MHS Building Systems, designed, patented and developed by Tim M Siahatgar, Architectural Engineer located in Irvine California. A strong, yet lightweight, Aluminum Construction Systems, it's the perfect solution to meet the creative demands of modular unique projects, with endless possibilities, designer and contractors work together, to deliver sustainable prefabricated projects using MHS Structural Aluminum Framing and paneling systems. Almost any architectural residential and commercial buildings design up to 3 stories can be built with this certified method of modular prefab construction.
My name is Tim Siahatgar, and I am an architectural engineer based in Irvine, California. Having graduated from a leading architectural engineering program, my career has been marked by a deep interest in modularity and flexible structures. As an expert in building construction, I recognize that the connectors within a building's structure are crucial for creating solid and rigid constructions. Whether it involves wood-to-wood lumber connections using nails, glue, or bolts, or metal-to-metal connections through bolts or welding, the strength of a building hinges on these essential connections. Upon meticulous examination, I have identified that aluminum extrusions offer numerous advantages over traditional wood or metal materials for human habitation. However, a persistent challenge for over a century has been the connection of two hollow extrusions. Although aluminum welding is precise, it is prohibitively expensive, and bolting two extrusion elements together fails to adequately handle lateral loads. While aluminum extrusions have been used for building framing since 1904, their applications have primarily been limited to interior framing within the building industry. Several European companies, such as Syma-Systems in Switzerland, attempted to develop locking solutions for connecting extrusions as early as 1985, but these efforts were largely confined to interior framing. The true breakthrough came with the work of Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983), a renowned architect who invented an interlocking joint specifically for aluminum extrusions in constructing geodesic dome structures. Inspired by Fuller's pioneering work, I have, after years of research and development, created an enhanced interlocking clamping system for modular aluminum geometric profiles. This invention offers swift and straightforward improvements to traditional connector techniques, thereby enhancing the robustness, comfort, efficiency, affordability, and sustainability of building structures. A comparison between conventional wood connectors, current wood stud skin stress framing, and the state-of-the-art technology in MHS building systems reveals significant differences. My design incorporates an interlocking structural aluminum framing that, through testing and analysis, has proven to be twenty times stronger than counterparts commonly found in almost all wood or light steel stud framing used in Type 5 light building construction. Beyond strengthening structural integrity, my design contributes to sustainability by making building structures recyclable, relocatable, and renewable. As an architectural engineer committed to advancing building construction, I take immense pride in my ability to make a positive and lasting impact on our world
MHS Structural Aluminum Framing invented, designed and tested based on International Building Codes by Tim Siahatgar, Architectural Engineer located in Irvine, California. A prefab solution for sustainable living with the use of a patented system called MHS Building Systems technology, the world’s first load bearing modular aluminum posts and beams structural system. MHS Building Systems Innovative construction options allow nearly endless design and configuration possibilities, limited only to what the imagination can create. Its solutions allow any newly designed home, office or structure to position perfectly on the site of choice, while maximizing views, sunlight, natural features. MHS Building Systems advanced and innovative designs have been specially created to produce an intelligent synthesis of Modernist style, eco-friendly technology. It offers design concepts to accommodate an array of sites, locations and lifestyle needs. Tim's technology offers a superior green lifestyle through integration of design principle and renewable technologies. MHS structure is fully recyclable, re-locatable with a minimal residual human footprint. MHS modular structural design offers living solutions that are easily adaptable for any architectural application with the use of MHS modular components that are precisely built & assembled on site. MHS Structural Frame Assembly consists of prefabricated MHS Modular Aluminum frame extrusions in conjunction with structural insulated panels (SIP) with EPS foam plastic core material. MHS prefabricated building envelope offer the healthy roof and homes with no termite, no mold, no attic dusts, no rust, no poor ventilation, no moisture, no waste and dead space, no toxic, no pests, no dark hiding spots, no fiberglass insulation, no air leaks, finally no attic inspection needs and no sickness MHS Prefab Aluminum Framing, is equivalent to the conventional post & beam design where the structural lumber or I beam steel is replaced with MHS Aluminum posts and beams. MHS Aluminum Framing System features an interlocking bolting system, modular grid-type construction built on a 4.6-foot center. Aluminum column Post & Beam members bolt together, while integrating with infill insulated panels for walls, roofs, and floors. Pre-engineered MHS Aluminum Framing post and beam could be supported with MHS tested shear wall and diaphragms. Almost any architectural design can be built with this brand new method of construction and its prefabricated components. In 2017 MHS building systems got approval from Research Department of Building and Safety Los Angeles (RESEARCH REPORT: RR 25703).