The Modular Housing System (MHS) was developed by Tim Siahatgar, founder and CEO of Unique Structural Systems.
This system is composed of MHS aluminum structural members connected by a patented, quick connect bolt and clamp technology. Typically it is designed to be used with SIPs or other panels which fit within the unique channel configurations of the framing members.
Siahatgar notes that the growth of aluminum industry, advanced extrusion machinery, the characteristic and properties of aluminum as a material have led to evolutionary and innovative changes in building techniques, architectural and engineering projects.
MHS works to foster effective collaboration between all the members of the MHS design and construction teams with the goal of using this technology in a cost-effective way to meet each client’s particular needs. The MHS aluminum-based system works ideally with standard SIPs or with metal-skinned and hardwood SIPs as alternatives which require further finishing for wall covering and siding. While the twin grooves in the extruded aluminum framing members were designed to be fitted with almost any kind of panel, the strength of the SIP is preferred. Thus, walls can be assembled using a weather-resistant panel on the exterior surface side of the framing component, such as sheet metal, foamed aluminum panel or even ferro-cement panel. On the interior side the groove can be fitted with a hardwood dovetail board, cork, cloth-covered panel or simple drywall. Due to the fact that panels are set within the flanges of the channels at all four sides, issues or problems with panel connections are eliminated.
In designing a modernist, pavilion home one eliminates this issue altogether by relying on window walls for most of the exterior, with light partitions and sliding panel screens inside. The ability of the MHS system to integrate smalle
r-scale US Systems framing units means there is a ready method of integrating built-in furnishings, an advantage in approaching the next stage of construction.
Due to the unique properties of aluminum (among them its light weight) and the patented bolt-and-clamp connections, the MHS system offers some degree of superiority over stick framing in resisting almost every hazard or disaster scenario. Among its attributes are green, recyclable components, true modular design versatility, high earthquake resistance and open architecture
Perhaps the most innovative feature of the MHS is its reuse and re-relocatability –precisely the feature that stud frame construction is lacking. With MHS one can freely and quickly disassemble, repair or modify, and then reassemble structures without causing any damage to the components and materials using little more than a few hand tools. Combined with the virtues of modular space frame geometry, this affords the system a flexibility, capability and economy impossible with other methods of construction.
This system is composed of MHS aluminum structural members connected by a patented, quick connect bolt and clamp technology. Typically it is designed to be used with SIPs or other panels which fit within the unique channel configurations of the framing members.
Siahatgar notes that the growth of aluminum industry, advanced extrusion machinery, the characteristic and properties of aluminum as a material have led to evolutionary and innovative changes in building techniques, architectural and engineering projects.
MHS works to foster effective collaboration between all the members of the MHS design and construction teams with the goal of using this technology in a cost-effective way to meet each client’s particular needs. The MHS aluminum-based system works ideally with standard SIPs or with metal-skinned and hardwood SIPs as alternatives which require further finishing for wall covering and siding. While the twin grooves in the extruded aluminum framing members were designed to be fitted with almost any kind of panel, the strength of the SIP is preferred. Thus, walls can be assembled using a weather-resistant panel on the exterior surface side of the framing component, such as sheet metal, foamed aluminum panel or even ferro-cement panel. On the interior side the groove can be fitted with a hardwood dovetail board, cork, cloth-covered panel or simple drywall. Due to the fact that panels are set within the flanges of the channels at all four sides, issues or problems with panel connections are eliminated.
In designing a modernist, pavilion home one eliminates this issue altogether by relying on window walls for most of the exterior, with light partitions and sliding panel screens inside. The ability of the MHS system to integrate smalle
r-scale US Systems framing units means there is a ready method of integrating built-in furnishings, an advantage in approaching the next stage of construction.Due to the unique properties of aluminum (among them its light weight) and the patented bolt-and-clamp connections, the MHS system offers some degree of superiority over stick framing in resisting almost every hazard or disaster scenario. Among its attributes are green, recyclable components, true modular design versatility, high earthquake resistance and open architecture
Perhaps the most innovative feature of the MHS is its reuse and re-relocatability –precisely the feature that stud frame construction is lacking. With MHS one can freely and quickly disassemble, repair or modify, and then reassemble structures without causing any damage to the components and materials using little more than a few hand tools. Combined with the virtues of modular space frame geometry, this affords the system a flexibility, capability and economy impossible with other methods of construction.
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