Grange Developments, a Melbourne-based property developer clearly isn’t shy about pushing the boundaries of their developments. With their mission statement, “We believe in creating landmark projects in a way that adds value to both the environment and humanity,” this development, called C6 (named after atomic number 6, Carbon, on the periodic table), if... READ MORE

It’s said some people will go to the opening of an envelope, however, if you happen to stumble into the Northern Hemisphere this September, be sure to book your seat for the UK-based 2022 Offsite Awards. Awards are always a happy place for winners and not-so happy place for the runner-up, but they... READ MORE

Positioning itself as a new, panelised, light gauge steel frame solution has been designed to help contractors and housebuilders deliver multi-storey, multi-occupancy residential and commercial projects. Intrastack’s system, according to company sources, can deliver a full, steel-frame building structure of up to 12 storeys high, claiming greater efficiency and reducing the need for... READ MORE

Commissioned by UK-based Stewart Milne Group for the Advanced Industrialised Methods for the Construction of Homes (AIMCH) research project, confirms that crane-lift panelised MMC building methods provide 20% less risk to health and safety than open-panel timber frame construction using a forklift. The £6.5m AIMCH research project, seeks to industrialise housing production by... READ MORE

Premier Modular, one of the UK’s leading offsite construction and modular building specialists, has been awarded Europe’s first ESG certification for its management and performance in environmental, social, and governance standards. To achieve accreditation, Premier Modular were subjected to a rigorous independent audit conducted by global testing, inspection and certification specialists SGS. And,... READ MORE

With bushfires forecast to become more frequent and intense for Australia, a Californian-based architectural firm has delivered their own response to their wildfires a modular fire station built offsite.  It’s called Fire Station 67, built offsite from prefabricated steel cubes and designed for modularity, speed, and resilience. The steel cubes are built offsite... READ MORE

The sale of Caledonian Modular has assured the future of the UK’s largest modular builder, and in the process, appears to have saved 200 jobs. The collapse of the modular builder was announced last month, however swift manoeuvring by administrators, Mike Denny and Mark Firmin from professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal, announced... READ MORE

With less than three decades left before existing building stock needs to transform towards a net-zero carbon future, the probability of ‘meeting and beating’ any notional or government mandated efficiency standards with existing retrofitting initiatives seems remote. However, a German company called Ecoworks has developed an innovative proposition to a compelling dilemma.  Prefabricated... READ MORE

The investment, announced last week, is being made through the Legal & General Affordable (Modular) Homes business – will help to “tackle the shortage of affordable housing” that currently exists in England according to company sources. LGRI made a first £100m funding commitment to affordable homes in 2020. Last year a further £270m... READ MORE

Oslo-based software startup, Modulize, aims to make the building sector more sustainable by facilitating offsite manufacturers and their customers through automated building analysis, calculation, and design to better harness the benefits of offsite construction. Their efforts haven't gone unnoticed, and it’s caught the attention of Danish early-stage venture capital firm Kompas. Funding partner’s... READ MORE