The concept of modular construction may seem foreign to some, but it is gaining traction as a safe and efficient means of building. In fact, COVID accelerated the pace of prefabrication and modular ...

The Benson Estates, as they will soon be known, were just empty side-by-side lots earlier this week. By Friday, the entire frame of a 3,600-square-foot single-family home sat one of the North Benson ...

In recent years, researchers and companies have been exploring new ways to improve buildings through analytics software, prefabrication, connected devices, new materials and construction automation.

Pre-COVID times, I attended an AEC industry summit in which there was a panel of experts consisting of a property developer, an investment advisor, a real-estate consultant, an architect, and a ...

Architects often say that limitations force a designer to be more creative. A tight budget, scarce materials, or a difficult building site can push an architect to new ideas and innovative forms. In ...

Sustainability and savings are two attractive perks when purchasing "green" modular homes. "What we try to do is build energy efficient, maintenance free homes," said Jim Hines, owner of Westport ...

SOMERSET — About 25 years ago, David Megna was building the first house in a 20-lot subdivision in Fall River. But the construction of the house was taken a long time and atty. Megna was getting ...

For the past five years, the construction industry has struggled to keep projects on time and on budget. Every change order can push schedules back by months, even years, leaving developers exposed to ...

Lakewood, N.J. – Modular Closets, with the mantra Closets For All, debuted its core products in 2015 aiming to simplify and standardize the custom closet concept with its modular, do-it-yourself (DIY) ...

LSI, long a provider of storage components for OEM vendors, is moving to support custom system builders with a new family of configurable storage products. LSI this week unveiled the CTS2600 family of ...