Holder Homes takes on modular building with Vertex BD Holder Homes is a family-owned and operated residential builder specialising in bespoke architectural homes. Since its establishment in 2017, the company has quickly been gaining reputation by building carefully...
DfMA: Why Manufacturing Is the Key to Viability — Blog 4: New Principles for Scalability In my previous blog, I discussed the rise and fall of Katerra and presented several observations about what went wrong. For this fourth installment of my blog series about...
DfMA: Why Manufacturing Is the Key to Viability — Blog 3: Katerra and Lessons Learned The rise and fall of Katerra, which burned through more than $2 billion in just six years, is the most discussed story related to DfMA in decades. Blog Post May 2023 Pekka...
DfMA: Why Manufacturing Is the Key to Viability — Blog 2: Why DfMA? Design for manufacturing and assembly (DfMA) is a revolutionary approach to construction that is poised to reshape the economics of the global construction industry in the coming years. Image:...
DfMA: Why Manufacturing Is the Key to Viability – Blog 1: Introduction to DfMA and Its Core Principles What would you say is the difference between manufacturing and construction? There are many ways to approach this question, but the simplest distinction...
The Facts About Off-site Construction — Blog 5: Cross-laminated Timber A 2020 Vox article written by David Roberts summarized the rationale for the interest, excitement, and even irony in cross-laminated timber (CLT) building systems: “Architects, builders, and...
The Facts About Off-site Construction — Blog 4: Hybrid Construction Systems The previous two blogs of this series focused on panelized and volumetric modular off-site construction, which are among the most widely adopted approaches to off-site construction around the...
The Facts About Off-site Construction — Blog 3: Volumetric Modular Construction In this third blog of my series about off-site construction, I’ll discuss volumetric modular construction systems. This approach involves manufacturing 3D modules off-site and then...
The Facts About Off-site Construction — Blog 2: Panelized Construction In the initial blog of this series, I introduced off-site construction and some of the more widely used approaches for residential and commercial applications. In this blog, I’ll focus on panelized...
The Facts About Off-site Construction – Blog 1: Introduction Many people think all construction projects fall into two categories: site-built one piece at a time, or manufactured and delivered as a completed structure. However, there is an increasingly...
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