At last week’s Sydney Build Expo, Martin Fenn, Modern Methods of Construction Lead – Oceania – for the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), outlined his vision for the transformative Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) building methodology. (main pic: Martin Fenn, Modern Methods of Construction Lead, Oceania, Chartered Institute of Building.) Representing the CIOB... READ MORE

Engaging with local trades and contributing to educational pathways to new employment opportunities utilising offsite construction (modular construction), onsite works and assembly projects delivers key benefits to regional and remote communities. A key consideration in achieving these outcomes is having a thorough understanding, awareness of sensitivities and capacity within the local workforce, and... READ MORE

Offsite construction in the UK appears to be gathering momentum year-on-year, and this year’s iteration of their Offsite Expo, scheduled for September 20-21 in Coventry, is set increase by 50% in size. The event, organised by Radar Communications, will return to Coventry Building Society (CBS) Arena for the third time on 20-21 September,... READ MORE

Global studio for architecture, engineering, urban and landscape design, Foster + Partners, has unveiled their latest commercial project (mass timber) on the world-famous Shibuya Crossing, Tokyo, Japan. Called the Shibuya Marui Department Store, the nine-storey retail development is set to become a new space for sustainable lifestyle brands, adopting the highest standards of... READ MORE

Located in Shropshire, UK, the wind turbine and solar panel powered restaurant (McDonald’s modular constructed) will produce as much energy as it uses, over the course of a year The project is the first restaurant in the UK to be verified as net zero emissions for construction using the Elliott (also known as... READ MORE

French global energy transition and cable manufacturer, Nexans, has announced the addition of innovative modular wiring solutions to its suite of products in Australia. Launched as Nexans Modular Wiring, it’s the result of an exclusive deal between Nexans and Melbourne-based Apex Wiring Solutions – both leaders in innovative and sustainable modular electrical systems... READ MORE

US modular home builders may well be in the box seat given a recent announcement by the Biden-Harris Administration. Boosting access to affordable and quality housing is the focus of the US Government with their recent release of their Housing Supply Action Plan on May 16. It’s designed to ease the burden of... READ MORE

Whatever is built, will at some stage, be torn down(Designed for disassembly) and largely consigned to the tip. However, in Canada a housing corporation has taken a more ‘holistic’ view of the entire lifecycle of a building and has instituted strategy for sustainable buildings called Design for Disassembly (DFD). They’re called BC Housing,... READ MORE

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