UK Construction Blog

JULY 15, 2025

Modern Timber Frame Methods Contemporary timber frame lodge building employs precision-cut, prefabricated components that significantly reduce construction time while improving quality control. These systems can accommodate uneven ground while providing adequate support for most lodge designs.

Building Design

Construction Specifier

JUNE 6, 2025

One of the key benefits of modular textile construction systems is their ability to integrate form and function. With the right partners, stadium architects and builders can be sure that their modular textile construction system will fit their needs and can be reworked as those needs change over time.

Modular Construction

CCR Magazine

MARCH 12, 2025

Sterling Structural , a leading manufacturer of cost-effective, pre-fabricated mass timber and hybrid structural systems in North America, today announced the availability of a new Mass Timber Mock-up training kit. Floor & Roof Systems Users will learn panel-to-panel spline connections that are critical to a buildings lateral strength.

Structural Systems

UK Construction Blog

MARCH 4, 2025

Quality control systems now include 3D scanning to verify dimensional accuracy and structural testing to confirm load-bearing capabilities before installation begins. These wooden elements often incorporate with metal and glass to create fusion systems that blend traditional warmth with contemporary clean lines.

Staircases

CCR Magazine

JANUARY 23, 2025

From wind-resistant roofing to advanced water conservation systems, green homes in Alaska are designed to thrive in extreme weather conditions while minimizing their ecological footprint. Smart home systems are becoming integral to eco-friendly living, allowing homeowners to monitor and manage their energy use in real-time.

Sustainability

UK Construction Blog

JULY 22, 2025

Panelised Homes: Walls and roofs are pre-fabricated in panels, speeding up onsite construction. Many buyers work with lenders experienced in prefabricated or modular homes who understand the nuances of this market segment.

Building Code Compliance

UK Construction Blog

MAY 27, 2025

Suitable accommodation goes far beyond a roof and four walls. These prefabricated units, often equipped with sustainable features like solar panels, can be deployed directly on or near the worksite, minimizing travel and maximizing convenience. What Makes Contractor Accommodation Suitable? Smart technology is another game-changer.

Energy Efficiency

Construction Specifier

APRIL 16, 2025

Minor building repairs and upgrading interior elements, such as lighting, mechanical systems, and appliances, are not sufficient. REALIZE-CAs proposed retrofit package includes prefabricated wall panels, high-performance windows, doors, and roofs, solar power, as well as all-electric appliances and more efficient mechanical systems.

Sustainability

Construction Specifier

JULY 5, 2025

Well-designed skylights can take maximum advantage of solar heat gain co-efficient (SHGC) in winter to reduce energy consumption, as well as reduce lighting heat load on cooling systems in summer. However, the very nature of a skylight—being a penetration through the roof—introduces a potential vulnerability: water leakage.

Roofing Systems

UK Construction Blog

JULY 15, 2025

Oak framed orangery kits represent a revolutionary approach to premium home extensions, delivering complete prefabricated packages designed specifically for self-assembly orangeries. Roof style selection significantly influences both external appearance and internal atmosphere. What Are Oak Framed Orangery Kits?

Fire Protection System Installation

UK Construction Blog

JUNE 24, 2025

Innovative sustainable design features include a distinctive umbrella-like canopy with integrated solar panels, rainwater harvesting systems, and acoustic engineering to amplify crowd atmosphere whilst maintaining environmental responsibility. The project promises significant economic benefits with Oxford Economics projecting £7.3

Environmental Impact Assessment

Specification Product Update

JUNE 12, 2025

Appearing as a single-storey pitched roof bungalow from the front, the steeply sloping landscape allowed for the properties to have a lower ground floor, providing the two-storeys the client desired. The CUPACLAD® 101 series is designed with an invisible fixing system to ensure that the natural slate is the main feature of a façade.

Roofing Systems

The Pro Builder

APRIL 22, 2023

Rather, it employed an off-site construction method that built all of the wall panels, floor panels, and roof trusses in a nearby factory and assembled them on site in fewer than three days. Agorus' framing package for Daybreak included premade floor systems, each panel specifically engineered for its application in the system.

