Digital Twins evolved from the aerospace industry, and they’re gaining traction in Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) whereby the process represents the built environment that encompasses an industrialised manufacturing process in their virtual environments. In effect, Digital Twins are Building Information Modelling (BIM) files that can represent the entire lifecycle of a build,... READ MORE

In what may be a tsunami of new commercial mass timber buildings set to be built, a new fund from real estate firm Icamap aims to raise funds to bring cross-laminated timber and mass timber construction to the UK, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany. According to Private Equity Real Estate, the fund, known... READ MORE

In an interesting and timely development in alignment with Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) principles, a proptech business, whose software could help improve building safety, has raised £250,000 (AUD $440K) (from NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance, which is managed by Mercia and is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund. The funding will... READ MORE

The Victorian state government has committed to building 114 modular homes to provide housing for people, mostly in regional areas, who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness. The modular homes are to be built by Craig Chatman’s ARKit facility in Sunshine, situated in outer Melbourne.  With significant experience in modular building, and... READ MORE

Opened in mid-2019 and situated near Geelong, Cross Laminated Offsite Solutions (CLOS Offsite manufacturing) 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 opportunity to complement and enhance the existing supply chain for offsite... READ MORE

The Singaporean Government’s trajectory towards Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) underscored by their Industry Transformation Map (ITM), was launched back in 2016 with the stated objective of attracting another 50,000 people to new construction technology jobs by 2025, bringing the total to 80,000. The road map was implemented to reinvent Singapore’s construction sector... READ MORE

The West Australian Government’s Modular Build Program (WA Modular builders) has enlisted six modular builders to accelerate the delivery of the program.The Modular Build Program will deliver 150 new social homes in regional WA, and was established last year. (main pic: WA modular builder Evoke Living’s Saltbox design) Housing Minister John Carey last... READ MORE

With a design pedigree (Pininfarina Architecture) that would take volumes to appreciate, they’ve now cast their attention towards prefabrication. The “Cofactory”, as it is called, will cover around 1,000 sq m in the Certosa district of northwest Milan. It will contain numerical-control machines and rapid prototyping tools, alongside office space and laboratories.(main pic:... READ MORE

Founded in 2019, the Offsite Alliance works alongside leading organisations, industry bodies, government, local authorities, housing associations and its members, to further the adoption of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC industry). ISO-Chemie, a multi-national supplier of building sealing technology has joined the Offsite Alliance in a broader recognition of the importance of MMC;... READ MORE

It's suggested the argument for offsite construction will be won on a case-by-case basis, but innovative builders and developers are increasingly embracing modern methods of construction that’s redefining and, advancing the case for tall timber (mass timber) buildings in Australia. From high strength to a lighter environmental footprint than concrete or steel, the... READ MORE