Offsite Resources and Articles
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Permanent Modular Construction 2017 Annual Report
- Modular construction market share steadily expands, permanent modular industry continues to make inroads.
- www.modular.org December 2017
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Whitepaper: Safe Use and Compliance of Modified Shipping Containers
- Today, the repurposed shipping container industry is a multi-billion-dollar market. Drivers and factors have led to a broad array of applications and therefore different industry segments.
- www.modular.org June 2017
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Whitepaper: Saving Time with Modular Bathroom Pods
- Using bathroom pods lowers construction costs by reducing construction time, improving quality, and eliminating the bathroom defects list.
- www.modular.org December 2016
"It's crazy": Oliver hotel up in 10 days
- The Coast Oliver is one of a growing number of capital projects being constructed through modular design - effectively, creating 66 pre-made units to piece together, not unlike Lego blocks.
- www.pentictonwesternnews.com April 10, 2018
Modular building is (slowly) moving onto jobsites
- Call it what you want, offsite construction isn't going anywhere - except to more jobsites.
- www.constructiondive.com April 4, 2018
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Modular Construction Going Mainstream?
- As more multifamily developers experiment with modular construction, its use is increasing.
- www.nreionline.com March 20, 2018
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Offsite 101: Our guide to the emerging construction method
- The process of building components elsewhere and assembling them on-site is seeing uptake among major owners. Has the method reached a tipping point?
- www.constructiondive.com July 24, 2017
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5 trends shaping the future of offsite construction
- Expect to see more hybrid construction projects that incorporate factory-based building as the method slowly gains broader acceptance in the market.
- www.constructiondive.com July 24, 2017
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Case study: How Turner used offsite to span a busy road — in the middle of the night
- One exec explains how the emerging method was used to build a three-story structure over New York City's FDR Drive.
- www.constructiondive.com July 24, 2017
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3 offsite housing companies to watch
- Factory-based building is on the rise, and housing is one major testing ground. Here, we showcase applications in volume building, multifamily and low-energy design.
- www.constructiondive.com July 24, 2017
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A push for prefab: Why offsite construction methods are moving to the mainstream
- Growing interest among large corporate owners is helping to legitimize the small but growing segment of the industry.
- www.constructiondive.com July 24, 2017
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Construction tech, offsite startup Katerra raises $130M
- The company's $1 billion valuation highlights growing investor interest in platforms that aim to transform the building industry.
- www.constructiondive.com July 24, 2017
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Marriott to expand use of modular construction in hotel projects
- The company expects to sign 50 hotel agreements this year that include prefabricated components.
- www.constructiondive.com July 24, 2017
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Buildings soar skyward as modular frame systems evolve
- The 17-story Sky3 apartment tower in Portland is the tallest building to use Inter-Steel Structures’ modular framing system.
- www.djc.com July 07, 2017
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What It Was Like to Live Inside Habitat 67
- AD spoke with Moshe Safdie and a former resident of the iconic Brutalist housing development about living inside the top level apartment.
- www.architecturaldigest.com, June 21, 2017
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Google bets on modular homes to fill housing demand
- Soaring home prices and apartment rents in Silicon Valley have become a growing headache for technology titans. Google owner Alphabet Inc. is taking a step toward addressing the issue.
- www.foxbusiness.com, June 14, 2017
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Vandervert Construction’s modular hotel project to be template for Marriott
- Spokane Contractor wraps Pullman job with prefabbed units.
- www.spokanejournal.com, June 8th, 2017
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Delphi Construction completes $50 million modular affordable housing development
- According to Delphi Construction, Inc. vice president, Joe Mastromatteo, they have completed Leyden Woods, a $50 million affordable housing development for its client, The Community Builders.
- www.nerej.com, July 07, 2017
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Development Addresses Housing and Child Care
- BRIDGE Housing’s Marea Alta serves the needs of families in San Leandro, Calif.
- www.housingfinance.com, July 07, 2017
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Doubletree to get new topper
- Fresh off a $8 million makeover, the downtown DoubleTree by Hilton is already primed to get a brand new cap — a prefab pop-up that promises to radically alter Tallahassee’s skyline.
- www.tallahassee.com, July 11, 2016
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Domino's Modular Solution!
- Whitley Manufacturing joins Innovative Modular Solutions to build the new Domino's Pizza Theater design for its emerging restaurants.
- Whitley Manufacturing, July 7, 2016
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Residence Hall to Showcase Wood's Structural Use in High-Rise Design
- One of the tallest wood buildings in the world is under construction at the University of British Columbia, in Philadelphia.
- insights.globalspec.com, July 1, 2016