LATEST NEWS March 2025
Perth-based offsite manufacturer OFFSITE is relocating to a new 11,000 sqm facility, increasing its production capacity. The move includes the installation of two recently acquired advanced timber processing HOMAG Weinmann lines, in addition to its existing HOMAG Weinmann line. This expansion is expected to allow OFFSITE to design, manufacture, and assemble up to... READ MORE
3D printing is expanding its role in construction, with applications extending beyond housing and commercial buildings to transport infrastructure. In Japan, West Japan Railway Company (JR West), JR West Innovations, and Serendix are set to deliver the country’s first 3D-printed railway station, to be built in just six hours. Located at Hatsushima Station... READ MORE
Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has unveiled plans for Bhutan’s second international airport, designed as part of the proposed 1,000-square-kilometre Mindfulness City near the India–Bhutan border. (images: Renders of Gelephu International Airport by Bjarke Ingels Group.) The 68,000-square-metre Gelephu International Airport will sit at the foot of the Himalayas, near the town of Gelephu.... READ MORE
Canadian architectural practice Montgomery Sisam Architects has adopted cross-laminated timber (CLT) prefabrication to accelerate the delivery of affordable housing in central Toronto, in a shift from modular construction used in earlier developments. (credit all renders: Montgomery Sisam Architects.) Located at 35 Bellevue Avenue in the Kensington Market neighbourhood, the 78-unit project forms part... READ MORE
Samsung Electronics is set to integrate modular construction into its operations with the development of a new training facility at its Suwon workplace. The modular building project, spanning 10,000 square metres, will be completed by the end of the year, marking the first time Samsung has applied modular architecture to a major in-house... READ MORE
A detailed study on prefabricated building construction has revealed strategic insights into cost management across the prefabrication lifecycle. Conducted by researchers Lin Liu, Hsing-Wei Tai, Teng Wang, Liang Qiao, and Kuo-Tai Cheng, and published in the journal Nature, the analysis highlights essential practices for enhancing cost efficiency in prefabricated building projects. (main pic:... READ MORE
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Built Offsite is Australia’s first and only media platform dedicated to offsite construction, modular construction, and prefabrication. Launched in 2016 in collaboration with the peak industry association, prefabAUS, Built Offsite... READ MORE
