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Maria Ionescu, Senior Medical Planner, Stantec, shares a tested solution for the overburdened emergency department: Modular hub-and-spoke design.
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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.
With millions of shipping containers lying empty at ports around the world, it may seem like repurposing them to construct buildings would be a clear environmental winner. The reality of building with shipping containers is complicated, though, and in many cases isn’t a net-positive for the environment, critics charge, according to a report by NPR's Chloe Veltman.
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 new white paper from Walter P Moore offers an in-depth review of the flood protection process and proven approaches.
New on HorizonTV, oceanographer John Englander discusses his latest book, which warns that, regardless of resilience efforts, sea levels will rise by meters in the coming decades. Adaptation, he says, is the key to future building design and construction.
TimberQuest brand seeks to avoid overinvestment in production that has plagued other CLT providers.
Ernst & Young’s white paper makes its cases for the technology’s myriad benefits.
Predicts second-half improvement toward normalization next year.
iBUILT plans to double its production capacity this year, and usher in more technology and automation to the delivery process.
This 70-page PDF features AEC firm rankings across 51 building sectors, disciplines, and specialty services.
A new JLL report assesses which tech options got a pandemic “boost.”
For a building to be truly sustainable, it must maintain the three corners of the triangle paradigm throughout the building’s lifecycle.
The 2020 Giants 400 Report features more than 130 rankings across 25 building sectors and specialty categories.