VBC says its steel modular system supports towers up to 35 stories, targeting high cost urban infill markets and labor gaps.

Modular construction remains a booming trend across the contracting world. Modular design helps solve housing shortages, speeds up construction, and addresses rebuilding work after natural disasters.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jamie Hailstone is a U.K-based reporter, who covers sustainability. From the heavy use of raw materials to logistics and ...

Michael Kuhn (left) of Jendoco Construction Corp., and Joshua Lorenz (right) of Meyer Unkovic & Scott. Precision craftsmanship is a key to a successful project using modular construction, a building ...

Europe has a housing crisis and a construction industry that can't keep up. Is modular construction, homes built in factories ...

Those utilizing modular construction techniques occupy a unique position that doesn’t fit neatly within traditional building industry models. Without first adequately communicating responsibilities on ...

The word “modular” may conjure images of job-site trailers and portable classrooms. But permanent modular construction is a different animal, one that has benefited considerably from the integration ...

Multifamily developers may finally be about to embrace modular construction. “Something of a perfect storm may be forming that changes the equation for modular construction,” says Rick Haughey, vice ...

There is no shortage of developers or builders who have tried prefabrication and now swear against it. I hear more and more, “we tried it and it didn’t work.” Yet, some are achieving huge success. But ...

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 ...

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 ...

As the healthcare industry continues to evolve, the demand for more flexible and efficient hospital infrastructure is on the rise. Modular hospital construction offers a solution to this growing need ...