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Milwaukee's 50-Storey Timber Skyscraper to Smash Records

The world’s tallest mass timber building could be built over a snow pile after the City of Milwaukee selected The Neutral Project —the developer behind The Edison, a 32-storey timber-hybrid building under construction—to develop an even more impressive 50-storey timber skyscraper, as part of a $700m activation of the Marcus Performing Art Center garage snow pile. Read more.

Toronto on the Cusp of a Major Modular Housing Transition

The City of Toronto is taking concrete action to accelerate modular and rapid-build construction of housing. Within a few months, the municipality will have an expanded roster of pre-qualified vendors who can quickly build housing that can be accessed and used by all municipalities in Ontario. Read more.

B.C Puts Up to $7 Million Towards Okanagan Falls Mass-Timer Manufacturing Facility.

B.C.’s contribution through the BC Manufacturing Jobs Fund (BCMJF) provides an incentive for Mercer Mass Timber (MMT), a subsidiary of Mercer International, to invest in the future of their Okanagan Falls facilities, which MMT acquired one year ago, a release said. Read more.

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Offsite Construction Summit Spotlights Fast-Growing Industry in Minnesota

Manufacturers, designers, and developers from across the Upper Midwest were joined by industry veterans and newcomers alike for the inaugural Offsite Construction Summit in downtown Minneapolis on June 20, 2024. This full-day Summit offered a full day of networking, education, and, in many respects, celebration of the quickly-growing—and much needed—modular construction industry in and around the city.

The Offsite Construction Summit Returns to Berkeley Bringing Industry Leadership, Education

Offsite construction industry stakeholders and potential end-users from around California gathered again in Berkeley for the latest Offsite Construction Summit. Hosted by the University of California – Berkeley on June 5, this first Summit of 2024 offered a full day of invaluable networking and discussion about the potential—and urgent need—for modular and offsite construction in California, around the West Coast, and even Hawai’i.

Manufacturers, Developers & Stakeholders Convene in Atlanta for Offsite Construction Summit

Offsite construction manufacturers and developers connected with industry stakeholders and potential end-users in Atlanta, GA, during the final Offsite Construction Summit of 2023. Held at the Georgia International Convention Center on November 15 and presented by the Offsite Construction Network and the Modular Building Institute, this Summit offered a full day of invaluable networking and discussion about the potential for modular and offsite construction in Georgia and up and down the East Coast.

The Offsite Construction Summit Gathers the Industry in Berkeley to Tackle Housing Crisis

Offsite construction industry stakeholders and potential end-users of all stripes gathered in Berkeley, CA, for the Offsite Construction Summit on October 18, 2023. Hosted by the University of California – Berkeley, this latest Summit offered a full day of invaluable networking and discussion about the potential for modular and offsite construction in California and up and down the West Coast.

The Offsite Construction Summit Offers Affordable Housing Ideas, Solutions in Denver

Boasting over 220 attendees from across the industry, the Offsite Construction Network’s popular annual visit to Denver was a huge success. “It was a fantastic event,” said executive director Tom Hardiman. “Offsite and modular construction is booming in Colorado right now. This Summit was a great opportunity to directly connect industry stakeholders and regional end-users.”

Tiny Homes Can Now Be Permanent Residences in Colorado

Colorado Rep. Cathy Kipp discusses the passage of Colorado’s HB22-1242 and how it impacts the tiny home industry–and residents–in Colorado.

Stack Homes: Entering the World of Modular Construction

Stack Homes CEO sits down with the Offsite Construction Network to talk about entering the world residential modular construction

The Offsite Construction Expo Brings Ideas, Opportunities to Toronto

With enthusiasm and engagement throughout the day, the Offsite Construction Network’s first event in Toronto felt entirely too short. “It was a fantastic event,” said executive director Tom Hardiman. “There’s so much excitement for modular construction in Toronto, it was great to help connect the attendees with these industry leaders right in their own backyard.”

Azure: Creating Affordable and Sustainable Housing with 3D Printing

Azure Printed Homes is currently developing a community of affordable housing units using 3D Printing technology.

Huga: Reconstructing the Public’s Opinion of Modular Housing

Argentina-based Huga Technology is a family business with four generations of experience building residential and commercial units.

Casata’s Microhome Communities: Changing the Landscape of Affordable Housing

Texas-based Casata Corp recently introduced a new living option, affordable microhome communities, redefining what it means to live small.

