Silver Creek Industries Wins MBI Awards of Distinction

PERRIS, Calif. - April 7, 2015 - PRLog -- Silver Creek Industries (SCI) (silver-creek.net) a leader in the design and construction of modular buildings was presented with Awards of Distinction by the Modular Building Institute (MBI) at the World of Modular convention for their work with the Department of Veterans Affairs for the Outpatient Mental Health Facility as well as the Orange Empire Railway Museum for the Thomas F. Gross Archive Building.

Winning First Place for the Permanent Healthcare over 5,000 sq.ft. category, the Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Mental Health Facility in Los Angeles, California consists of a two-story, 25,520 sq.ft. building housing 30 exam rooms, 59 offices and consultation rooms, 2 break rooms, 6 waiting rooms, a large multipurpose space, as well as a large atrium type outdoor space.

Bringing home First Place for the Permanent Institutional or Assembly over 5,000 sq.ft. category as well, SCI collaborated with Accelerated Modular Concepts for the completion of the Orange Empire Railway Museum Thomas F. Gross Archive Building in Perris, California. The project consists of an 8,553 sq.ft. archival building displaying archives of our nation’s historical westward expansion. Two large main rooms house the museum's archives displays and file archive storage in addition to necessary office space for staff and librarians.

“We at Silver Creek, and the modular building industry as a whole embrace innovative ways to build more efficiently,” said Michael G. Rhodes, President of SCI. We strive to build projects that many may not yet consider building offsite. To receive awards for these projects reaffirms that our forward-thinking is endorsed by our peers.”

The Awards of Distinction derive from entries received for projects completed by MBI members. Based on over 30 categories, entries are voted on by a panel of industry and non-industry construction and code experts and judged on criterion such as architectural excellence, technical innovation and sustainability, and calendar days to complete, to name a few. The World of Modular convention was held at the Bellagio Resort in Las Vegas just a few weeks ago and was widely attended by construction industry professionals from 24 countries.

About Silver Creek Industries, Inc. (www.silver-creek.net)

Silver Creek Industries designs and builds sustainable, high quality, and cost-effective buildings for the education, commercial, medical, military, government, and multi-family housing markets. The company utilizes an integrated project delivery collaborating with architects, engineers, developers, modular dealers and various industry professionals to provide clients with innovative building solutions that will suit their needs while presenting faster time to renevue. With over 100 years of combined experience and hundreds of projects completed, SCI is building for the next generation with minimized environmental impact using its offsite construction methods.