Construction Dive

MAY 20, 2020

In the short and long term, the consulting firm says contractors will respond to the pandemic with widespread implementation of BIM, digitization, modular construction and other solutions.

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Construction Dive

JUNE 18, 2019

The Home2Suites-branded, 107-suite building welcomed guests after just 16 months of construction and less than a year after prefabricated components arrived at the jobsite.

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Prodyogi

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Modularization in construction is a modern method of construction (MMC) where major construction products and activities are conducted offsite followed by on-site installation. It is a comprehensive word provided for modular construction techniques.

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Construction Dive

JULY 13, 2023

Although new projects are surging for some builders, others notice that clients are hesitant to break ground in light of tightened lending standards.

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Construction Dive

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Autonomous drone technology, metal reclamation and modular construction topped the list of the biggest contech funding rounds last year.

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Civil + Structural Engineer

MAY 1, 2023

Solutions such as modular building have a tremendous potential to lessen the carbon footprint necessary to respond to issues such as housing shortages. Krulak has spent most of his career in construction development, having worked as a contractor and developer. This led to frustrations with wasted time, material, space, and money.

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Construction Dive

JANUARY 31, 2020

Contractors and other AEC professionals said that the building methods produced more accurate cost predictability and better scheduling.

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The Pro Builder

JANUARY 15, 2024

What's Needed to Ensure Modular Construction Companies Succeed? So, at a time when the shortage of affordable housing is pressing, many expect that building homes off site would streamline and expedite the construction process, bringing down costs and boosting supply. But there are other factors.

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Construction Dive

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Like their modular competitors, traditional builders are benefiting from the use of prefabricated components.

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The Pro Builder

APRIL 10, 2024

In doing so, Utah joins 39 other states in regulating modular construction at the state level to support both consistency and efficiency in the off-site process. Read more Innovation Modular Homes Off-Site Construction Government + Policy Affordability Off-Site Construction

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The Pro Builder

JULY 13, 2023

The modular construction industry surpassed $12 billion in North America in 2022, accounting for roughly 6.03% of all new construction starts last year, up from 5.5% I would absolutely say that interest rate increases and the difficulty of finding construction lending is a tailwind for modular construction,” said Buckley. “In

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Construction Dive

JUNE 24, 2019

The research company said modular could give the construction industry the "productivity boost it needs" — and $22 billion in annual savings in the U.S. and Europe combined.

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The Pro Builder

JANUARY 5, 2024

Virginia Becomes First State to Adopt Offsite Construction Standards qpurcell Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:17 The Commonwealth of Virginia has approved the adoption of ICC/MBI Standards 1200 and 1205 as a part of their adoption package of the International Code Council ’s suite of 2021 International Codes.

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New Civil Engineer

MAY 4, 2023

Europe’s largest modular housing factory being built in Corby as prefabrication transforms residential construction. The post Future of Modular Construction | New prefab factory heralds transformation of housebuilding appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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Civil + Structural Engineer

APRIL 9, 2024

The Acrow 700XS® bridge was selected for the project by contractor IEW Construction Group and will maintain southbound traffic for the duration of the construction. The materials for Acrow’s modular bridge began arriving at the small, restricted site in early 2023, despite limited access for delivery trucks.

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The Pro Builder

APRIL 23, 2024

You couldn’t have four men carry an 8-by-32 wooden or metal SIP,” says Harrison Langley, CEO, MDLR (pronounced “modular”) Brands. Photos courtesy MDLR Brands Building Modular Homes with Prefab Building Panels Founded in 2019, MDLR Brands manufactures its panels in a factory that used to be located in Kentucky but is now in Brazil.

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Construction Enquirer

MAY 4, 2023

Legal & General is halting production at its modular homes factory in Yorkshire after the business racked-up losses of £174m since it was set-up seven years ago. As a start-up business with a significant fixed cost base, a strong and predictable site pipeline is required to make L&G Modular Homes a successful sustainable business.

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Civil + Structural Engineer

MAY 15, 2024

As program manager, WSP provides comprehensive support for innovative modular construction plan at world’s busiest airport. The terminal expansion is a combination of modular construction and traditional construction,” said Edmund Ramos, vice president project management at WSP and deputy Concourse D project director. “We

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The Pro Builder

MAY 11, 2023

The Modular Homebuilding Bulletin esorum Thu, 05/11/2023 - 09:37 Modular, offsite, whatever you call it, the homebuilding method offers a solution to current leading industry problems: labor shortages and housing affordability. And for all your offsite construction news, read it here on Utopia.