Innovating Panelized Construction: How Vantem Plans to Revolutionize Affordable Housing

A start-up called Vantem is committed to addressing the global need of affordable housing with its new “cementitious board” panels and is planning 15 new factories in the US alone.

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Minnesota Company Buys Jacksonville-based Gate Precast Co.

The Wells Companies Inc., which makes prefabricated buildings in the United States, announced July 15 that it bought Gate Precast, a subsidiary of Jacksonville-based Gate Petroleum Co. Read more.

Kitchener's 55 Franklin Project a Sequence and CLT Showcase

Sequential construction and the use of cross-laminated timber (CLT) is speeding the erection of urgently needed housing in Kitchener, Ont. Located on a former warehouse site, 55 Franklin will consist of four six-storey, 60-unit side-by-side hybrid buildings. Half of the 240 units will be at market rental rate and half below market. Read more.

Stack Homes Expands Into Developer Projects Under New Name Polaris Modular

Stack Homes, a Salt Lake City based modular builder, now introduces Polaris Modular. The new name reflects the company’s evolution from direct-to-consumer home sales to servicing developer’s residential and commercial modular projects. Read more.

Mass-Timber Construction Debuts in Miami-Dade County with an Architect Couple's Own Residence

As the first mass-timber project completed in Miami-Dade County, it uses regionally sourced renewable materials to sequester carbon and reduce embodied energy.. Read more.

World First: Mass Timber Building Heated and Cooled By Lake

The world’s first net-zero mass timber building, heated and cooled using a unique deep-water cooling system at the bottom of Lake Ontario, will open in Downtown Toronto later this year. Read more.

San Jose Expanding Tiny Homes After Recent Success

The tiny home colony, which occupies a former parking lot beneath San Jose’s Guadalupe Parkway, has helped dozens of formerly homeless escape the streets while linking them up with services like job training and supportive counseling. The rooms include private bathrooms and even individual thermostats. Read more.

Governments See Modular as Part of Canada's Housing Solution

Government initiatives, both federally and provincially, addressing the national housing shortage are beginning to intersect. Together, these seek to speed up housing construction through pre-approved housing designs, modular processes and more efficient building approval processes. Read more.

Research: An Innovative Connector to Boost Productivity in Prefabricated Construction

Off-site construction distinguishes itself from traditional construction by offering shorter project timelines and potentially reduced costs. Read more.

Oregon State University Soon To Be Home to First Experimental Lab Made Exclusively of Mass Timber

Portland Oregon-based ZGF Architects and Oregon State University’s College of Forestry are working together to build a $213 million experimental research lab made out of mass ply panels. Read more.

Huge Expansion at Element 5

Expansion of the Element5 manufacturing plant at 70 Dennis Road, in St. Thomas, has firmly established the nine-year-old company as one of North America’s leaders in the design, fabrication and assembly of contemporary mass timber structures. Read more.

How Costco Broke Into a Surprising New Market: Modular Housing

Costco wants to build a new store in Los Angeles' Baldwin Village neighborhood. The problem with that is the same problem with building anything in California. Fortunately for Costco, Yimbys in California have been chipping away at all this and there are now ways to bypass the legacy review process. Read more.

Autodesk Acquires Data-Sharing Platform Datum360, Releases Model Data API

Autodesk has acquired Datum360 in a move it says will allow more connections of data across its authoring tools, such as Revit, and other construction project management tools. Read more.

Clemson's WU+D Institute Hosts Workshop Highlighting the Benefits of Building with Wood

Architecture faculty from across the U.S. gained a deeper understanding of the critical role timber building systems can play in decarbonizing the environment during a two-and-a-half-day immersive Timber Design Faculty Development Workshop. Read more.

Architect Targets Atlanta for Striking 'missing middle' Home Project

Architect Jennifer Bonner made headlines several years ago by pulling off a single-family, modern-home project in Old Fourth Ward, Haus Gables, that’s been described as a modern masterpiece but also polarizing for its façade lacking a front door and daring, unmissable geometry. Read more.

Timber Company Renovates East Coast Facility to Full Capacity in Greenville Co, SC

Timberlab, a nationwide provider of holistic mass timber systems, hosted a grand opening event on Thursday to celebrate the full capacity of their renovated, 75,000-square foot East Coast facility in Piedmont. Read more.

Russo Modular Partners with Whataburger in New Modular Expansion

Russo Modular has been contracted to build a 3,000-square-foot modular prototype for Whataburger's modular program. This will be Whataburger's first modular in Arizona. Read more.

