This steel system could change the way prefab buildings are built. Julian Bowron, designer of the Metaloq steel framing system, used a term I had not heard since 2015: "tolerance accumulation." It's ...
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 ...
Waugh Thistleton's Watts Grove project raises some questions and they deliver some answers. TreeHugger loves wood construction. We have to reduce the embodied energy of our buildings and building with ...
In November, the world got its first glimpse of a modular housing prototype from Skender, a Chicago-based construction firm. The module was remarkably complete. It included a kitchen, a bathroom, a ...
Six years ago, 461 Dean Street — then and now the nation’s tallest modular apartment building at 32 stories — opened its doors on Flatbush Avenue in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. The 363-unit tower had ...
As every professional in the building industry knows, construction can be a costly and endlessly time-consuming endeavor. Delays are almost more frequent than on-time construction, and can be induced ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write on inclusive capitalism and investment to help society. Nov 13, 2018, 09:00am EST Nov 23, 2018, 04:24pm EST This article ...
Ladan Hosseinzadeh Sadeghi, President & CEO of Sky Property Group Inc., calls on developers, governments, and investors to ...
Washington’s affordable housing crisis has reached a breaking point. The state’s Affordable Housing Advisory Board is calling for the construction of 1 million new residences within the next two ...
More energy-efficient homes, less materials waste and lower carbon emissions in the construction process are among the sustainable advantages of modular housing. However, the sector remains relatively ...
Construction industry supplier Grafton Group said it had bought Irish timber frame maker Cygnum Holdings for an undisclosed sum as it moves into the modular building market.