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DfMA Approach to Mass Timber Design: Engineering a Greener Future

Civil + Structural Engineer

Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DfMA) is leading the way in modern building design, reshaping how we build, especially when it comes to mass timber. By focusing on standardization, modularization, and prefabrication, DfMA allows engineers to design components that are easier to manufacture and simpler to assemble onsite.

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Streamlining Construction with Prefabricated Utility Room Solutions

UK Construction Blog

The post Streamlining Construction with Prefabricated Utility Room Solutions appeared first on UK Construction Blog. As the demand for streamlined building processes grows, prefabricated utility rooms have become a key solution, helping construction companies reduce installation time, cut costs, and improve overall project efficiency.

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The Future of Prefabrication in Urban Residential Developments

Construction Daily News

Enter prefabrication processes. In addition, prefabrication processes yield many sustainability benefits that traditional on-site construction methods cannot match. Keep reading as we explore prefabrication from all angles and shed light on its crucial role in the future of urban development.

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PERI 3D Construction Custom Prints Nation’s Largest 3D Printed Home

Civil + Structural Engineer

Efficient, Automated Homebuilding PERI 3D Printed Solutions offer increased productivity in the construction industry, building homes with special precast elements, faster and at lower costs than traditional methods. We sat down with the structural engineer, architects, and sub-contractors to develop very custom, specific solutions.”

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Dvele Expands Production of High-Tech Self-Powered Homes

The Pro Builder

Dvele , a manufacturer of high-tech prefabricated homes, is working to help solve the housing crisis by upping its production of Self-Powered homes with two new foundries. Dvele is building the new plants, one in Monterrey, Mexico, and the other in the US at a location to be announced.

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Prefabricated Earthen Walls

Natural Building

As I’m sure you all know, earth is the most eco-friendly building material, but earth building is very labor-intensive and thus, quite expensive in the Western World. The mixed dirt/earth is fed into our newly invented automated technology to produce earth walls of almost any size and shape of up to 2 feet thick, 6.7

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How AI and Mushrooms Helped Turn an Empty Urban Lot into Affordable Housing

The Pro Builder

According to Autodesk, the project will be built at about half the cost, time, and carbon footprint of a typical multifamily building in the San Francisco Bay Area. For instance, with Forma’s Rapid Noise Analysis, MBH tested the impact of noise from highway traffic on different building configurations.