Former NBA Player readies Modular Manufacturing Facility in North Minneapolis

Northside native Devean George, who's long been on a mission to improve upward mobility in the area, says the new plant will employ more than 160 people locally. Read more.

Seattle's 12-Storey Mass Timber Tower Tackles Housing Crisis

Seattle is turning to mass timber to solve its housing crisis, which has led to the city becoming one of the tightest real estate markets – with a massive divide between wealth and homelessness – across the US. Read more.

Hexagon Acquires Voyansi to Enhance it's BIM Solutions Portfolio

Hexagon, the global leader in digital reality solutions, combining sensor, software and autonomous technologies, today announced the acquisition of Voyansi, an AECO focused provider of BIM and VDC solutions, reality capture services and BIM workflow software development. Read more.

University of Windsor to Establish Modular Construction Innovation Centre with $1 Million Zekelman Funding

Researchers at the University of Windsor are set to receive $1 million in funding from Zekelman Industries for research focused on improving the design and construction methods for modular homes. Read more.

Colorado School of Mines Professor's Research Helping Lead the Way for Mass Timber in U.S

Colorado School of Mines professor Shiling Pei has had a busy year. His research is helping lead the way for a revolution in construction using strong, lightweight, renewable mass timber. Read more.

Vancouver Raises Height Limits for Low Carbon, Mass-Timber Construction

The blond timbers of The Hive, a 10-storey office building rising above the corner of Sixth Avenue and Keith Drive in Vancouver, certainly stand out against the backdrop of the VCC-Clark SkyTrain station. Read more.

St. Louis Pilot Program Will Create More Affordable, Sustainable Housing in the City

The program aims to evolve the city’s housing construction by prioritizing the development of missing middle housing and piloting innovative construction techniques. Read more.

Magnetti Building Transforms Precast Processes with Revit

It’s not often when companies update their processes. But, when they do, significant changes are planned with the goal of improving one or several success metrics. Read more.

Philadelphia Prefab Project Pushes the Envelope

At a time when developments can be weighed down by a variety of concerns—limited workforce, material cost escalations and financing to name a few—Post Brothers has found ways to lighten the load on its One Thousand One mixed-use project in Philadelphia. Read more.

84 Lumbar Showcases Offsite Manufacturing with 8-Hour Home Construction

The Structural Building Components Association in partnership with 84 Lumber and the National Framers Council, demonstrated the future of home construction at the Innovative Housing Showcase in Washington, D.C. Read more.

U.S Federal Government's Largest Civilian Real Estate Provider Requires International Code Council Off-Site Construction Standards in Design Requirements Update

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has finalized the 2024 edition of the Facilities Standards for the Public Buildings Service (P100). Read more.

Contractors Expect to Spend More Time on Prefabrication

FMI, the consulting and investment banking firm, recently polled contractors about how much time they were spending, in craft labor hours, on prefabrication for construction projects. Read more.

Gov of CO Jared Polis Announces Prop 123 Funds Will Priortitize Modular and Innovating Housing Projects

With state support, modular and innovative housing manufacturers across Colorado are developing and advancing innovative construction methods that can help make housing quicker to build, more cost-effective, and more sustainable. Read more.

Colorado Cities Seek to Address Housing Crisis with Modular Housing

The modular housing industry continues to grow as the housing crisis forces creative solutions that combine safety and comfort with cost-effectiveness. Read more.

'World's Tallest Mass Timber Building' And 5 Other Towers Considered and Approved by Toronto City Council

Toronto City Council considered and put their stamp of approval on a handful of development proposals last week, and among them was what is poised to be the tallest mass timber building not only in Canada, but in the world. Read more.

The State of AI in Architecture

The practice of architecture is continuously evolving, with artificial intelligence (AI) emerging as the latest innovation to reshape industry workflows. Read more.

Mass Timber Design Showcased in Big and Small-Scale Education Projects

Mass timber is making strides in the educational space with two new projects in Vancouver and Toronto. Acton Ostry Architects associate principal Milos Begovic presented the Here to Stay: Educational Projects in Mass Timber session during the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada’s annual conference held in Vancouver. Read more.

Cleveland City Council Passes Plan with Habitat for Humanity to Build 50 New, Afforadable Modular Homes

Cleveland City Council has just approved a plan to build 50 new modular homes in the city in five different wards and some are calling it a building block for the future when it comes to affordable housing. The homes are being built as part of a partnership with the city and Habitat for Humanity. Read more.

