No end in sight for investor appetite for modular manufacturer Boxabal.
US-based modular manufacturer Boxabl, with their unique patented fold-out home, have established themselves as a darling of the investor start-up community. And, with a reported order book in excess of 100,000 units, including a contract with the US government, Boxabl... READ MORE
Patented hybrid timber floor system blends with concrete and steel for supertall buildings.
The project to explore the feasibility of an innovative hybrid timber floor system is being funded via the Canadian Government’s Green Construction through Wood (GCWood) Program and the Investments in Forest Industry Transformation (IFIT). (main pic: EllisDon & Dialog’s 460... READ MORE
UK Crown Commercial Service £10 billion Offsite Construction Solutions tenders now open for all Government departments.
The fuse has been lit for the UK Government’s transition to offsite construction and modern methods of construction (MMC) with its new pan-Government collaborative Offsite Construction Solutions framework deal. The value of the initiative is forecast to be worth up... READ MORE
Capturing and storing professional knowledge for use in BIM
The usage and application of building information modelling (BIM) just became that bit more interesting with the reported use of a Hawaiian contractor using AI to ‘capture’ the knowledge base of retiring professionals. “Experienced estimators could look through a project’s... READ MORE
Expression of Interest (EOI) – Tuesday, 30 August 2022, 3.00pm – 4.00pm (AEST)
EOI to identify industry’s capability to establish a single Modern Methods of Construction Preferred Suppliers Panel to supply housing solutions and build workforce capability. A recorded Industry Briefing Session will be held on: Date: Tuesday, 30 August 2022Time: 3.00pm –... READ MORE
Victorian Government funds modular-built sustainable off-grid housing development.
Regional Victorian modular builder Ecoliv is positioned for expansion in the Bass Coast with a new sustainable living and off-grid project supported by the Victorian Government. Ecoliv were previously based in Wonthaggi, and relocated to The Gurdies (40km north east... READ MORE
Modular timber kit-of-parts demonstrates adaptive reuse for sustainable offices.
Scottish-based Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST), have made public their modular timber demonstrator unit to show local businesses their modular timber kit-of-parts with clear application and benefits for adaptive reuse of buildings. The modular timber design was developed as... READ MORE
Researchers at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore invent an invisible coating applied to mass engineered timber that provides a flame barrier.
Researchers at NTU have devised a novel product that may provide mass engineered timber an easier passage to broader global acceptance in meeting international standards and fire codes. Invented by a team led by Associate Professor Aravind Dasari from the... READ MORE
Modular homes destined for Rotorua supply state and transitional houses.
New Zealand’s state housing provider, Kāinga Ora, has committed to building 37 modular homes destined for Rotorua. They’re being constructed by Kāinga Ora partner, Builtsmart at their offsite manufacturing factory in Huntly, in the Waikato district, a region of the... READ MORE
State builder outlines their vision for a modular-built future.
Billed as the largest construction company in the world by revenue and the 8th largest general contractor in terms of overseas sales, as of 2020, China State Construction International Holdings (CSCI) have launched Hailong Cubes. They’re clearly not shy about... READ MORE
