$14.7 million in funding committed to build four modular constructed kindergartens.
The Victorian Minister for Early Childhood and Pre-Prep, Ingrid Stitt, last week announced $14.7 million in funding to build four new modular constructed kindergartens. The funding will deliver new kindergartens in Frankston City, Macedon Ranges and Strathbogie Shire, using architecturally... READ MORE
Cross-laminated timber reinterpretation of NZ goldminers hut wins 2022 ADNZ Resene Supreme Architectural Design Award.
Nestled in the Punakaiki bush, on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand, a modern iteration of a historical goldminer’s hut built from cross-laminated timber (CLT), has won the 2022 ADNZ Resene Supreme Architectural Design Award. (main... READ MORE
Kosovo-based InstaBUILT seeks global expansion for their modular construction offering.
Founded in 2018, they’ve already established two modular construction factories, one in Balshaj, Kosovo, and the other in Austin, Texas. The InstaBuilt Europe factory is said to be one of the largest single-floor factories dedicated to modular construction in South... READ MORE
Legal & General Modular Homes (LGMH) with Bristol City Council launched a modular-built neighbourhood.
A new housing development situated in North Bristol, UK, was launched last week in collaboration with Legal & General Modular Homes. The development is scheduled to build 185 sustainable homes. According to Legal and General, the homes have been designed... READ MORE
Adaptable and climate resilient modular living units on water in response to climate change.
Called Land on Water, the modular aquatic vision was designed by Copenhagen-based practice Danish Maritime Architecture Studio MAST with the support of Hubert Rhomberg and venture studio Fragile. The modular floating architecture is in response to rising sea levels around... READ MORE
Peak industry housing association in collaboration with AMGC and Swinburne University of Technology publishes their final report on changing regulatory barriers for modular construction.
The HIA launched their modular construction consultation paper late last year to identify regulatory obstacles associated with offsite and modular constructed buildings, and following their interim report published in June this year, they’ve now formalised their findings and recommendations. A... READ MORE
Innovative metal-bending modular housing manufacturer set for new frontiers.
With national and global markets in their sights, FormFlow metal-bending is drawing on cutting edge technology and expertise to upscale its production capability with the recent announcement of their new modular housing manufacturing facility. It’s set to be built at... READ MORE
Ambitious building legislation reform moves forward with increased consumer protection for offsite-constructed buildings.
The NSW Government’s tenacious agenda for building legislation reform is gathering pace, with the release of three Bills for public consultation as part of the Construct NSW transformation strategy. Their agenda broadly focuses on building “trustworthy buildings” which are fit... READ MORE
Rising cost of materials and fixed-price contracts likely cause of failed modular builder.
Operating from the former Holden manufacturing plant in Adelaide, modular builder Oneconstruct has collapsed with liquidator Dominic Cantone from Oracle Insolvency Services appointed to wind up the company on October 6. The company moved to Elizabeth, an outer northern suburb... READ MORE
Sydney-based Wilhelm Integrated Solutions to launch German-built modular wall system for hospitals.
Specialist healthcare technology company, Wilhelm, have expanded their product portfolio and have become the exclusive distributor and installer for the German-built range of modular wall systems by MEDIK. Modular construction is transforming healthcare construction throughout the world, and Australia is... READ MORE