Charlotte's New Mutlifamily Mid-Rise Will Feature Exposed Mass Timber

Construction recently kicked off for Oxbow, a mass timber multifamily community in Charlotte’s The Mill District. Read more.

Tiny Home Trend Remains Popular in the United States

Recent Google Trends data shows searches for information about tiny homes has increased exponentially since 2011. Sales seem to be largely to the 54% of Americans who want to invest an additional dwelling unit or tiny home to rent it out. Read more.

Timberlamb Acquires American Laminators Accelerating Growth of Mass Timber Construction

Timberlab, Inc., a leading national provider of holistic mass timber systems, and Diversified Wood Resources, LLC announce that they have entered into an agreement for Timberlab to acquire the assets of American Laminators. Read more.

AI Generates Revit Models from 2D Plans

WiseBIM, a French software startup, has launched a new add-in for Revit that uses AI to turn 2D plans into Revit models. The tool is primarily aimed at design offices, architectural firms, construction companies, and heritage managers. Read more.

Japanese Home Builders Grab Big Slice of US Housing Market

Japanese homebuilder Sekisui House has completed a US $4.9 billion in-cash acquisition of US-based MDC Holdings, spreading its oriental wood-frame construction style across outlets in 16 states. Read more.

Offsite Housing Construction For Economy And For Humanity

When you meet folks behind many of the offsite home building companies, you find them teeming with passion. Even though they can make housing faster than anyone else, that passion isn’t capitalism. It’s passion for solving global issues. Read more.

First 'Mass-Timber' Office Building in Houston-area Suburb Breaks Ground

A new "green" office building going up in Cypress may become a blueprint for the real estate sector in the Houston area. The Woodlands-based Howard Hughes will use North American timber and low-carbon materials to construct Houston's first mass timber office building. Read more.

Ambitious Modular Construction Project Aims to Support Transition-Age Youth

Consisting of 13 one-bedroom apartments and using a modular form of construction, this partnership between Community Corporation and city officials aims to support transition-age youth. Read more.

Nemetschek Groups Forms AI Innovation Hub

The Nemetschek Group, which owns several AEC brands including Graphisoft, Vectorworks, Allplan, Solibri and Bluebeam, has formed the AI Innovation Hub. Read more.

Georgia's First Georgia-Grown Mass Timber Building

Georgia’s first Georgia-grown mass timber building utilizing a regional supply chain has been completed. Jamestown, the design-focused real estate investment and management firm behind Atlanta’s Ponce City Market, celebrated the completion of 619 Ponce. Read more.

Assembly's Blueprint for Sustainable Urban Living in the GTHA

As Canada grapples with the increasing need for sustainable and affordable housing, Assembly Corporation has emerged as a crucial player in addressing these complex challenges. Read more.

Canada's First 3D Printed Multi-Unit Homes

A collaboration between CMHC’s housing innovation team, Habitat for Humanity Windsor-Essex, the University of Windsor, the Town of Leamington and Nidus3D construction printing has resulted in Canada’s first 3D printed multi-unit residential structure. Read more.

Autodesk, Nemetschek Agree on Greater Interoperability for Design and Construction Software

Autodesk Inc. (BIM) agreed to an interoperability agreement with the Nemetschek Group April 24 to improve open collaboration and efficiency for both companies' architecture, engineering, construction and operations tools, as well as their media and entertainment products. Read more.

Cosmic Set to Produce Prefabricated ADUs in California with Water Recycling and Solar Energy

San Francisco-based Cosmic has raised $1.5 million in funding for their micro-home product designs aimed at bringing “self-sustainable homes in California and beyond. Read more.

Colleges Developing Off-Campus Alternatives for Student Housing

Demand for student housing, both on and off-campus, greatly exceeds supply at many universities, so the asset class has emerged over the past two decades as an unlikely real estate kingmaker. Read more.

Swinton Deploys Tech on $98M North Carolina Mixed-use Mass Timber Build

The builder attached 3D modeling devices on workers’ helmets to collect data for virtual twins, documentation, reference and planning. The structure will also feature heavy mass timber use. Read more.

80 New Tiny-Home Units Set to Open in Santa Barbara

The finishing touches are being put on the newest Dignity Moves tiny home housing program at 4500 Hollister Ave. in Santa Barbara. Read more.

