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Modular Monitor: How GCs, trades and architects view offsite construction, by the numbers

Construction Dive

MARCH 2, 2020

Here's what the data might mean for the future of modular construction. Responses from a Dodge survey show that the professions are aligned on some aspects and at odds on others.

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Boldt Co. launches modular construction arm

Construction Dive

JANUARY 17, 2025

The new offering will provide building services and slide-in room and bathroom pods for clients in healthcare, industrial, education and commercial markets.

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Thinking beyond traditional paradigms to finance modular construction

Construction Dive

APRIL 21, 2020

Components are completed faster and with fewer mistakes when they're built in a factory. Here's how to get financing when most lenders say "no."

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Modular construction: threat or opportunity?

Construction Dive

JULY 3, 2019

“I would encourage the leaders of E&C firms to think about what could be their sweet spot 10 to 15 years out,” a McKinsey partner said. “It’s time to get moving.”

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Sustainable Construction: Practical Strategies for Reducing Material Waste

In the construction industry, efficient material management and waste reduction are essential for both environmental sustainability and economic success. Explore innovative techniques like prefabrication and modular construction, just-in-time delivery, and waste segregation and recycling.

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Modular Monitor: PCL, Clark, DPR, Mortenson, others embrace offsite construction

Construction Dive

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Like their modular competitors, traditional builders are benefiting from the use of prefabricated components.

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Modular Monitor: What to consider before making the move to offsite construction

Construction Dive

JUNE 1, 2020

While the coronavirus may lead more firms to check out modular building techniques, experts say contractors should thoroughly understand the differences in bidding, scheduling, budgeting and more that go along with them.

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Modular Monitor: Why does offsite construction matter?

Construction Dive

DECEMBER 2, 2019

This new monthly column will stack up knowledge from stakeholders and observers on the method's inroads, opportunities, challenges and trajectory for disruption.

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Financing woes boost interest in modular construction

Construction Dive

JULY 13, 2023

Although new projects are surging for some builders, others notice that clients are hesitant to break ground in light of tightened lending standards.

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Stay Ahead in 2024 with Proven Strategies for Success

This guide offers a deep dive into the key disruptions reshaping the industry over the next 24 months, including digitization, sustainable practices, and modular construction. In 2024, contractors must navigate complex challenges like fragmented management systems and delays in payment.

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Hilton opens San Francisco's 1st modular-constructed hotel

Construction Dive

JUNE 18, 2019

The Home2Suites-branded, 107-suite building welcomed guests after just 16 months of construction and less than a year after prefabricated components arrived at the jobsite.

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McKinsey: COVID-19 will spur construction's tech use

Construction Dive

MAY 20, 2020

In the short and long term, the consulting firm says contractors will respond to the pandemic with widespread implementation of BIM, digitization, modular construction and other solutions.

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Modularization in Construction - Important Terms

Prodyogi

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Modularization in construction is a modern method of construction (MMC) where major construction products and activities are conducted offsite followed by on-site installation. It is a comprehensive word provided for modular construction techniques.

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DfMA Approach to Mass Timber Design: Engineering a Greener Future

Civil + Structural Engineer

DECEMBER 18, 2024

The construction industry is grappling with growing demands for environmental responsibility and project efficiency. Engineering Precision and Efficiency The DfMA approach is reshaping the engineering of mass timber projects by optimizing design and construction processes.

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Raising Modular Construction to New Heights

Civil + Structural Engineer

MAY 1, 2023

Solutions such as modular building have a tremendous potential to lessen the carbon footprint necessary to respond to issues such as housing shortages. Krulak has spent most of his career in construction development, having worked as a contractor and developer. This led to frustrations with wasted time, material, space, and money.

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9 of the top contech deals of 2023

Construction Dive

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Autonomous drone technology, metal reclamation and modular construction topped the list of the biggest contech funding rounds last year.

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Dodge report: Modular and prefabricated construction boosts quality and client satisfaction, reduces costs

Construction Dive

JANUARY 31, 2020

Contractors and other AEC professionals said that the building methods produced more accurate cost predictability and better scheduling.

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Modular Construction Prefabrication

Modular Monitor: PCL, Clark, DPR, Mortenson, others embrace off-site construction

Construction Dive

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Like their modular competitors, traditional builders are benefiting from the use of prefabricated components.

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Modular Construction Prefabrication

Utah Passes Bill to Regulate Modular Construction at the State Level

The Pro Builder

APRIL 10, 2024

In doing so, Utah joins 39 other states in regulating modular construction at the state level to support both consistency and efficiency in the off-site process. Read more Innovation Modular Homes Off-Site Construction Government + Policy Affordability Off-Site Construction

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As Housing Affordability Deteriorates, Demand for Modular Construction Rises

The Pro Builder

JULY 13, 2023

The modular construction industry surpassed $12 billion in North America in 2022, accounting for roughly 6.03% of all new construction starts last year, up from 5.5% I would absolutely say that interest rate increases and the difficulty of finding construction lending is a tailwind for modular construction,” said Buckley. “In

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What's Needed to Ensure Modular Construction Companies Succeed?

