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DfMA Approach to Mass Timber Design: Engineering a Greener Future

Civil + Structural Engineer

By focusing on standardization, modularization, and prefabrication, DfMA allows engineers to design components that are easier to manufacture and simpler to assemble onsite. Compared to concrete prefab elements, mass timber can be up to 5 times lighter per unit of volume, making it a force to be reckoned with in the prefabrication market.

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Talent and Tech: The Keys to Unlocking Prefabrication Success 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

In the race to meet surging construction demand and reduce risk, the industry is turning to innovative solutions such as prefabrication and modular construction to increase productivity and protect margins. This shift isn't just a passing trend; the prefabricated buildings market is expected to surpass $227.7 Let's dive in.

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Onsite prefabrication for healthcare construction: It's more than a process, it's a partnership

BD+C

Onsite prefabrication for healthcare construction: It's more than a process, it's a partnership 0 dbarista Wed, 03/22/2023 - 10:32 Project + Process Innovation Prefabrication can help project teams navigate an uncertain market. One answer to consider is onsite prefabrication (or industrialized construction). AND WHY DO IT?

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

The Pro Builder

Within a year, the site will be reborn as The Phoenix, a development of 316 affordable and sustainable homes created with Autodesk’s Design and Make Platform. Faster delivery was also made possible by Factory_OS , which uses rapid factory production to build housing modules that are trucked to project sites and assembled by crane.

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Ralph Wilson Park Bridge Successfully Installed in City of Buffalo Over I-190,  

Civil + Structural Engineer

Governor Hochul is proud to support this once-in-a-lifetime investment and the collaborative transformation of Buffalo’s waterfront site into a world-class park that will attract visitors from around the region.” Our second goal was to design an efficient arch system allowing for a high degree of prefabrication. Wilson, Jr.

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Efficient Project Collaboration: How CPAC Modular Utilises Autodesk Build for Success

Autodesk Construction Cloud

They're at the forefront of innovation and are driving transformation in the industry to deliver better outcomes for both their clients and project collaborators. And for modular construction companies, which involve the assembly of prefabricated components offsite, which are then transported and assembled on-site, delays can be disastrous.

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Interested In Prefabrication? Here’s 5 Tips To Get It Right From The Start

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Prefabrication has a very long history. For example, after the second world war Prime Minister Winston Churchill saw the method as key to solving the UK’s housing crisis – which led to the construction of 150,000 prefabricated houses by 1951. Manufacturing off-site in a controlled environment is safer and more sustainable.