The director of government affairs for the Modular Building Institute says the technology can create housing fast—if it can work through its PR problem. Unlike houses built on-site using framed ...
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 ...
For decades, modular construction has been touted as the next “revolutionary” wave of construction. Instead of putting together structures on a jobsite, where workers are subject to the vagaries of ...
Its use has tripled its share in less than a decade. We wanted to find out why. Modular building, in multifamily and elsewhere, continues to gain steam. The market share for permanent modular ...
The word “modular” may conjure images of job-site trailers and portable classrooms. But permanent modular construction is a different animal, one that has benefited considerably from the integration ...
For the past five years, the construction industry has struggled to keep projects on time and on budget. Every change order can push schedules back by months, even years, leaving developers exposed to ...
Builders FirstSource continues to expand its offerings with a large volume of small deals over the last few years.
Prefabricated modular design and construction have made notable inroads into such sectors as industrial, residential, hospitality and, more recently, office and healthcare. But Dafna Kaplan thinks ...
Modular building, if brought to scale, has the potential to reduce construction costs and make building new homes more affordable, especially in areas experiencing severe affordable housing shortages.
In recognition of its innovation in sustainable construction and smart urban living, BROAD Group was also named a recipient ...