prefabAUS Conference - Brisbane 5-7 September 2022
Book early for this year’s prefabAUS 2022 conference in Brisbane. The event will be held at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre located in the riverside South Bank Precinct. Top level speakers, in addition to industry-leading exhibitors, with extensive networking... READ MORE
Planning application submitted for mass timber building reaching new heights.
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,... READ MORE
September 2022 Offsite Construction Awards – entries are open
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... READ MORE
UK-based Intrastack, part of Saint Gobain’s OffSite Solutions division, launches panelised steel-frame system.
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... READ MORE
Study confirms utilising panelised MMC building systems correlates with fewer on-site accidents.
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... READ MORE
Premier Modular awarded Europe’s first ESG Certification
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... READ MORE
Architectural response to wildfires delivers a modular fire station built offsite
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... 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,... READ MORE
German manufacturer installs insulated prefabricated panels over inefficient apartments to reduce energy consumption.
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... READ MORE
UK Legal & General’s Retirement Institutional (LGRI) business to invest additional capital to create more than 10,000 new modular homes nationwide.
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... READ MORE
