Miletus Group, Inc. and Jobsite Trailer Corporation
Team Up to Produce Sustainable Modular Buildings

Innovative Team Builds for the Future Now

Rochester, Indiana – November 10, 2008

Miletus Group, Inc., an architectural design-build firm with expertise in sustainable modular building design, and Jobsite Trailer Corporation, a Midwest company specializing in the manufacturing of modular buildings, has joined forces to develop the next generation of commercial sustainable architecture.

Based on the architectural designs of Miletus Group, Inc, Jobsite Trailer Corporation has recently finished building an innovative guardhouse. The building is a completely assembled portable structure that epitomizes how sustainable design and modern aesthetics can be integrated into a cost effective modular building of any size. At only 8’ x 8’ x 8’ it has been nicknamed “The Cube” by the building team. It is small in size, but offers a huge example of sustainable building practices.

 “The Cube is a fascinating little structure.” architect and Miletus Group president James Guthrie stated. “It is a completely functional building, and it incorporates so many of the basic tenets of sustainable design and modular building methods that it is a great prototype for other applications of sustainable and modular building.”

 The Cube’s sustainability profile includes: a high performance building envelope to reduce energy demand, controlled roof run off for rainwater collection and optional green roof capability, building materials that are selected for their low carbon footprint, a production method that yields zero construction waste, building components that are easy to repair and maintain to extend its useful life, and all building materials can be completely recycled at the end of this building’s life-cycle.

 “As an architect working hand in hand with the production team we were able to fit more sustainable building practices per square foot into The Cube than one could have imagined. We are anxious to see these ideas incorporated into many more modular buildings in the near future.” said Guthrie.

 The Cube’s design-build team sees this project and the others they are working on as good examples of comprehensive synergistic thinking. By carefully integrating the How and the What, buildings can achieve higher levels of architectural quality with a lower initial investment and lower long-term operational costs. This means buildings can be sustainable from an aesthetic, an ecological and an economic standpoint. They can be “Green” on all sides of the building equation.