Skanska adopts prefab for Mayfair MEP installation

Skanska has used offsite and modular construction methods to fit an office MEP system into a mixed-use scheme in London’s West End. The post Skanska adopts prefab for Mayfair MEP installation appeared first on Construction Management.

Groundforce props picked for Chatham development

Lashi Contractors is using Groundforce Shorco modular hydraulic props while it constructs an underground car park for new apartments developed for Callisto Homes in Chatham.

The Little Yellow Caboose

Every month, I’m reminded that tiny living isn’t really about the house. It’s about what comes after you make the decision to live with less. We take a look behind-the-scenes at Wind River Homes and see what goes into building some beautiful tiny homes, modular homes, and cabins. It’s funt ... Read more The post The Little Yellow Caboose first appeared on Tiny House Blog.

Elements Europe workers win tribunal award over redundancies

Former workers at Elements Europe have gained a 90-day protective award after an employment tribunal found the collapsed modular specialist failed to consult over mass redundancies. Employment Judge Maxwell ruled that Elements Europe breached section 188 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act… The post Elements Europe workers win tribunal award over redundancies appeared first on Construction News.

McAvoy appointed to Everything Estates framework

Modular building specialist McAvoy has been appointed to the Everything Estates framework, which delivers estates services across the public sector,

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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