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Construction News

JUNE 12, 2023

Kirsteen Milne is a legal director at Brodies LLP Modular construction has been heralded for several years now to save time and reduce waste and cost, and forms part of the “modern methods of construction” being encouraged by the government.

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Civil + Structural Engineer

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Parsippany, New Jersey – Acrow , a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, noted today one of its modular steel Mabey Universal panel bridges was recently installed on Colorado State Highway 133 (SH 133) between the small towns of Paonia and Somerset in the state’s Western Slope. feet (31.5 m) to enable two-way traffic.

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For Construction Pros

JANUARY 24, 2024

The modular energy solution is designed to convert diesel-powered construction fleets into zero-emissions machines that create all-electric jobsites.

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Civil + Structural Engineer

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Eau Claire, WI: In the world of bridge construction, the differences between cast-in-place and precast methods have always presented one primary trade-off: durability versus speed. With these lightweight modular components being self-supporting, they eliminate the usual need for external bracing during assembly.

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Construction News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Andy Higson is business director at Intrastack, part of Saint-Gobain Off-Site Solutions Volumetric modular construction has made significant progress from its humble roots in commercial projects like portable classrooms.

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Construction Dive

JUNE 27, 2019

The Corpus Christi, Texas, petrochemical project was supposed to generate up to 11,000 jobs but is now projected to provide 6,000.

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The Constructor

JUNE 22, 2023

The construction industry is continuously evolving, with one of the most noteworthy recent advancements being the increased use of prefabrication techniques. Over time, technological advances have allowed the entire construction process to become more streamlined and efficient, partly due to modular construction methods.

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Construction Dive

DECEMBER 9, 2019

From a leader that's driven one of the world's biggest builders through a massive refocus to a modular builder that's set to stack disruption onto its traditional foundation, these are firms and people making change in the construction industry.

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The Pro Builder

JANUARY 29, 2024

Young people don’t want to be construction workers,” he says. And second, while other industries have gained productivity and efficiency in recent decades, construction largely hasn’t. To explain his company’s manufacturing solution, Gampel first distinguishes it from other efforts to industrialize construction.

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Civil + Structural Engineer

APRIL 1, 2024

The system has an accelerated construction process through reduced number of trusses, with the ability to adjust trust lengths and span widths. The IPE Beams offer customers a heavy-duty steel beam member that is both modular and rentable. GT24 Soffit Tables with SRU Walers were selected as the modular soffit on top of the falsework.

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The Pro Builder

JUNE 29, 2023

Trade Secret' Startup Builds Modular Homes out of Ceramic qpurcell Thu, 06/29/2023 - 09:28 A startup called Vantem constructs modular, factory-built homes that are energy efficient and affordable and can withstand extreme weather. Category Resiliency Offsite Construction Products

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The Pro Builder

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Prefab, Modular Homebuilder Touts Energy and Cost Benefits qpurcell Wed, 10/04/2023 - 09:00 Dvele —a California-based manufacturer of prefab, modular homes—got started by bringing two building concepts together: high performance and factory construction. Factory modular homebuilding process.

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Construction Enquirer

AUGUST 23, 2023

The Government has revealed that schools built by offsite specialist Caledonian Modular may not be able to withstand high winds or heavy snow loading. The primary school, which was built by Caledonian Modular and has been open for two years, has now been told by the Department for Education that it cannot open for the new term.

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The Pro Builder

OCTOBER 28, 2023

At the same time, the construction industry is contending with its own set of challenges regarding workforce availability, jobsite safety, building quality, lack of materials, and building sustainability. Fortunately, the implementation of off-site construction practices is one approach that can help solve these challenges.

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Construction Dive

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Webcor Ventures, an offshoot of the San Francisco-based contractor, made its inaugural investment in modular construction firm R2 Building.

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Construction Enquirer

JUNE 20, 2023

Modular house builder ilke Homes has filed a notice of intention to appoint an administrator as a deadline to save the cash-strapped business approaches. Any bid for the business will need to be submitted before the end of this week when the future of the modular firm will be decided.

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The Pro Builder

JUNE 22, 2023

By shaving just a foot off the depth of the three-story, side-by-side duplex destined for an infill lot in Pittsburgh, he enabled Structural Modular Innovations to build three boxes at a time on its factory floor instead of only two. Not so in a factory. Beazer Homes partnered with Entekra , a panelized systems provider in Modesto, Calif.,

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