The Pro Builder

JANUARY 15, 2024

What's Needed to Ensure Modular Construction Companies Succeed? So, at a time when the shortage of affordable housing is pressing, many expect that building homes off site would streamline and expedite the construction process, bringing down costs and boosting supply. But there are other factors.

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Modular can deliver projects 50% faster, McKinsey finds

Construction Dive

JUNE 24, 2019

The research company said modular could give the construction industry the "productivity boost it needs" — and $22 billion in annual savings in the U.S. and Europe combined.

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Future of Modular Construction | New prefab factory heralds transformation of housebuilding

New Civil Engineer

MAY 4, 2023

Europe’s largest modular housing factory being built in Corby as prefabrication transforms residential construction. The post Future of Modular Construction | New prefab factory heralds transformation of housebuilding appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

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Switch to modular cuts construction jobs in half at $10B ExxonMobil-SABIC plant

Construction Dive

JUNE 27, 2019

The Corpus Christi, Texas, petrochemical project was supposed to generate up to 11,000 jobs but is now projected to provide 6,000.

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Calls for more research into modular construction’s fire safety

Construction News

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Two newly published reports have called for more research into the fire-safety performance of volumetric modular construction.

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Modular building made major headway in the commercial construction market

Construction Dive

DECEMBER 20, 2019

A lot of noteworthy movement in the modular building market this year meant that the headlines really started stacking up.

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Acrow’s Modular Steel Bridge Minimizes Traffic Disruptions During Major Highway Construction in Northern New Jersey

Civil + Structural Engineer

APRIL 9, 2024

The Acrow 700XS® bridge was selected for the project by contractor IEW Construction Group and will maintain southbound traffic for the duration of the construction. The materials for Acrow’s modular bridge began arriving at the small, restricted site in early 2023, despite limited access for delivery trucks.

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Light But Tough: MDLR Brands’ Building Panels

The Pro Builder

APRIL 23, 2024

You couldn’t have four men carry an 8-by-32 wooden or metal SIP,” says Harrison Langley, CEO, MDLR (pronounced “modular”) Brands. Photos courtesy MDLR Brands Building Modular Homes with Prefab Building Panels Founded in 2019, MDLR Brands manufactures its panels in a factory that used to be located in Kentucky but is now in Brazil.

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Virginia Becomes First State to Adopt Offsite Construction Standards

The Pro Builder

JANUARY 5, 2024

Virginia Becomes First State to Adopt Offsite Construction Standards qpurcell Fri, 01/05/2024 - 09:17 The Commonwealth of Virginia has approved the adoption of ICC/MBI Standards 1200 and 1205 as a part of their adoption package of the International Code Council ’s suite of 2021 International Codes.

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L&G halts production at modular homes factory

Construction Enquirer

MAY 4, 2023

Legal & General is halting production at its modular homes factory in Yorkshire after the business racked-up losses of £174m since it was set-up seven years ago. As a start-up business with a significant fixed cost base, a strong and predictable site pipeline is required to make L&G Modular Homes a successful sustainable business.

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The Construction Dive Awards for 2019

Construction Dive

DECEMBER 9, 2019

From a leader that's driven one of the world's biggest builders through a massive refocus to a modular builder that's set to stack disruption onto its traditional foundation, these are firms and people making change in the construction industry.

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Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport Begins Concourse D Upgrade

Civil + Structural Engineer

MAY 15, 2024

As program manager, WSP provides comprehensive support for innovative modular construction plan at world’s busiest airport. The terminal expansion is a combination of modular construction and traditional construction,” said Edmund Ramos, vice president project management at WSP and deputy Concourse D project director. “We

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Modular construction – technically rewarding but contractually challenging

Construction News

JUNE 12, 2023

Kirsteen Milne is a legal director at Brodies LLP Modular construction has been heralded for several years now to save time and reduce waste and cost, and forms part of the “modern methods of construction” being encouraged by the government.

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The Modular Homebuilding Bulletin

The Pro Builder

MAY 11, 2023

The Modular Homebuilding Bulletin esorum Thu, 05/11/2023 - 09:37 Modular, offsite, whatever you call it, the homebuilding method offers a solution to current leading industry problems: labor shortages and housing affordability. And for all your offsite construction news, read it here on Utopia.

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Acrow Bridge Installed to Reconnect Key Route After Culvert Collapse in Rural Western Colorado

Civil + Structural Engineer

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Parsippany, New Jersey – Acrow , a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, noted today one of its modular steel Mabey Universal panel bridges was recently installed on Colorado State Highway 133 (SH 133) between the small towns of Paonia and Somerset in the state’s Western Slope. feet (31.5 m) to enable two-way traffic.

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Modular building made major headway in the commercial construction market in 2019

Construction Dive

DECEMBER 20, 2019

A lot of noteworthy movement in the modular building market this year meant that the headlines really started stacking up.

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Moog Launches Modular Battery for Construction Equipment

For Construction Pros

JANUARY 24, 2024

The modular energy solution is designed to convert diesel-powered construction fleets into zero-emissions machines that create all-electric jobsites.

