VBC says its steel modular system supports towers up to 35 stories, targeting high cost urban infill markets and labor gaps.
Michael Kuhn (left) of Jendoco Construction Corp., and Joshua Lorenz (right) of Meyer Unkovic & Scott. Precision craftsmanship is a key to a successful project using modular construction, a building ...
Modular construction remains a booming trend across the contracting world. Modular design helps solve housing shortages, speeds up construction, and addresses rebuilding work after natural disasters.
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 ...
Europe has a housing crisis and a construction industry that can't keep up. Is modular construction, homes built in factories ...
Those utilizing modular construction techniques occupy a unique position that doesn’t fit neatly within traditional building industry models. Without first adequately communicating responsibilities on ...
Multifamily developers may finally be about to embrace modular construction. “Something of a perfect storm may be forming that changes the equation for modular construction,” says Rick Haughey, vice ...
Architects often say that limitations force a designer to be more creative. A tight budget, scarce materials, or a difficult building site can push an architect to new ideas and innovative forms. In ...
There is no shortage of developers or builders who have tried prefabrication and now swear against it. I hear more and more, “we tried it and it didn’t work.” Yet, some are achieving huge success. But ...
For generations, prefabricated housing has had a bad rap. Visions of ticky-tacky buildings in identical rows with no connection to context pushed modular construction to the fringe. But with global ...
As the healthcare industry continues to evolve, the demand for more flexible and efficient hospital infrastructure is on the rise. Modular hospital construction offers a solution to this growing need ...