LaPhair Captial Partners Acquires Kinexx Modular Construction to Accelerate Homeownership in Urban Communities

LaPhair Capital Partners, an innovation focused, early-stage investment firm today announced the acquisition of Kinexx Modular Construction (Kinexx), a pioneer in modular building solutions. Read more.

New ICC/MBI Standard Focuses on MEP Elements Used in Off-Site Construction

The International Code Council (ICC), the global source of model codes and standards and building safety solutions, in partnership with the Modular Building Institute (MBI), the international non-profit trade association serving modular construction. Read more.

Safe & Green Holdings Enters Design/Build Agreement with Talen Services LLC for Design and Production of Eight Units

Homes designed to meet the Department of Energy’s Net-Zero Energy Ready Requirements. Agreement has the potential for a total of approximately 600 units over the next 7 years. Read more.

Modular Building Institute Awards Best Modular, Relocatable Buildings of 2024

MBI's premier modular building awards, its annual Awards of Distinction, are presented each year on the final evening of its World of Modular conference and trade show. Read more.

Greystar's First U.S Modular Community, Ltd. Findlay, Now Preleasing

Greystar Real Estate Partners, LLC, a global leader in the investment and development announced that it's first U.S modular community is now open for preleasing. Read more.

Akhurst Machinery Partners with Modular Building Group to Aid Housing Crisis

Akhurst Machinery Group has entered into a strategic partnership with Modular Building Automation (MBA), a Dutch company specializing in machinery for prefabricated homes, modular buildings, and offsite construction solutions. Read more.

New Building Code to Permit 18-Stoney Timber Builds in Toronto

Canada's largest city is the epicentre of a housing crisis that is sweeping the country. Under a new Building Code, set to be approved by the Ontario provincial government, developers and policymakers are turning to mass timber construction systems to construct the next generation of mid-rise and high-rise construction projects. Read more.

Trudeau Pushes 3D-Printed, Prefabricated Homes to Solve Supply Crunch

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced measures aimed at making it easier and cheaper to build new homes in Canada, with an emphasis on pre-fabricated modular housingRead more.

Michigan State University Launches Groundbreaking BIM-Ready Complete Program in Partnership with TechnoStruct Academy

Michigan State University (MSU) is excited to announce the launch of the 'Post Graduate Certificate in BIM.' This advanced program empowers professionals with advanced skills in Building Information Modeling (BIM). The first batch of the program commences on April 15, 2024. Read more.

Mercer Mass Timber Launches Construction Services

Mercer Mass Timber LLC, the Spokane Valley-based manufacturer of cross-laminated timber panels, has launched a mass timber installation division, says Brian Merwin, the company’s senior vice president. Read more.

UF Strategic Funding to Help Improve Industrialized Construction Engineering

The University of Florida will use $2.5 million in strategic funding to help advance the field of industrialized construction engineering. The money comes from the $130 million in funding that Florida Legislature awarded UF in 2023. Read more.

Vancouver Advances Mass Timber Adoption Through New Incentives

Vancouver is ramping up its commitment to sustainable construction with a new set of incentives aimed at promoting mass timber buildings. These incentives, developed through collaboration with stakeholders, will be closely monitored and adjusted based on real-world feedback over the next two years. Read more.

The Future of Design Is Here with AI in Vectorworks 2024 Update 4

Global design and BIM software provider Vectorworks, Inc., part of the Nemetschek Group, has released its fourth update to the Vectorworks 2024 product line, granting customers access to AI and virtual reality technologies through two brand new tools. Read more.

Eastern Hemlock Cross Laminated Timber is Now Commercially Available to Builders

Eastern Hemlock, a ubiquitous and underutilized evergreen tree species in the northeastern United States, is now available for commercial cross-laminated timber (CLT) building projects for the first time after a multi-year project brings the tree species to the market. Read more.

Firm Investing in CLT Manufacturing in Oregon

A new cross-laminated timber (CLT) manufacturing facility is coming to Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley. Timberlab, a Swinerton subsidiary and a national provider of holistic mass-timber systems, plans to construct and operate the 250,000-square-foot facility. Read more.

House of Design Robotics: Strategic Investment By Cullinan Holdings, Inc. to Advance Robotics & Automation in the Offsite Construction Sector

House of Design Robotics, an industry-leading provider of advanced automated and robotic solutions tailored for building component and offsite construction companies, has taken a significant step as Connie Lefkowitz of Cullinan Holdings, Inc. have acquired majority control and interest in the company through a strategic investment. Read more.