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75.2% of construction managers say extreme weather financially impacting UK and European projects

New Civil Engineer

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The report, ‘Building in Resilience: Weather-proofing European Construction in a Changing Climate’, was compiled by Aggreko, a global supplier of mobile and modular power, temperature control equipment and energy services. Its findings are drawn from a survey of 850 construction managers from the UK, Ireland,… The post 75.2%

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A New Era of Bridge Construction Technology Lands in the U.S.

Civil + Structural Engineer

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Eau Claire, WI: In the world of bridge construction, the differences between cast-in-place and precast methods have always presented one primary trade-off: durability versus speed. With these lightweight modular components being self-supporting, they eliminate the usual need for external bracing during assembly.

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Marine Oil Terminal: Keeping Up with Codes

Civil + Structural Engineer

APRIL 1, 2024

The system has an accelerated construction process through reduced number of trusses, with the ability to adjust trust lengths and span widths. The IPE Beams offer customers a heavy-duty steel beam member that is both modular and rentable. GT24 Soffit Tables with SRU Walers were selected as the modular soffit on top of the falsework.

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Innovator of the Year: Prescient

Construction Dive

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Prescient is one of many tech-driven offsite construction firms capitalizing on the modular building wave, but the startup is steadily scaling to deliver 18 story-structures.

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'Trade Secret' Startup Builds Modular Homes out of Ceramic

The Pro Builder

JUNE 29, 2023

Trade Secret' Startup Builds Modular Homes out of Ceramic qpurcell Thu, 06/29/2023 - 09:28 A startup called Vantem constructs modular, factory-built homes that are energy efficient and affordable and can withstand extreme weather. Category Resiliency Offsite Construction Products

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Skender plans Chicago modular manufacturing facility

Construction Dive

JULY 27, 2018

The contractor-turned-modular builder said the plant will help merge design, manufacturing and construction into one process and shave up to 40% off schedule and 20% off costs.

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Prefab, Modular Homebuilder Touts Energy and Cost Benefits

The Pro Builder

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Prefab, Modular Homebuilder Touts Energy and Cost Benefits qpurcell Wed, 10/04/2023 - 09:00 Dvele —a California-based manufacturer of prefab, modular homes—got started by bringing two building concepts together: high performance and factory construction. Factory modular homebuilding process.

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Modular Monitor: How GCs, trades and architects view offsite construction, by the numbers

Boldt Co. launches modular construction arm

Trending Sources

Thinking beyond traditional paradigms to finance modular construction

Modular construction: threat or opportunity?

Sustainable Construction: Practical Strategies for Reducing Material Waste

Modular Monitor: PCL, Clark, DPR, Mortenson, others embrace offsite construction

Modular Monitor: What to consider before making the move to offsite construction

Modular Monitor: Why does offsite construction matter?

Financing woes boost interest in modular construction

Stay Ahead in 2024 with Proven Strategies for Success

Hilton opens San Francisco's 1st modular-constructed hotel

McKinsey: COVID-19 will spur construction's tech use

Modularization in Construction - Important Terms

DfMA Approach to Mass Timber Design: Engineering a Greener Future

Raising Modular Construction to New Heights

9 of the top contech deals of 2023

Dodge report: Modular and prefabricated construction boosts quality and client satisfaction, reduces costs

Modular Monitor: PCL, Clark, DPR, Mortenson, others embrace off-site construction

Utah Passes Bill to Regulate Modular Construction at the State Level

As Housing Affordability Deteriorates, Demand for Modular Construction Rises

What's Needed to Ensure Modular Construction Companies Succeed?

Modular can deliver projects 50% faster, McKinsey finds

Future of Modular Construction | New prefab factory heralds transformation of housebuilding

Switch to modular cuts construction jobs in half at $10B ExxonMobil-SABIC plant

Calls for more research into modular construction’s fire safety

Modular building made major headway in the commercial construction market

Acrow’s Modular Steel Bridge Minimizes Traffic Disruptions During Major Highway Construction in Northern New Jersey

Light But Tough: MDLR Brands’ Building Panels

Virginia Becomes First State to Adopt Offsite Construction Standards

L&G halts production at modular homes factory

The Construction Dive Awards for 2019

Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport Begins Concourse D Upgrade

Modular construction – technically rewarding but contractually challenging

The Modular Homebuilding Bulletin

Acrow Bridge Installed to Reconnect Key Route After Culvert Collapse in Rural Western Colorado

Modular building made major headway in the commercial construction market in 2019

Moog Launches Modular Battery for Construction Equipment

75.2% of construction managers say extreme weather financially impacting UK and European projects

A New Era of Bridge Construction Technology Lands in the U.S.

Marine Oil Terminal: Keeping Up with Codes

Innovator of the Year: Prescient

'Trade Secret' Startup Builds Modular Homes out of Ceramic

Skender plans Chicago modular manufacturing facility

Prefab, Modular Homebuilder Touts Energy and Cost Benefits

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