Enthusiasm for Modular Construction Grows in Ukraine as Rebuilding Efforts Take Shape

The future of Ukraine may be uncertain, but one thing isn’t: rebuilding will be a monumental task.

Bruce Talley, Chief Operating Officer at MBI member company OFC Incorporated, is trying ensure that Ukraine’s eventual rebuilding efforts are based in a technology known for its speed and adaptability: modular construction.

During his most recent visit to Ukraine, Talley was invited to share his knowledge of the industry at several building conferences. His first stop: KyivBuilds.

Hosted in Ukraine’s capitol May 16-17, the KyivBuilds conference was attended by over 7,300 people with 161 companies exhibiting. There Talley spoke to a group of Ukrainian mayors, developers, and architects about modular housing. Talley then traveled to Irpin and Zhytomyr to talk about modular building applications in those cities.

“The quality of modular building and the uses are much greater than I realized. Modular building will be in great demand in Ukraine to solve housing,” said Oleksandr Markushin, Mayor of Irpin.

“I learned a lot from Bruce's presentation. I think modular building will be very important for Ukraine's rebuilding,” said Artem Shira, director of Nerex, a water treatment and purification company.

Following his talks in Kyiv, Irpin, and Zhytomyr, Talley attended the UNation conference on May 20th in Odesa. Topics included rebuilding, tech incubators, and the reforms that Ukraine needs to instate to attract foreign investment, as well as regional issues affecting Odesa. Also discussed were several large business parks to be developed in Ukraine, with retail, housing, Olympic training, medical, offices, and redevelopment of an airport.

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