Modular adaptive reuse of parking structure grants future flexibility
The shift away from excessive parking requirements aligns with a broader movement, encouraging development of more sustainable and affordable housing.
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The shift away from excessive parking requirements aligns with a broader movement, encouraging development of more sustainable and affordable housing.
Maria Ionescu, Senior Medical Planner, Stantec, shares a tested solution for the overburdened emergency department: Modular hub-and-spoke design.
A fire station in Southern California leveraged prefab, modular construction for faster completion and future reconfiguration.
Virginia recently became the first state to adopt International Code Council/Modular Building Institute off-site construction standards.
Modular building is the growing trend of assembling structures from prefabricated, interchangeable components. After being constructed in a controlled environment away from the building site—such as a factory—the components are then transported to the final location and assembled on-site.
This growing collection of news, trends, case studies, white papers, and innovative projects bring you the latest in modular design and construction.
A debate has been raging in the blogosphere over the last few months about an article in The New Republic, “If You Build It, They Might Not Come,” in which staff writer Lydia DePillis took Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Foundation to task for botching its effort to revitalize the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans.
Kate Steel of Steel Consulting Services offers tips and advice for choosing the correct code-compliant glazing product for every fire-rated application. This BD+C University class is worth 1.0 AIA LU/HSW.
The New York Modular Construction Summit will be co-hosted by the Modular Building Institute and Pratt Institute School of Architecture on May 16, 2013, in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Coffee giant Starbucks is rolling out mini-stores with maximum local flavor, as part of an international pilot program.
Boxman Studios has launched a new division aimed at sustainable solutions for the Built Environment. The Boxman Studios Buildings Division will focus on the adaptive use of decommissioned shipping containers as architectural elements and even complete buildings.
Greenbuild attendees share their thoughts with BD+C on the SAGE modular classroom.
SAGE modular classroom opens eyes, minds at Greenbuild 2012.
By using modular construction and strategic site design, RAD Medical Systems built the first radiation center to receive LEED certification.
By using modular construction, the university was able to open a dorm a full year earlier than a similar dorm built at the same time with traditional construction.