Innovative Norwegian startup secures additional funds for offsite construction platform
Oslo-based software startup, Modulize, aims to make the building sector more sustainable by facilitating offsite manufacturers and their customers through automated building analysis, calculation, and design to better harness the benefits of offsite construction. Their efforts haven't gone unnoticed, and... READ MORE
Prefabricated building services company EVO-MEP invests in developing employee’s skillset and knowledge.
Employees at Melbourne-based prefabricated building services company are currently undertaking the Cert IV in Process Manufacturing (Lean Manufacturing). This qualification is aimed at increasing their ability to work independently to solve complex technical problems required to manufacture products. To remain... READ MORE
Purchase of KLMSA Modular by SHAPE Australia expands client offering to include offsite construction.
As one of Australia’s most successful interior fitout companies, the urge for SHAPE Australia to expand their market offering with the purchase of KLMSA Modular was a natural evolution to their business. With last week’s announcement of the KLMSA Modular... READ MORE
South Australia is rapidly becoming the innovation capital of Australia. Sensum’s collaboration with Sarah Constructions and local modular contractors is driving growth in the delivery of MMC (modern methods of construction) projects that benefit the community.
Move over the city of churches – Adelaide is fast becoming Australia’s innovation capital! (MMC South Australia) With substantial recent investment by state and federal governments, research institutions and industry, a network of key innovation districts is on the rise.... READ MORE
Modular construction company Autovol completes installation of robotic systems
Driven by the philosophy of supplying the market with affordable modular homes, Autovol, based in Idaho, US, have implemented a comprehensive automated modular-build process which it refers to as “automated volumetric modular construction” (robotic systems automate modular housing construction). The... READ MORE
Innovative design uses prefabricated design to revitalise buildings
Innovative Vancouver-based architect, Arno Matis, has conceived of BioFrame, a building system he devised that’s focussed on adaptive reuse of existing buildings. The primary driver for the architect’s design was as a means of addressing the many issues that currently... READ MORE
Hemp and fungi open path to sustainable prefabricated building materials
The use of hemp and fungi may not immediately inspire confidence in the relevance, application and durability of prefabricated building materials. But the use of these bio-based materials may well open a new pathway to manufacturing prefabricated building elements and... READ MORE
Victorian modular construction business, KLMSA, bought by ASX listed SHAPE Australia.
Purchase of modular construction business by fit-out and construction specialist, SHAPE Australia, states clear intention to harness and develop offsite manufacturing opportunities to complement core strengths and pursue MMC (modern methods of construction) opportunities. According to a company statement published... READ MORE
As the construction industry inevitably marches toward a net-zero and circular economy future, a Canadian-based manufacturer of concrete alternative modular panels appears to be considerably closer to that destination than its competitors. Headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, Nexii was founded by... READ MORE
Tide Construction given green light to build world’s tallest residential modular building in Canary Wharf, UK.
Hot on the heels of Ten Degrees Croydon, a 44-storey modular residential building in London, also built by Tide Construction, its record-holding status of world’s tallest modular building has been short-lived. Its successor will be built in Canary Wharf, and... READ MORE
