In November, the world got its first glimpse of a modular housing prototype from Skender, a Chicago-based construction firm. The module was remarkably complete. It included a kitchen, a bathroom, a ...

Modular architecture has a bad reputation for being cookie-cutter and soulless. Architect Eva Talbot is here to dispel the myth. Doreen Lorenzo: Tell us about your interest in design. Were you a ...

The concept of modular construction may seem foreign to some, but it is gaining traction as a safe and efficient means of building. In fact, COVID accelerated the pace of prefabrication and modular ...

Modular construction companies that perform both manufacturing and assembly services are more profitable than those that focus solely on one of those tasks, according to a report by McKinsey & Co.

Six years ago, 461 Dean Street — then and now the nation’s tallest modular apartment building at 32 stories — opened its doors on Flatbush Avenue in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. The 363-unit tower had ...

Pre-COVID times, I attended an AEC industry summit in which there was a panel of experts consisting of a property developer, an investment advisor, a real-estate consultant, an architect, and a ...

Experts say modular wood construction is vital to closing Canada's housing supply gap, with 3.5-million affordable units needed by 2030, meaning engineered wood products such as mass timber and ...

The modular building manufacturer Silver Creek Industries in Perris was acquired June 6 in bankruptcy and renamed Silver Creek Modular by its new owner. Ontario-based Webb Investments, a ...

Assembly (n): A group gathered together in one place for a common purpose. If there’s one thing the past two years have taught us, it’s that just because things were done in a certain way for a long ...

For the past five years, the construction industry has struggled to keep projects on time and on budget. Every change order can push schedules back by months, even years, leaving developers exposed to ...

Philly’s tallest modular building is opening its doors in West Philly within the month, offering 141 units geared toward graduate students and “young professionals.” The structure, called The LVL 4125 ...