Redesigning Frames for Modular Buildings

Silver Creek Modular Engineering, 2025–26

Liaison(s): Walter Stender, Mina Hanin
Advisor(s): Lori Bassman
Students(s): Hailey Knolton (TL-S), Cristina Tzunun Palomo (TL-F), Ella Allgor, Damilola Dada, Caden Perry, Ka’imi Duncklee (F), Cooper Nixon (S)

Silver Creek Modular is a Southern California-based company that designs, manufactures and delivers factory-constructed buildings. To leverage advances in manufacturing technology, Silver Creek tasked the team with developing a new frame design. The team’s design process has focused on reducing costs by limiting welding, evaluating alternative building materials and improving structure manufacturability while maintaining compliance with California codes.