In a small shop on Industrial Drive in Haven, a new manufacturing business opened late last year where employees weld, saw and create small pre-built structures to ship across the nation. National ...
A high-power (120kV, 60kW) electron-beam welding system has been developed for the first time in the country, paving the way to the domestic production of a local vacuum** high-power electron-beam ...
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 ...
With a surge in global population projected to double the number of buildings over the next 30 years, modular construction emerges as a sustainable solution to claim a significant share of the $373 ...
I’m far from what you’d call an expert welder. Even as a DIYer, I’m low on the ladder in terms of skill. It is a craft I want to get better at, though. And not just because the expenses of grinding ...
As every professional in the building industry knows, construction can be a costly and endlessly time-consuming endeavor. Delays are almost more frequent than on-time construction, and can be induced ...
Modular construction, also known as prefabrication, is rapidly emerging as a transformative trend in the construction industry. This innovative approach involves assembling building components ...
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 ...
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Why Aren’t We Building More Modular Homes?
The director of government affairs for the Modular Building Institute says the technology can create housing fast—if it can work through its PR problem. Unlike houses built on-site using framed ...
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