Modular housing full contract notice to be published in November.
The UK has been assembling their modular housing policy framework for the last 18 months, and it’s set to launch next month with 23 northern housing associations. The procurement program also needs to adhere to the government-mandated MMC (modern methods... READ MORE
Engage with Peter Blythe of Dynamic Steel Frame in prefabAUS LGS prefabrication webinar
prefabAUS Webinar: LaTrobe Valley GovHub prefabAUS webinar: The architectural expression of Morwell’s industrial history was realised in the design and LGS prefabrication of eighteen ‘façade modules’ for the LaTrobe Valley GovHub office complex completed in early 2021. Hear from Managing... READ MORE
Western Australian Government’s commitment to offsite construction takes foundation in new development.
Following on from the WA’s governments recent budget announcement affirming their commitment to offsite construction, Built Offsite spoke with Padraic Mellett, founder and director of WA-based OFFSITE about a recently completed prefabricated build for the Department of Communities (DOC). The... READ MORE
The construction waste industry is responsible for 20 per cent of New Zealand’s total carbon emissions and yet the sustainable and efficient offsite manufacturing sector continues to be overlooked as a solution. prefabNZ’s CEO, Scott Fisher, writes exclusively:
When the draft Climate Commission Consultation on reducing emissions was released I thought surely, given our focus on finding solutions to our housing crisis offsite manufacturing will feature as a light at the end of the dark tunnel that is... READ MORE
VC fund, 2150, makes its first five investments to mitigate CO2 emissions with modular construction on the radar
With offices in London, Copenhagen and Berlin, VC fund, 2150 and their manifesto is clear and unambiguous: “At 2150 we back tech entrepreneurs with Constructive Capital so they can reimagine and reshape the Urban Stack, for good. By building companies... READ MORE
Affordable modular homes contract drives recruitment surge for UK-based Ilke Homes
The fulcrum on which modular construction has balanced for many years appears to have tipped in its favour with last weeks announcement of a major deal with a UK affordable housing (affordable modular homes) provider and a vigorous recruitment drive... READ MORE
One of Europe’s largest developments commits to modular construction for efficient and sustainable building outcomes.
Vienna held the top spot for three consecutive years as the most liveable city in the world, but now holds the crown for one of the fastest growing on the continent. By 2027, its population is expected to pass two... READ MORE
US-based ViZZ Technologies unveils its latest offsite construction platform with aspirations to push prefabrication into a new era.
With the opening stanza on their website: ‘The offsite construction platform for tomorrow's buildings’, and a list of clients and investors that most contech companies would dream about, their schtick appears to be significantly more than just hubris. The platform... READ MORE
Canadian prefabrication manufacturer embraces Weinmann advanced timber processing equipment to grow business.
Since their inception in 1987, Atlas Structural System’s path to prefabrication(Weinmann) didn’t start with a road map or a careful sketch of what technology may deliver in the future; it started in a barn building roof trusses supplying the local... READ MORE
Offsite manufacturing plant based at Avalon Airport’s industrial precinct delivers offsite timber solutions.
Opened in mid-2019 and situated near Geelong, Cross Laminated Offsite Solutions (CLOS) have established a business and design philosophy of delivering flexible prefabricated solutions (offsite timber solutions) for each project. Managing Director John Fitzgibbon said he sees CLOS as an... READ MORE
