With an innovative design to address endemic homelessness in Los Angeles, Lehrer Architects and the Bureau of Engineering (Engineering) for the City of Los Angeles recently opened a tiny village of prefab homes in North Hollywood and welcomed its first residents.
It’s called the The Chandler Boulevard Bridge Home Village (prefab village for the homeless), and comprises 40 brightly coloured and cheerful prefab tiny homes with a total of 75 beds. The village was conceived in collaboration with various city agencies.... READ MORE
It’s said, the future is already here but it just isn’t evenly distributed. This four year old startup appears to be on the precipice of commercialising 3D printed prefabricated homes that may well displace conventional construction sooner then we anticipate.
As housing becomes less and less affordable, companies are becoming more creative in their quest to build more affordable homes using prefabrication technology (3D printed prefabricated homes). And, the race is well and truly on with Oakland-based Mighty Buildings having... READ MORE
Major UK investment house, Cabot Square, has bought majority shareholding in East Yorkshire offsite construction company Premier Modular.
The investment is affirmation of the long-term growth and opportunities that prefab manufacturing (offsite construction) will deliver. Premier Modular has been described as a halo company during the Covid-19 crisis, with more than 100 jobs created through the pandemic as... READ MORE
In a clear move to confront and demystify the fast moving mass timber building space, a series of monthly webinars entitled Engineered Timber Design and Construction is set to launch; the inaugural edition is scheduled for February 17 at 11.00am.
The webinars, produced by Frame Australia are a series of monthly CPD-accredited presentations featuring innovative timber and mass wood projects. The focus is on ‘real life’ design and construction challenges, and the solutions devised to meet the project objectives. Learnings... READ MORE
Limited access to funding is a handbrake to increased acceptance of offsite construction, and prefabAUS is holding a member-only virtual roundtable event Banking and Offsite Construction with industry experts who will unpack and help you navigate through the roadblocks.
It’s time for change and the construction industry is primed for innovation and advancing the benefits and efficiency dividends that flow from offsite construction. However, the entrenched lending practices of our banking sector are not keeping pace with innovation in... READ MORE
The Northern Territory’s Labor Government’s announces $27.5 million offsite construction project to deliver 70 new homes for remote communities.
With a focus on creating jobs and housing, the government has awarded four territory construction companies offsite construction project contracts to build the homes for the NT’s Big Rivers and southern regions over the next 12 months. They are: ·... READ MORE
Located in Idaho, the factory has invested heavily in robotics for efficient modular construction; a five-story apartment block in San Jose CA is nearing completion.
Just over two years since it broke ground, Autovol is now using automation in new ways as it nears completion of its first major affordable housing project. The project, Virginia Street Studios, will make high quality apartment homes more affordable... READ MORE
When it just appears the dust is settling on Daiwa’s majority purchase of the dutch modular construction company, they’re now moving at lightning speed and have established an office in Swansea, Wales.
From their new waterfront offices in Swansea, Wales, the team at Jan Snel (Dutch modular construction company) UK will focus on the residential market but work across the sectors to provide healthcare, education and commercial solutions. With the opening of... READ MORE
A granular look at the processes used by Xlam’s cross-laminated timber plant for large-size elements demonstrates the role of equipment from suppliers such as Ledinek in securing efficient, streamlined CLT delivery.
XLam has developed a profile as a leading proponent of CLT (cross-laminated timber) in the southern hemisphere, in particular through collaboration on ground-breaking projects with high recall construction companies such as Lendlease. XLam’s commitment to furthering knowledge of CLT is... READ MORE
The Fleetwood Challenge Cup is a design-led challenge for cross-disciplinary university teams established in partnership with prefabAUS, to inspire and nurture the next generation of built environment professionals.
The 2021 Fleetwood Challenge Cup has just launched, with architectural, engineering and construction management (AEC) students set to compete for top honours. “We believe a new level of fresh and innovative thinking in a collaborative environment is required to push... READ MORE
