Modular Builder VBC On the Verge of $25-Million Buy for Katerra Assets
CEO Vaughan Buckley says VBC will reach out to some Katerra employees and customers.
Off-Site Construction in 2020: Small But Poised to Grow
Just 3% of all single-family home construction came from off-site methods, but the National…
Why Do Builders Continue to Use Lumber?
Despite skyrocketing prices and supply shortages, few home builders are willing to use construction…
Material Issues Spark Interest in Building Innovations
Exploring the use of alternative methods and materials, such as structural insulated panels and…
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Off-Site Construction
Home Building Innovations Working Overseas Could Benefit U.S.
The housing crisis or the supply chain disruption are unique experiences to the U.S., but other countries have tackled the issues in ways uncommon…
NAHB
3 Reasons Off-Site Construction Could Help Shape the Future of Housing
Off-site construction is an innovative approach to challenges that impact the home building industry, like disaster relief or costs attributed to…
Building Technology
Katerra Received $2 Billion in Funding—Why Did It Fail?
Katerra emerged as one of the largest and most funded prefab and industrialized construction companies out there, yet it wasn’t enough to keep the…
Building Technology
SoftBank-Backed Construction Technology Startup Katerra Set to Close
Katerra started with a hefty goal: to revolutionize the $12 trillion global construction industry. Founded in 2015, the company received $1…
Off-Site Construction
This Modular Construction Company Plans to Succeed Where Others Fail
A newly launched Berkshire Hathaway-backed modular construction company says it’s taking a new approach to factory-based construction, and it…
Off-Site Construction
How the Pandemic Will Shape the Future of Off-Site Residential Construction
Productivity in home construction lags behind almost every other industry, while inefficiencies and waste hurt profits and growth. Is off-site construction the answer to building homes faster and more affordably and easing current supply and labor issues?
Off-Site Construction
More Builders Want to Use Off-Site Construction Methods, Survey Finds
A survey of 300 builders found that more are interested in increasing their use of off-site construction practices within the next five years,…
Off-Site Construction
Modular Will Be Worth It
Modular projects need different timelines, a different set of stakeholders, and therefore deserve a different process to be successful.
Innovation
The Downside of 3D Home Printing
New communities developed through 3D printing have been making headlines, from a 15 net-zero home community in Rancho Mirage, Calif. to the first…
Innovation
This Company Says It Can Produce 1,000 Homes From One Factory
California-based modular building company S2A Modular wants to build hundreds of net-positive energy homes and plans to do it faster than…
