1+ day, 44+ min ago  (276+ words) How ASCEND extends LUYTEN 3 D printing into high rise construction. For several years, LUYTEN has been one of Australia's most prominent developers of large-scale 3 D concrete printing technology, producing a series of robotic construction systems aimed at reducing labour requirements,…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago  (517+ words) According to Modscape + Modbotics CEO Jan Gyrn, the next phase of industrialised construction will be driven by information, systems and decision-making. For much of the past decade, discussion around industrialised construction has centred on factories, robotics and manufacturing capacity. Yet…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago  (425+ words) Vo Mo and Red Stag Investments assess commercial potential of mass timber modular construction in New Zealand and Australia. The New Zealand Government has committed NZD $3. 2 million (AUD $2. 9 million) over three years towards a project that will assess the feasibility…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (366+ words) On the surface, the announcement appears to be another example of private equity activity within the construction sector. However, the inclusion of manufacturing and offsite construction as a strategic focus may point to a broader shift in how investors are…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (746+ words) Swaab Partner Mark Glynn says the industry's next challenge may be adapting regulatory, insurance and finance frameworks to support factory-based construction. Part 2 of a two-part series Much of the discussion surrounding offsite construction focuses on what happens inside the factory....

2+ week, 21+ hour ago  (297+ words) Crowdfunding as a potential funding source for offsite construction. For years, discussion around modular construction has focused on speed, productivity, labour shortages and housing supply. Less attention has been given to whether modular construction could also support new models of…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (853+ words) Swaab Partner Mark Glynn says procurement and legal transaction planning should begin alongside design and engineering discussions, not after key project decisions have already been made. Part 1 of a two-part series Less attention is paid to the contractual and procurement…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (489+ words) New Phase 2 platform uses three core modules to generate more than 20 residential building configurations. The company's newly released Phase 2 beta catalogue and online configurator uses three standardised module sizes to create more than 20 housing configurations. The system is intended to…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (444+ words) New proposal aims to provide lenders with greater confidence during the offsite construction phase. The Tasmanian Government has announced plans to introduce a Modular Housing Finance Guarantee, a scheme designed to address one of the most persistent obstacles facing the…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (617+ words) Three years later, the Vienna-based business has evolved substantially. Co-founded by Ukrainian engineer Michael Doroshenko, Modulmatik was built upon the extensive experience of Dervus. ua, a Ukrainian modular timber manufacturer that supplied projects to Norway, Austria, and Switzerland. However, the…...