In this exclusive interview for HorizonTV, Menno Hilberts, Managing Director of Project Management with hotelier citizenM, explains how the company is employing modular construction to help double its presence in the U.S. The hotelier is planning to open five hotels this fall and winter. Hilberts why citizenM is a big advocate of modular construction.
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