Insights
Workforce housing, explained
Costs, sizing, leasing vs. buying, certifications, site prep and emergency deployment: practical guides for teams procuring modular workforce camps.
Economics
Man Camp vs. Hotel Rooms: The Real Cost of Housing a 500-Person Crew
Hotels and per diem run $120–$250 per worker per day. Modular onsite housing runs $40–$80. Here is the full arithmetic for a 500-person crew, including turnover and residual value.
Planning
How to Size a Workforce Camp: Beds, Kitchen Capacity and Utilities
A practical sizing method for workforce camps: peak headcount versus bed count, kitchen throughput on rotation, water and power loads, and the buffer that keeps you off the phone with a rental broker.
Economics
Buying vs. Leasing Modular Workforce Housing
Duration, balance sheet treatment, relocation plans and residual value decide whether you should buy or lease a workforce camp. A decision framework with the break-even math.
Certification
What NTA and IBC Certifications Mean for Modular Housing
NTA third-party certification, IBC compliance and state modular programs decide whether your camp gets an occupancy approval. What each one covers and what inspectors actually check.
Operations
Site Prep Checklist for a 550-Bed Modular Camp
Pad, access, utilities, permitting and set sequencing: the field checklist for preparing a site to receive a 550-bed modular workforce camp without schedule surprises.
Emergency
Emergency and Disaster-Response Housing: Deploying Beds in Days, Not Months
How agencies and contractors stage certified beds for hurricanes, wildfires, floods and utility restoration, and why lead time, not price, is the variable that matters in the first 72 hours.
Next step
Get pricing on 404 new, unused beds
Send your headcount, site and timeline. You get purchase and lease pricing plus a camp layout, usually the same day.
- Response time
- Within 1 business day
- Ship lead time
- 24 hours