American Homestar Launches 'Tiny Homes" Business Out of Fort Worth Facility

American Homestar Corp., a leader in factory-built homes with headquarters outside Houston, has announced a new venture to produce “tiny homes” out of its Oak Creek Homes subsidiary in Fort Worth. Read more.

Western Pa. Lawmaker Aims to Form Statewide Guidelines for Building Tiny Homes

A Western Pennsylvania lawmaker wants to make it easier for local municipalities to develop tiny homes in their communities — something the city of Pittsburgh is already contemplating. Read more.

Cross-Laminated Timber Industry To Gain New Manufacturing Facility in Pregon's Mid-Willamette Valley

Timberlab Inc. a subsidiary of Swinerton Incorporated (Swinerton) and leading national provider of holistic mass timber systems, unveils its plans to construct and operate a state-of-the-art cross-laminated timber (CLT) manufacturing facility in Oregon's mid-Willamette region. Read more.

FEMA Announces Hawaii Housing Plan Using Modular Construction

On March 28, 2024, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will release its housing assistance plan for residents impacted by the Maui wildfires in August 2023. This plan will involve using modular construction to build new homes. Read more.

Kalesnikoff to Build New Mass Timber Mill in B.C

Kalesnikoff Mass Timber is pleased to announce the ongoing growth of its product offerings, services and team through a new, third facility and product lines; continuing to secure Kalesnikoff’s leadership and innovation in meeting evolving and expanding construction industry needs. Read more.

NYC EDC Selects 7 Projects to Lead the Way on Mass Timber Construction

New York City wants to bring eco-friendly construction to the masses and started that journey by picking seven projects to participate in a new mass timber incubator. Read more.

Colorado Welcomes Guerdon's Expansion to Meet Surging Demand for Modular Housing

As the demand for housing continues to surge across the United States, Guerdon, LLC is proud to announce its expansion plans for a modular construction factory in Colorado. Read more.

Wittman Estes Creates "Rapid Assembly" Fire Station in Southern California

Prefabricated steel modules were used to create Fire Station 67, which was designed by architecture studio Wittman Estes to be durable, adaptable and quick to construct and reconfigure. Read more.

First Security Bank Constructs Montana's Largest CLT Building, Revolutionizing Eco-Friendly Architecture

Amid the bustling streets of Missoula, First Security Bank is breaking ground on what will soon be Montana's largest cross-laminated timber (CLT) building, setting a new standard for eco-conscious construction in the region. Read more.

ICC/MBI Standards 1200 & 1205 Provide Foundation for Utah's First-Ever State Modular Program

What began as a phone conversation in September, 2023, with MBI Government Affairs Director, Jon Hannah-Spacagna and Utah Building Official and State Representative, Tom Peterson, has just turned into an historic accomplishment for the modular industry. Read more.

Yellowstone National Park $40 Million Gift to Build More Employee Housing

A $40 million private donation will go toward building at least 70 new modular housing units for employees at Yellowstone National Park, the National Park Service announced Thursday. Read more.

Mass Timber Fire Performance a Game-Changer for Future Tall Buildings

Mass timber construction continues to gain momentum across Canada largely because it is eco-friendly and extensive research has validated the fire safety of the material for taller buildings. Read more.

Virginia Pioneer's Adoption of Offsite Construction Code

The Commonwealth of Virginia last month became the first state to adopt the International Code Council and Modular Building Institute’s 1200 and 1205 standards. Read more.

Grant Supports Research on Cross-Laminated Timber

Washington State University researchers have received a two-year grant to make more resilient and durable housing materials from thermally-modified cross laminated timber (CLT) and recycled carbon fiber. Read more.

Little Caesars Adds Modular Units to its Development Portfolio

Little Caesars launched its POD program in December and opened its first modular restaurant in Iowa. Franchisees are showing significant interest so far. Read more.

Clark Pacific Announces CARBONSHIELD, A Proprietary Concrete Mix with Fifty Percent Less Embodied Carbon

Clark Pacific, a leading provider of prefabricated systems that are transforming building design and construction, today announced CARBONSHIELD, a proprietary concrete mix with 50 percent less embodied carbon. When combined with the benefits of offsite construction and efficient design, CARBONSHIELD has a significant impact on construction's carbon footprint. Read more.