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 ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Writes on housing innovation for sustainability and affordability. In the midst of an ongoing housing crisis, more attention is ...
As Australia struggles to keep up with its housing target of 1.2 million homes by 2029, a lot of talk has been on modular construction as a way of addressing the housing crisis.
When the doors open in fall 2020, the $65 million, 168-room, 26-story AC Hotel New York NoMad (842 Sixth Avenue) will be the world’s tallest modular hotel. Currently under construction, the hotel’s ...
The project team included Wilson & Company and Thornton-Tomasetti Engineering, both headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Earlier this month, crews at a large construction site in Mississauga watched as the final building block of a long-delayed long-term care facility was lowered into place. The 640-bed facility, ...
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, ...
Pre-COVID times, I attended an AEC industry summit in which there was a panel of experts consisting of a property developer, an investment advisor, a real-estate consultant, an architect, and a ...
Forest City Ratner Companies (FCRC), working with Skanska as operating partner and construction manager, have broken ground on the residential component of the Atlantic Yards redevelopment project in ...
Modular construction is changing the way the world builds. For residential and commercial projects, modular offers plenty of advantages, from speed, quality control and cost-saving advantages to ...
Study by academics found 28,000 tonnes of carbon were saved on two schemes in London Factory-produced homes can produce up to 45% less carbon than traditional methods of residential construction, ...