MHS Aluminum Building System Meets LARR Requirements

Irvine, Calif. July 29, 2008 — US SYSTEMS LLC, developer of MHS prefab technology, announced it has received the final code approval for the use of MHS Structural Insulated Panel Frame Assemblies from the DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING AND SAFETY, ENGINEERING RESEARCH SECTION of the City of Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES RESEARCH REPORT: RR# 25703

The MHS prefabricated aluminum building system successfully passed testing and engineering analyses based on ASTM and ICC acceptance criteria at Smith Emery certified testing laboratory, Los Angeles. MHS frame, shear walls, and diaphragms are now certified for use within the seismic design categories of the international building codes (IBC 2006), Aluminum Design Manual (ADM), and ASCE 7 05 American Society of Civil Engineers.

The structural capacity of the Structural Insulated Panel (SIPs) with EPS Foam as the core material used as infill panels in the MHS aluminum frame are limited to resist out of plane (walls, roofs, and floors) and in plane loads (MHS shear walls only). Axial loads on walls are resisted by the MHS aluminum framing members acting as posts and beams. Transverse loading capacity of walls, floors, and roof modules can easily transfer the total force of winds in maximum considered basic wind speed in IBC 2006 equal to 170 mph.

MHS aluminum construction is now an approved product for use within California and in other regions adopting the stringent review and approval process defined by the county building code office prior to use in building construction or rehabilitation.

MHS aluminum structure's weight is 1/3 the weight of an I-beam steel structure and 1/15 of a concrete structure, which reduces the total building weight and seismic loads.

MHS prefabricated modular aluminum building structures can be easily mounted and demounted, and moved from location to location to create temporary or permanent buildings. Easy to learn, design and build a waste free modular structure comparable or superior in quality those constructed by conventional methods. It is an alternative for building products and construction methodology.

MHS aluminum building system allows modular manufacturers, developers, contractors, engineers, designers, and architects to build custom modular residential and commercial structures.

US SYSTEMS invites you to become a licensed and certified MHS fabricator or builder.

About US Systems, LLC
US SYSTEMS LLC, a California company, is the original designer, developer and manufacturer of MHS (Modular Housing System) aluminum building system that's assembled on site using our patented Modular Aluminum Extrusions and its interlocking connection system in conjunction with SIPs. Architectural engineer and urban designer Tim Siahatgar is the inventor of the MHS aluminum building system.

For more information on MHS and its products visit: www.modularhousingsystem.com

CONTACT:
Tim Siahatgar, Inventor
Modular Housing Systems (MHS prefab)
FAX: +1-949-266-8925
Email: office@modularhousingsystem.com

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