US based startup Moliving aims to disrupt with relocatable modular…
They’re seeking to capitalise on the growing enthusiasm for ‘alternative’ accommodation through sites such as Airbnb that offer the travellers a more remote or rural experience.But, this New York startup... READ MORE
Design funding is now available for qualifying yet-to-be-built mass timber…
Funding of several hundred thousand dollars is potentially available for a select number of projects (mass timber buildings) that qualify for the scheme, explains Red Stag group CEO Marty Verry.... READ MORE
Biden-Harris Administration increases mortgage availability for US prefabricated housing
The divide between those who can afford housing and those who can’t further entrenches all sorts of systemic disadvantage, and the long-standing gap between the supply of affordable homes for... READ MORE
Prefabricated housing for homeless women aged 55 or older
The WA Government has announced Lotterywest funding of $2.2 million to support the manufacture of 18 prefabricated houses for women aged 55 and over who are the fastest-growing cohort experiencing... READ MORE
Launch of Singapore based B2B marketplace Spaceworx (Proptech modular) offers…
Proptech (property technology) and modular construction are in many respects living parallel lives, but a recently launched platform based in Singapore, may well write the next chapter in the transition... READ MORE
New LOSP treatment plant in Tarpeena, SA: positioning for CLT…
With their sights firmly fixed on becoming Australia's third manufacturer of CLT (cross-laminated timber) and GLT (glue-laminated timber) production, their new LOSP (light organic solvent preservative) timber treatment plant at... READ MORE
US modular building industry association accepting entries for the Modular…
The peak industry association in the US dedicated to furthering the awareness and acceptance of modular building and construction is inviting entries for its 2022 Awards of Distinction contest. Member... READ MORE
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Due to COVID-19 outbreaks and restrictions, prefabAUS has made the decision to proceed with fully virtual format for their prefabAUS 2021 Conference. It will held online on September 7,8,14 &... READ MORE
Work commences on quarantine modular builds consolidates Multiplex’s grip on…
It’s scheduled to become a busy few months for the project managers at Multiplex with further contracts awarded to them for purpose-built modular quarantine hubs in both Western Australia and... READ MORE
A novel approach to creating metamaterials utilises the technique of…
Researchers at North Carolina State University may well have established a new ‘language’ for modular building design and construction that can be used to create complex and dynamic structures (Kirigami).... READ MORE