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

The Pro Builder

JUNE 2, 2023

Vero Building Systems , a building materials manufacturing company, has begun production of its lightweight structural concrete insulated panels (SCIP). The SCIP system is composed of three main materials: steel, concrete, and expanded polystyrene (or, styrofoam). But it doesn’t end there.

Fire Protection System Installation

The Pro Builder

MARCH 8, 2024

A System that Takes Developers and Builders from Design to Completion qpurcell Fri, 03/08/2024 - 11:41 When the team behind the design-build company Shibusa Systems researched the causes of the U.S. Reynolds, cofounder, president, and CEO, Shibusa Systems. The upshot? Fewer people can build many more homes per year.”

Plumbing Systems

Civil + Structural Engineer

MAY 1, 2023

The panel of experts below, representing the construction, engineering, and building systems industries, explore and explain the many benefits of this alternative construction method. A commercial example of this approach is best represented by a hotel chain located in Redondo Beach, California whose owner chose a modular system.

Building Materials Manufacturing

The Pro Builder

JANUARY 2, 2024

Homes That Are Both Prefab and Predesigned qpurcell Tue, 01/02/2024 - 12:51 Prefabricated panels can lead to more efficient home construction. Their collaboration enables homeowners or builders to select from Hereabout’s list of preexisting, ready-to-use design plans, then build the home using B.PUBLIC’s prefab floor, roof, and wall panels.

Building Performance Measurement

Commercial Construction Blog

MARCH 27, 2018

Prefabricated elements such as pre-cast concrete walls, which Englewood installed for a Blain’s Farm & Fleet store in Romeoville, Ill., Back then, many “old timers” predicted prefabrication was the future. Labor Efficiencies: Plus, on-site labor needs are more streamlined for prefabricated items.

Modular Construction

The Pro Builder

APRIL 26, 2023

The company debuted its first home in August 2017, and its prefabricated panelized construction systems promised to be a game-changer for the residential construction industry. Pushing Home Building Toward Off-Site Construction Founded in Ireland in 2015, Entekra launched its U.S. operations in 2016 in Ripon, Calif.,

Building Materials Manufacturing

AEC Business

OCTOBER 26, 2015

A one-hour roof Two Finnish companies, Koskisen Oy and Brand Building Oy, have developed a patent-pending roofing system (Vetokatto) that takes under an hour to install. The roof is prefabricated […] The post Construction Innovation News from the North appeared first on AEC Business.

Roofing Systems

Construction Specifier

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Many challenges associated with sheet membrane waterproofing systems, such as ‘fish mouths,’ uneven seams, difficult end lapping, and complexity of installing a straight flat sheet on a polygonal structure, are eliminated in a fluid-applied system. However, coal tar was limited to low-slope roofs due its low viscosity.

Waterproofing Systems

Civil Manage

AUGUST 17, 2023

When arranging residential buildings and other objects, the installation of a drainage system is considered an important final moment in construction. This requires the installation of special prefabricated structures, consisting of metal or plastic parts.

Roofing Systems

Civil + Structural Engineer

OCTOBER 2, 2023

These multi-layered wall and roofing panels provide a barrier against the elements and improve energy efficiency while providing operational and installation cost savings versus conventional materials. Insulated composite panels are a nonmetallic alternative to IMPs for use on walls or roofs. What are ICPs?

Building Materials Manufacturing

Autodesk Construction Cloud

APRIL 13, 2023

Prefabrication has been transformative in improving worksite safety and mak ing on-site assembly come together quickly with less on-site labor and fewer moving parts, people, and vehicles. Prefabricating much of a data center’s MEP (mechanical, electrical, and plumbing) infrastructure has been another huge win.

