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.
Firms lauded for adopting new building methods
FullStack raises $6M as modular builds momentum
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...
Can timber buildings become mainstream?
But what started off as a few niche projects in a small number of cities...
Texas start-up to start shipping low-cost, high-tech smart houses
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,...
Martinsons to rise CLT production capacity up to 22,000m3 per year
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...
All-timber apartments assembled like flat-packed furniture
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...
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...
Another prefab skyscraper project on the horizon for Melbourne
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...