The concept of modular construction may seem foreign to some, but it is gaining traction as a safe and efficient means of building. In fact, COVID accelerated the pace of prefabrication and modular ...
With a surge in global population projected to double the number of buildings over the next 30 years, modular construction emerges as a sustainable solution to claim a significant share of the $373 ...
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NTT says it has developed a new prefabricated data center construction method that could cut the time for getting hyperscale facilities up and running. The Japanese company’s Facilities division says ...
Those utilizing modular construction techniques occupy a unique position that doesn’t fit neatly within traditional building industry models. Without first adequately communicating responsibilities on ...
Urban, market-rate housing that lower-income workers can actually afford is one of our country’s biggest needs. For multifamily designers, this challenge presents several opportunities for creating ...
This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. When Minneapolis’ housing authority put out a request to build ...
For decades, modular construction has been touted as the next “revolutionary” wave of construction. Instead of putting together structures on a jobsite, where workers are subject to the vagaries of ...
There is no shortage of developers or builders who have tried prefabrication and now swear against it. I hear more and more, “we tried it and it didn’t work.” Yet, some are achieving huge success. But ...
Construction prices have spiked about 33 percent in Vermont since last year, driving up the price of new homes and remodeling projects — and squelching the development of middle-income housing. It now ...
New York’s modular dream is, albeit in fit and starts, coming true. The increasingly popular process of modular construction involves fabricating structural components — a k a modules — in a factory, ...
The process of creating prefabricated units that can be quickly assembled has shifted as developers turn to medical buildings, affordable housing, data centers and even a Chick-fil-A restaurant. By ...