Plant Prefab says modular and panelized methods cut build time 25% to 50% and reduce waste about 40% per square foot.
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 ...
Europe has a housing crisis and a construction industry that can't keep up. Is modular construction, homes built in factories ...
Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, we have seen record-high construction costs and delays that have affected almost every industry across the country. And, with the most recent report from CBRE ...
As the multifamily space becomes more open to the idea of modular design, non-traditional building methods have become more popular. Despite the pervading conventional wisdom, modular builders are ...
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 ...
As the construction industry shifts towards modular building techniques, HVAC systems must adapt to meet the unique demands of this approach. Jim Wilkinson, Americas Product Manager for packaged ...
Over 20 years ago, architect Jeff Morrau began designing for modular construction. “In outstate Minnesota, there was a push for Head Start facilities and they were having trouble getting labor. We ...
Build decisions lock in a data center’s carbon footprint before operations ever start. A lifecycle assessment (LCA) report ...
The housing crisis is among this country’s major problems, spawning a host of negative issues that include homelessness, overcrowding and rent-burdened communities. Fueling these challenges has been a ...
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 ...
Data centers are in higher demand than ever before, and there is pressure to build them faster than ever. Is a modular ...