Developers, general contractors and subcontractors swap stories that sound too good to be true about prefabricated construction: a student housing project that cut its delivery time by a third or 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 ...

Although prefab construction is still growing slowing in the United States (currently at about 5% of all new homes built), it is gaining traction here and is a major form of construction in other ...

There’s a clear trend towards greater adoption of prefabrication in construction, but contractors moving that way should be mindful of the obstacles to marrying manufacturing and construction. That’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo: Getty Images When you hear the term modular homes, you probably think of something akin to mobile homes on cinder ...

A different prefabrication and modular construction sector came out of the pandemic. Ambitious startups such as Skender Manufacturing and Katerra folded in the last few years, while one major health ...

Katerra reportedly has more than 6,000 multi-family units under construction, all using the latest in modular construction techniques. For savvy electrical contractors with an eye on working smarter ...

NTT says it has developed a new prefabricated data center construction method that could cut the time for getting hyperscale facilities up and running. The Japanese company’s Facilities division says ...

A week ago, Inhabitat reader Bob Ellenberg contacted us, expressing frustration with all of the prefab housing companies jumping on the eco bandwagon and claiming their products are green simply ...

In 1942, amid World War II, the U.S. decided to build a secret city in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, to develop the atomic bomb. The ...

Two hotel companies from opposite sides of the Atlantic are employing sites on opposite sides of New York's East River to test the concept of modular, prefabricated room construction for micro-room ...