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 ...
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 ...
Modular building solutions are gaining popularity across all property sectors, including multifamily. Modular construction is a process in which components of a building are constructed off-site, ...
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 ...
Last week, 461 Dean became the world's tallest modular building. Designed by New York architecture firm SHoP, the Brooklyn residential tower consists of 363 pre-fab apartments that stack like Tetris ...
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 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 ...
In recent years, researchers and companies have been exploring new ways to improve buildings through analytics software, prefabrication, connected devices, new materials and construction automation.
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 ...
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, ...
The latest New Frontiers Series will air Saturday March 28th, 2026 on Bloomberg Television: Planet TV Studios proudly ...
A 14-story luxury apartment block in central Bergen, Norway, will be the world's tallest timber-framed multifamily project, at 49 meters (160 feet). The current record-holder, Melbourne's Forté ...