Fire Protection System Installation

Building Radar

JULY 25, 2024

Energy-Efficient Building Systems Energy efficiency remains a cornerstone of green building. Innovations in HVAC systems, smart lighting, and advanced insulation materials are helping buildings achieve unprecedented levels of energy efficiency. For detailed research on energy-efficient systems, refer to this ScienceDirect article.

Green Building

CCR Magazine

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Prefabrication and Modular Homes: A Growing Trend With Alaskas remote locations and challenging logistics, prefabricated and modular homes are emerging as practical solutions for modern homebuyers. As demand grows, more developers are focusing on offering stylish and functional prefabricated home options for Alaskan buyers.

Renewable Energy Systems

UK Construction Blog

JULY 30, 2024

Prefabrication techniques are also improving the sustainability of steel structures. With the proper roof deck tiles and low-profile commercial railings , they can be the ideal setting for enjoying a change of scenery and catching some fresh air. Advanced green roofs and cool roof systems even have great energy efficiency benefits.

Building Materials

BDC Network

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Walls, roofs, windows and heating systems overcome the unpredictability of nature by keeping it outside. A prefabricated “office in a box” enables employees to immerse themselves in nature and can adapt to changing work needs or weather conditions. Courtesy NBBJ 2.

Green Building

CCR Magazine

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

In the ever-evolving landscape of commercial construction , one aspect that has seen significant advancement is roofing technology. Gone are the days when a simple tar-and-gravel roof would suffice. From cutting-edge materials to modern techniques, the roofing industry is revolutionizing how buildings are designed and maintained.

Building Materials

UK Construction Blog

JANUARY 28, 2025

Solar Power Innovations for Your Home You could install integrated solar roof tiles that blend seamlessly into your roofline. These systems give you heating and hot water independence and protection from rising electricity prices. Heat Pumps and Smart Heating Systems To make your dwelling greener switch to a heat pump.

Sustainability

Construction Specifier

AUGUST 29, 2023

The new CPR HQ will utilize CLT in the entire column and beam structure, the second floor, the roof structure, and on a selection of interior shear walls and exterior perimeter walls. The building is set to open in winter of 2024. The project is a collaboration between Skanska, CPR, Emersion DESIGN, Schaefer Inc., and Neyer Properties.

Wall Systems

Construction Specifier

JULY 4, 2023

A daytime view of the panels being carried to be installed into the roof structure at the central area of Portland International Airport (PDX). A key component of the expansion is the construction of a new, seismically isolated roof structure over the central area of the airport. Photos courtesy Mammoet.

Lifts

Construction Specifier

JULY 4, 2023

A daytime view of the panels being carried to be installed into the roof structure at the central area of Portland International Airport (PDX). A key component of the expansion is the construction of a new, seismically isolated roof structure over the central area of the airport. Photos courtesy Mammoet.

Lifts

Natural Building

DECEMBER 6, 2020

These domes feature a unique combination of old and new technologies and sustainable construction methods, including earth berm construction, green roofs and walls, passive solar design, and prefabricated composite shells. Top benefits and features of these domes include: Simplicity — Easy and fast to assemble and maintain.

Modular Construction

CivilJungle

SEPTEMBER 26, 2020

Falsework can be used to support formwork for in-situ concrete, prefabricated concrete elements, steel sections0, or stone arches, for example, during bridge construction. Also, read: Hip Roof Vs Gable Roof | What Is Gable Roof | What Is Hip Roof. Shorbrace System. Cup-Lock Supporting System.

Foundation Systems

CivilJungle

JANUARY 16, 2021

Bamboo is a natural product which is widely used in the construction of partition walls floorings and ceiling panels and for roofing. Bamboo is the best option for the roofing material and widely used by the people in the construction of structures especially where bamboo is in abundance. Bamboo Uses in Construction. Short Note.

Architecture

CCR Magazine

APRIL 17, 2024

Modular and Prefabricated Construction These techniques are gaining popularity because of their flexibility, cost-effectiveness, and efficiency than traditional construction methods. These systems provide quick deployment, customization possibilities, and less waste during construction. </p>

Integrated Project Delivery (IPD)