The more building elements that are built offsite, the greater the efficiency dividends are realised onsite. And now, a New Zealand manufacturer has cast their attention to prefabricated balconies delivering results. New Zealand based BelCanto Group recently exhibited at Sydney Build their new range of prefabricated Grappler Balconies. Led by William Stewart, their... READ MORE

If you have a spare day and some frequent flyer points, book your ticket to the much-anticipated Offsite NZ COLAB22 event in Wellington, 23 June, 8:00 am – 7:00 pm NZST. This year’s iteration of the event will feature updates from industry partners as well as showcasing the latest trends and innovations within... READ MORE

Innovative Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) manufacturer, VEEV (Modular construction), are developing vertically-integrated building solutions to address supply constraints in collaboration with a multi-residential developer in the U.S. They’ve been working US-based multi-residential developer, Lennar, who in response to consumer demand for more sustainable building methodologies have adopted VEEV’s panelised modular construction and... READ MORE

Timber & Technology – The Zero Carbon Future event, starts in Melbourne tomorrow, June 21-22, and will feature global and local speakers (Timber Offsite Construction Conference). Nick Milestone, Director of Projects with Mercer Mass Timber in the United States (main pic), has nearly 30 years’ experience in the industry, specialising in the development... READ MORE

The HIA’s prefabrication construction interim report which includes feedback received on their consultation paper, a review of international comparisons, including draft recommendations is now available for download and feedback. The project is part of the Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre’s (AMGC) Pre-Fab Innovation Hub that is tasked with identifying and analysing the regulatory barriers... READ MORE

David Greenwood, Senior Associate (L) and Nigel Blundell, Partner (R), Pinset Masons law firm write about BIM as one of the great enablers for the construction industry. With the UK construction industry coming to terms with the impacts from a number of exceptional events, such as the war in Ukraine, and construction companies... READ MORE

A team of Spanish researchers has built the first full-scale prefabricated building (test) to analyse potential faults in its structure caused by extreme events, such as natural disasters. The infrastructure is part of the Prebust project, developed by a team from the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV). The team presents the results of... READ MORE

According to a study published from the University of Cambridge and Edinburgh Napier University, modular constructed factory-produced homes can produce up to 45% less carbon than traditional methods of residential construction. (main image: 44 and 38-storey Ten Degrees towers in Croydon, London.) Interestingly, the study found that two modular constructed housing developments designed... READ MORE

The NZ Government has enacted legislation that has implications for the manufacturing of modular building components and building product certification. It’s called the Building (Building Products and Methods, Modular Components, and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2021, and will come into force on September 7 2022. “The changes to the Building Act made last... READ MORE

All global and local speakers are confirmed. Presenting one of the most comprehensive programs that addresses the trends, forecasts and challenges to the industry in our rapidly changing world.Face to face engagement and networking locally with ‘in-person registration and/or connecting via ‘virtual/on-line’ registration.World’s foremost experts on current advances and cutting-edge technological developments in timber building design... READ MORE