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Component

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A term used loosely for items that are manufactured offsite and then assembled together with other components. If this is completed offsite then the product is defined on a whole. If this is carried out onsite then it falls into Category 1....

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Air Handling Unit (pre-wired) (AHU)

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Packaged air handling unit fully tested, pre-wired packaged unit complete with integral refrigeration components and controls.

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Firms lauded for adopting new building methods

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15 to receive BCA awards for using advanced technologies to build in more efficient ways. Think children's building blocks and picture a high-rise development constructed block by block. Construction contractors Dragages Singapore and...

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FullStack raises $6M as modular builds momentum

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Prefab builder FullStack Modular has raised $6 million in Series A funding led by McCourt Global and real estate investors including Lawrence Benenson, Lloyd Goldman and Jonathan Grunzweig. The company plans to use the funds to...

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Can timber buildings become mainstream?

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Timber is not a common sight in the modern urban environment, which leans towards the sharp lines of glass, the strength of steel and the durability of concrete.

But what started off as a few niche projects in a small number of cities...

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Texas start-up to start shipping low-cost, high-tech smart houses

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Texas modular housing start-up Kasita has begun producing 33 square metre units costing $139,000 each.

The units, described as the “iPhone for housing” are delivered with a “queen-size bed, kitchen, bathroom,...

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Martinsons to rise CLT production capacity up to 22,000m3 per year

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Swedish Martinsons is now commissioning its new production line for cross-laminated timber (CLT). This will increase the company's production capacity for these construction components to a total of 22,000m3 per year.

“Demand is...

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All-timber apartments assembled like flat-packed furniture

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A material used in construction for centuries is making a comeback, as developers and builders take timber to new heights.

On a site in Campbelltown, where four apartment towers are being built, almost the only noise you can hear is...

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Manufactured Assemblies

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More efficient construction methods are a no-brainer, but the industry is notoriously slow to change.

Construction is wasteful. According to reports from the United States, a third of materials that come onto a construction site go out...

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Another prefab skyscraper project on the horizon for Melbourne

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Melbourne will be home to another prefabricated skyscraper, with the latest addition being a Hayball-designed student accommodation building that will top out at 150 metres.

Joining Rothelowman’s La Trobe Tower, 42-50 La Trobe Street...

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