Bowmer + Kirkland, one of the leading construction firms in the UK with an annual turnover of £1.2b, announced last week it had bought Innovaré Systems, a company specialising in offsite construction using structural insulated panels (SIPs). (main pic: Innovaré... READ MORE
Leading 3D printing firm Icon announces competition to revolutionise affordable housing.
Icon, a leading company in 3D printing, has announced an ambitious contest, called Initiative 99, with the goal of transforming affordable housing. (main pic: Example of a 3D printed home. image ICON.) The competition invites designs for 3D-printed homes that... READ MORE
Undecided with Matt Ferrell: how he arrived at the decision to buy a prefabricated house.
In the next instalment of how a YouTuber arrived at the conclusion to buy a prefabricated home, Matt Ferrell elaborates on how the build and installation is progressing. It’s probably one of the more compelling, and easily understood accessible explanations... READ MORE
Wild Modular charts their journey from an onsite residential builder to founding a modular construction company, to partnering with QCC Collection a hospitality property consultancy and, it’s a modular construction map that points in one direction.
Frustrated by the inefficiencies, delays and wastage with their traditional onsite construction business, Yennora-based Wild Modular’s founders and directors Tahi Merrilees and Alex Tattle, took all the hard-earned lessons from their high-end residential construction background in New Zealand, large-scale commercial... READ MORE
The rise in popularity of offsite constructed homes is expected to revolutionise Tasmania's construction industry.
As national building costs continue to rise, there is an increasing demand for smaller and more affordable homes, and for many aspiring homeowners that’s leading them directly to the door of relocatable, modular-built houses. (main pic: Tas City Building’s 1... READ MORE
Vertex BD streamlines Metframe Australia’s offsite manufacturing for faster, sustainable building solutions.
The conversation about offsite construction had been forming in Penrith-based Metframe Australia’s managing director Steve Merheb’s business plan for many years. And, with over 20 years’ experience as a building designer and traditional onsite builder, the opportunity to harness the... READ MORE
Role of modular homes in providing stable accommodation for people experiencing homelessness defined.
A U.K. charity dedicated to providing shelter to the homeless, Jimmy's Cambridge, in partnership with non-profit Allia Future Homes and ethical building organisation New Meaning Foundation, established the first community of modular homes in Cambridge back in 2020. By 2021... READ MORE
WoodSolutions have scheduled a Timber Construction Study Tour to Sweden and Norway, targeting architects, engineers, developers, and building professionals. (main pic: Wood Hotel Resort and Spa, Brumunddal, Norway.) WoodSolutions Tour Start/End Date: 11 – 17 June 2023 The study tour... READ MORE
ICC Primer on offsite construction codes, standards, and compliance published.
In a global drive to standardise modular construction, the International Code Council in collaboration with U.S-based Modular Building Institute have published their primer on offsite construction codes, standards, and compliance. Although the ICC recognise that offsite construction is not a... READ MORE
New Zealand’s replacement modular built research station due in 2027.
New Zealand’s new Antarctica modular-built research station announced last week is scheduled to depart New Zealand exactly 70 years after the original base opened in 1957. Situated in Christchurch, Leighs Construction will build the Scott research station as a series... READ MORE
