Offsite and modular must be made to work for SME developers

Reece Lake is head of business operations at property finance firm Atelier The UK’s housing shortfall urgently requires creative solutions. Offsite construction has long been held up as a way to address it, given its potential to construct schemes efficiently and at speed. However, if… The post Offsite and modular must be made to work for SME developers appeared first on Construction News.

Efficient Modular Classroom Evolution in Commercial Construction

Modular classroom construction is transforming the commercial and educational architecture landscape, providing flexible, efficient solutions for organizations undergoing growth or change. These modern, modular structures offer a fast, less disruptive alternative to traditional construction, allowing for easy expansion or reduction in response to the needs of educational institutions or businesses. Their design promotes adaptability and […] <p>The post Efficient Modular Classroom Evolution in Commercial Construction first appeared on CCR-Mag.com.</p>

Staff made redundant as modular builder collapses

Timber-frame volumetric specialist Lighthouse has gone under, with all 113 staff members losing their jobs following a failed bid to sell the business. The specialist, which was based in Sheffield, struggled with cashflow issues. The business behind it, IDMH, filed a notice of intention to… The post Staff made redundant as modular builder collapses appeared first on Construction News.

‘That’s our job’: Homes England chief on MMC investment risks

Homes England chief executive Peter Denton has defended a doomed £60m investment into failed modular builder Ilke Homes, saying it is his agency’s job to take financial risks. Speaking to Construction News after a government-commissioned review encouraged Homes England to act more ambitiously, Denton said… The post ‘That’s our job’: Homes England chief on MMC investment risks appeared first on Construction News.

Acrow’s Modular Steel Bridge Minimizes Traffic Disruptions During Major Highway Construction in Northern New Jersey

Three-lane structure provides a safe, reliable detour route while reducing the project timeline Parsippany, New Jersey – Acrow, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, noted today it has designed and supplied a modular steel bridge to maintain three lanes of traffic during a lengthy construction project on the Garden State Parkway in northern New […]

Construction Management - Can modular make it? May 2023

Is modular housing finally about to go mainstream – or remain a niche player? Kristina Smith speaks to trade body Make UK Modular and other industry players

Tomorrow's Build - This Nuclear Plant is Built in 3 Months 11042023

Can nuclear power be as scalable as solar? To learn more about the future of nuclear, visit http://bit.ly/3UuCY59

HS2 - HS2 super-sizes offsite manufacturing as Kent ‘viaduct factory’ begins production 18052023

The first of 68 giant piers that will support the HS2's first entirely off-site manufactured modular viaduct - the Thame Valley Viaduct - have been cast, in a move that represents a major step forward for viaduct design in the UK.

CBS - The end of Tokyo's ultra-modern Nakagin Tower, 11122022

Completed in 1972, Tokyo's Nakagin Tower, designed by Kisho Kurokawa, was a landmark of modular architecture – 140 stacked, prefabricated apartment pods in the heart of downtown. But now the tower is being demolished, its pods time capsules of the ultra-modern 1970s. Correspondent Elizabeth Palmer reports

Supply Chain Sustainability School - Case Study: Plot No.6 East Village (Housing, MMC Categories 2, 3, 5, & 7), 19112021

The latest addition to the former Olympic Athletes’ Village, now East Village, is the provision of 524 new build-to-rent homes that epitomise the latest design thinking. Ross Bowman from architects Hawkins\Brown explains the innovative MMC solutions that were utilised, including delivering both façade and structural components as sub-assemblies. Download the new DfMA Overlay to the RIBA Plan of Work: tinyurl.com/DfMAOverlay

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