Melbourne-based Apex Modular Wiring announces deal with French energy transition and cable manufacturer.
French global energy transition and cable manufacturer, Nexans, has announced the addition of innovative modular wiring solutions to its suite of products in Australia. Launched as Nexans Modular Wiring, it’s the result of an exclusive deal between Nexans and Melbourne-based... READ MORE
Biden-Harris Administration reveals plans to increase access to modular housing
US modular home builders may well be in the box seat given a recent announcement by the Biden-Harris Administration. Boosting access to affordable and quality housing is the focus of the US Government with their recent release of their Housing... READ MORE
New thinking inspires Design for Disassembly for built environment utilising modular construction
Whatever is built, will at some stage, be torn down(Designed for disassembly) and largely consigned to the tip. However, in Canada a housing corporation has taken a more ‘holistic’ view of the entire lifecycle of a building and has instituted... READ MORE
UK-based Digital Twin Hub positioned for accelerated growth and acceptance
Digital Twins evolved from the aerospace industry, and they’re gaining traction in Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) whereby the process represents the built environment that encompasses an industrialised manufacturing process in their virtual environments. In effect, Digital Twins are Building... READ MORE
Luxembourg-based real estate manager invests in mass timber commercial buildings.
In what may be a tsunami of new commercial mass timber buildings set to be built, a new fund from real estate firm Icamap aims to raise funds to bring cross-laminated timber and mass timber construction to the UK, the... READ MORE
UK-based proptech business raises funds to improve safety.
In an interesting and timely development in alignment with Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) principles, a proptech business, whose software could help improve building safety, has raised £250,000 (AUD $440K) (from NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance, which is managed by... READ MORE
Vic state government commits $30 million to ARKit modular homes
The Victorian state government has committed to building 114 modular homes to provide housing for people, mostly in regional areas, who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness. The modular homes are to be built by Craig Chatham’s ARKit facility... READ MORE
Opened in mid-2019 and situated near Geelong, Cross Laminated Offsite Solutions (CLOS Offsite manufacturing) have established a business and design philosophy of delivering flexible prefabricated solutions (offsite timber solutions) for each project. Managing Director John Fitzgibbon said he sees CLOS... READ MORE
Design, engineering and advisory company, Aurecon, delivers solutions for challenging MMC mass timber building.
The Singaporean Government’s trajectory towards Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) underscored by their Industry Transformation Map (ITM), was launched back in 2016 with the stated objective of attracting another 50,000 people to new construction technology jobs by 2025, bringing the... READ MORE
Six modular builders appointed to assist with delivery of WA’s Modular Build Program
The West Australian Government’s Modular Build Program (WA Modular builders) has enlisted six modular builders to accelerate the delivery of the program.The Modular Build Program will deliver 150 new social homes in regional WA, and was established last year. (main... READ MORE
