UK modular developer Etopia Homes delivers zero-carbon housing

Modular developer and housing and technology company, Etopia Group, backed by the second wealthiest family in the UK, the Rueben brothers, recently became the world’s first housebuilder to achieve both the Carbon Neutral International Standard(EDGE Zero Carbon) and join the United Nations Climate Neutral Now Initiative.

French design studio, Cutwork, introduces ‘PolyRoom’, a prototype for prefabricated modular studio units (prefabricated modules) to be constructed for French developer Bouygues Immobilier’s new shared co-living brand.

The construction sector plays an important role in the Australian economy and is a large contributor to the nation's GDP. As construction begins to bounce back after COVID, the industry can take advantage of many opportunities for growth and transformation, especially through technology and automation.

Like a double-edged sword, the construction industry’s ability to operate throughout Australia’s COVID-19 restrictions has presented its own unique challenges.

In 2022, the sector must continue to adapt to address fresh, emerging priorities: delivering increasingly complex builds, maintaining a safe and positive workplace culture and climate action.

We sat down with Christian & Dino to learn a little more about them and their careers.

Adelaide based design studio launches modular prefabricated cabins for rural retreats.

Created by Adelaide-based collective of entrepreneurs and designed by architecture and interior design practice Das Studio, a new raft of retreats seek to combine the pared back appeal of off-grid prefabricated cabins with luxury experiences.

Prefabricated chancery delivered to Rabat, Morocco scores prestigious property award.

The Road to Rabat conjures all sorts of evocative images, but the successful installation of DFAT’s prefabricated chancery in Rabat, Morocco, affirms, for DFAT, ‘the code has been cracked – the problem has been solved’.

Australian property tech start-up PT Blink announces more senior leadership appointments as the company accelerates its cloud platform development and ecosystem building activities

Competition by ArchiCAD for prefabricated homes to form a ‘new kind of prefabricated community’.

The free-to-enter competition for prefabricated homes – organised by the ArchiCAD wooden structures add-on ArchiFrame is designed to challenge preconceptions that prefabricated homes are monotonous or lack creativity.

Environmental benefits and economic stimulation are among the reasons mass timber buildings look to gain a foothold in cities such as Toronto. Expect 10 to 12 mass timber multi-storey housing projects start to rise along main streets in the city next year, says Leith Moore, principal and founder of R-Hauz Solutions Inc., the company behind Ontario’s first six-storey mass timber residence, a pilot completed recently on Queen Street East in the Beach neighbourhood of Toronto.

Plant Prefab announced last week that it will open the US’s first automated prefabricated construction factory to build building multifamily developments and custom single-family modular homes. With an investment of US$30 million, the new 25,000 Sqm facility will be situated on 17 acres in the Tejon Ranch Commerce Center 65 kilometres south of Bakersfield, California.

National Precast is the peak body of the Australian precast concrete industry. Chief Executive Officer Sarah Bachmann offers updates from the Association and its members. Even before the infrastructure-led recovery out of the pandemic, the construction industry was facing a shortage of skilled workers in every state. It’s a phenomenon that has reached into the manufacturing sectors that supply construction, and that includes the precast industry.

UK specialist offsite manufacturing and construction company British Offsite completes construction of 14-storey residential tower in “just a few months”.

Proprietary building technology created by Sustainable Living Innovations (SLI) has global opportunities

Work has begun installing the high-performance building panels that form the 15-storey modular apartment building under construction in Seattle’s Belltown neighbourhood.

UK-based digital construction firm uses software platform to design, manufacture and deliver offsite constructed housing, but, it doesn’t own a factory.

Project launched in collaboration with AMGC to break down barriers to advance offsite construction.

Australia’s building codes and standards, along with the regulatory systems that apply to zoning land and approving the construction of buildings, are based on traditionally (conventionally) constructed buildings, products, practices and systems.

Autodesk, the Australian Constructors Association, Consult Australia, and the Infrastructure Sustainability Council has released a joint report to support the construction industry in reaching net zero.

The 2022-23 Budget will continue to create jobs, guarantee the essential services, and build a more secure and resilient Australia.

In a first-time collaboration, Autodesk along with Australian Constructors Association, Consult Australia and the Infrastructure Sustainability Council have released a report to support industry in accelerating a net zero future through the design and construction of the infrastructure pipeline.

Australian property tech start-up PT Blink has attracted a multi-million-dollar investment by the owners of Holland Partner Group (HPG), a major United States developer and operator of high-quality investment properties. Supporting PT Blink’s “do it and digitise it” strategy, the investment backs a partnership that will see PT Blink technology applied to HPG developments in the US as the cloud-based platform is being created.