As with all technology, modular frame building systems (MFBS) continue to advance. In 2009, Swenson Say Faget completed the 10-story Ballard at the Park mixed-use project with Security Properties and ...
Modular construction, in which major components and sometimes entire structures are manufactured offsite and then transported ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
Wisconsin-based The Boldt Group, a general contractor and manufacturer with 18 offices nationwide, has launched a modular and prefabrication company called Bildt that makes and installs buildings, ...
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 ...
Ulster County has hired a national consulting firm to develop a strategy for manufacturing homes in a factory and assembling ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jamie Hailstone is a U.K-based reporter, who covers sustainability. From the heavy use of raw materials to logistics and ...
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 ...
Marriott International, the largest hotel company in the world, is betting big on modular construction to drive its growth in North America. The Bethesda, Md.-based company expects to sign 50 hotel ...