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Show , Expansion slated for Modular housing Park City Convention Center Phase Two development of the Park City Convention Center at Prospector Square is slated to begin this spring, according to a spokeswoman for Western Woodlands, the developer. She estimated construction will run about $2.5 million. Phase Two will add 200 sleeping units (bringing the total to 300), a health spa and a restaurant dubbed the Grub Steak, said Janet Casey. Casey said the health spa will feature six racquet ball courts, either four or six tennis courts, saunas, exercise rooms, a hydrapool, and a competition sized swimming pool. First Security Bank is financing the project, she said. Western Woodlands opened the 17,000 square foot convention center last Christmas. The convention hall itself accommodates about 400 people and in addition, features 10 meeting rooms. A 350-setheatre is also part of the project. Once finished, Western Woodlands will have spent $5 million on the project, Casey said. at a-bo- ut Western Woodlands is phasing out the name originally used for the develop-mentTh- e Park City Learning and Cultural Center. That name has the connotation of university projects we used to have here, she said. By calling it the Convention Center at Prospector Square, the center really has broader appeal. know in advance. When we do that, we get a rush of orders. As a result, Boise Cascades plant is running a backlog of 250 firm orders for modular homes. Duncan says, The of our prices materials, and especially lumber, are going up so rapidly that a four month lag can seriously imperil our margins. Davis confirmed this Its always been problem. with us. There are ways to get around it. You can hedge in the commodity market, or spend money building adequate warehousing facilities so you can order in bulk. Furthermore, contractors are not completely sold on the idea of modular housing. Stereotyped construction is a major hurdle manufacturers will have to overcome. In spite of the fact a subdivision- - may contain row after row of look MEDCU Alvord said, when you put up a modular home, you have a refined plan that works, whereas, with onsite construction, you often find you have plans that just dont work and need to be changed. alike houses, the buyers still paid more than they would for a comparable house. crew Finally, stick built If you get a top quality working on a stick house, said Lowell Alvord, a contractor with Gates Corpor- ation, an Ogden homebuilder, youll get equal quality but you pay more for the modular home. The two basic reasons for the higher cost of modular homes are transportation costs and building codes. According to Olsen, Every house we build is over-buil- t. First, they must be capable of withstanding the rigors of transportation and second, we make them with sufficient quality to pass all the various building codes in different areas. Steal whole houses Alvord admits there are advantages to modular housing. Vandalism and theft are among them. When youre building a stick built home, you get a certain material shrinkage resulting in higher costs. With modular homes, theyd have to steal the whole house. Modular homes also save on time, which means interest savings on financing through construction loans. The of modular homes is a problem common to all manufacturers, and the variety of building codes is an environmental factor over which the firms exercise little if any control. Consequently, as Davis said, if production cost problems can be substantially improved, the modular home industry could become the major factor in the housing industry. And, given the American (and Utah) dream of owning a home, modular homes could very well become the major industry in the state. Arce-Laret- ta interest in claims Mineral Energy, Inc., the Orem based natural resources company, has acquired a 25 percent interest in 96 claims covering 1920 acres at Cedar Mountain in Emery County. The claims are for over-buildi- ng filiation with the Commerce Department. With the Commerce department distinction, MEDCU has opened a office in Ogden to offer business management services to minorities in that area. two-pers- Mineral Energy takes 25 Why more costly? gets official status Minority Economic Development Coaltion of Utah (MEDCU) climbed two steps up the bureaucratic ladder this month with the recognition by Department of Commerce officials as an affilitate and with the opening of a branch office in Ogden. As an associated office, MEDCU will provide Department of Commerce information to local manufacturers, service trades, wholesalers, financial institutions and other businesses on problems that come within the purview of the federal governments statutory responsibilities. 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