company. Over the course of his five-decade career, he became the first modular building industry representative to become the presiding officer for the Texas Industrialized Building Code Council, the advisory board to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation on issues related to the regulation of the industrialized housing and commercial modular building industries. He also previously served as the Government Affairs Chairman and the President of the Board of Directors of the Modular Building Institute, the international nonprofit trade association that serves the commercial modular construction industry. Mr. Brown was also a member of the International Code Council where he was an active advocate for addressing code and compliance issues that affected the commercial modular building industry.
Prior to his enshrinement into the MBI Hall of Fame, Mr. Brown was the recipient of MBI 's outstanding achievement award in 2018, joining long-time Ramtech colleagues Linc Moss, Mike Slater, and Bob Houchin who also had received the prestigious award. At his Hall of Fame introduction, Ramtech President Matt Slataper stated, "Roland has been a mentor to me and for years has invested in the next generation of industry leaders. This has been driven by his passion for our company, his undeniable love for the modular industry, and above all else, his servant's heart."
About Ramtech Building Systems and Modular Construction
Since 1982 Ramtech Building Systems has been providing innovative relocatable modular buildings and two types of permanent modular construction for commercial companies, educational institutions, government agencies, and healthcare providers throughout the Southern United States. As a vertically integrated design-build construction company, Ramtech provides full in-house design, a manufacturer direct product, and complete site construction services all within a single-source solution. Ramtech can offer facilities built using permanent modular construction on both a pier and beam or concrete slab foundation. Both options combine the best of off-site manufacturing and on-site construction techniques to produce a building faster and with less cost, but identical in the look, functionality, and life expectancy of a completely site-built structure. By emphasizing a value engineering approach, Ramtech has successfully completed over 4,500 diverse projects of all sizes. For more information, visit the company's website at RamtechModular.com.
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