MOD X interviews Ralph Tavares and Pedro Tavares of R&S Tavares Associates, a design, architecture, structural engineering and construction management firm in San Diego focused on modular construction. This family business (Ralph, Silvana and Pedro) talk about the regulatory, design and procurement process that makes modular unique and share their lessons over 20 years of delivering permanent modular projects across the US. Registered as professional engineers in 43 states, R&S Tavares has worked on high profile architect designed houses, to conventional multi-family modular
Ryan Smith - MOD X 13 posts
Ryan E. Smith is a Professor and Director of the School of Design & Construction at Washington State University. Professor Smith has been teaching, researching and consulting with respect to offsite construction, industrialized building, prefabricated and volumetric modular product R&D, factory setup and layout, design assist, and market analysis and surveys, for 18 years.
