Wuhan’s Modular 10 day hospitals have ‘Got It Done’
Wuhan Authorities have suspended operations at all 16 of the city’s temporary hospitals—most erected and put into operation with remarkable speed and efficiency—View the time lapse video
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Kingspan TEK Gets Sporty at New Pavilion
The Kingspan TEK Building System of structural insulated panels (SIPs) has provided the bespoke, thermally efficient shell for a minimalist pavilion at Eton College’s Willowbrook Outdoor Sports Centre. The stunning single-storey building, designed by Lewandowski Architects, sits at the centre of the site and provides a range of facilities including changing rooms, toilets and a […]
The Pulse of Modular in the USA
Joe Beeton of Construction Dive reports on a recent USA survey. Modular Monitor: How GCs, trades and architects view offsite construction, by the numbers Survey responses from Dodge show that the professions are aligned on some aspects and at odds on others. Here’s what the data might mean for the future of offsite. Since Construction […]
Multi-million-pound investment to boost growth
Offsite construction specialists The McAvoy Group have secured a multi-million-pound investment from London-based Blantyre Capital. Although the specific level of financial backing is currently undisclosed, the company says the significant investment will support McAvoy in its continued growth in the offsite sector, and will also finance the group’s ambitious expansion programme. The McAvoy family – […]
£45m for Welsh Modular Housing Announced
Housing Minister, Julie James has announced that factory-made ‘modular’ housing should be used to quickly increase the number of high-quality social and affordable homes being built across Wales – part of a new Welsh Government strategy to kick-start the modern methods of construction industry. The Welsh Government wants councils to build far more Council homes […]
Fresh ideas for Interior Doors in 2020
As a new decade commences, professionals everywhere are seeking fresh inspiration for interiors, whether for commercial spaces or residential living. This desire for innovative performance and trend-setting designs is most notable when it comes to interior doors, whose influence upon a room can have a marked effect on the surrounding décor, lifting and invigorating adjacent […]
Hassle-free insulated precast concrete flooring
With three key projects under the spotlight, we hear more about Spantherm – the innovative insulated precast concrete ground-floor system which is being adopted by a growing number of housebuilders and developers in GB. By producing high performance insulated structural concrete units offsite Creagh have redefined the speed of installing a fully insulated ground-floor. Spantherm […]
Green Life Buildings – the Future of Construction: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road
Here’s a question.: Are Modern Methods of Construction modern? Or are they old? Or are they both? In 21st century Britain, they are as modern as the Pyramids were in their day, as modern as the Athens Parthenon, Roman Aqueducts, the Coliseum, medieval cathedrals, groin vaults, pointed arches, flying buttresses, flushing toilets or the Eiffel […]
How Pipe Insulation Can Support Thermal Comfort
By Carl Davison Technical Services Manager at Kingspan Industrial Insulation. Thermal comfort has become the focus of increasing attention in recent years as designers and project teams look to create a healthier built environment. Whilst the enhanced thermal performance and airtightness provided by some offsite envelope solutions can help to make indoor conditions more easily […]
JCB launches its first ever Rotating Telehandler
JCB, the world’s number one telehandler manufacturer, is extending its portfolio, with the launch of a totally new JCB rotating telescopic handler. Recognising the growth in popularity of rotating machines with heavier lift capacities across Europe, the company will initially launch the JCB 5.5-210, offering a maximum lift capacity of 5.5 tonnes and a maximum […]