Modular construction works for luxury homes, too
Modular construction, long associated with mobile homes, has gone high-end. A market is developing for luxury modular homes as...
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Warren Buffett bets on modular construction
The Oracle of Omaha is making a contrarian bet on modular construction. MiTek, a Missouri construction company owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, is launching a new modular building venture, the Wall Street Journal...
Tiny home on Amazon goes viral, sells out
The Amazon effect has come to the tiny home market. A kit to build a small studio-style cabin sold out almost instantly after its post on the e-commerce giant went viral. The maker of...
Marriott to build the tallest modular hotel in the world in NoMad
UPDATE, Monday, August 5, 2019: The next chapter in the arms race to build the tallest hotel using modular...
City issues first affordable housing RFP requiring modular construction
The city’s requests for proposals often come with affordable housing requirements, but this one has a rare proviso: The...
Stop, hammer time: Q&A with NYC construction boss Anthony Rinaldi
The world’s tallest modular hotel, according to its builder, is also the “worst nightmare” for union construction companies. “Modular...
City’s hospitals turn to modular construction as they spend billions updating facilities
As the region’s healthcare institutions spend billions to modernize and expand their facilities, hospitals in the city are turning...
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Are oversized Lego blocks the building material of the future?
NYC lost its one its only modular home manufactures at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in 2016. Still, modular...
CitizenM developing pre-fab hotel on the Bowery
Hotel developer and operator citizenM is planning the 20-story, 300-room project at 185 Bowery. A Dutch company constructed the...
California developer might use shipping containers for
low-income housing
California developer John Sobrato spent decades building offices for Silicon Valley tech giants. These days the billionaire businessman wants...
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