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MBI Issues Policy Position on Tariffs & Their Impact on Modular Construction. Read the statement here.

KOPE Secures £5.5m Seed Investment

KOPE Secures £5.5m Seed Investment Offsite construction software company KOPE raises £5.5m in seed funding to accelerate the shift away from traditional construction. KOPE, the only-purpose built software platform for offsite construction, is pleased to announce a £5.5m Seed round led by Socii Capital with participation from Autodesk, Saint-Gobain, Barton Malow Ventures, Halkin Private Capital…

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UNB OCRC Student Competition Crowns 2023 Offsite Construction Design Contest Winners

Modular construction rendering from 2023 UNB OCRC Student Competition winners

For the third year in a row, the University of New Brunswick’s Off-Site Construction Research Centre presented its Off-site Construction Student Design Competition. This competition—presented again by the Modular Building Institute (MBI)—showcased student design innovation in modular, prefabricated, panelized, and other types of off-site construction and featured entries from dozens of interdisciplinary collegiate teams across Canada.

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Panel Built Inc. to Manufacture Prefabricated Electrical Houses

Panel Built Inc. to Manufacture Prefabricated Electrical Houses Getting electrical equipment housed is now quick and simple thanks to Panel Built’s new modular E-Houses. Panel Built Inc. has announced that it has added a new product to its lineup: E-Houses. E-Houses, short for “electrical houses,” are prefabricated substations used as electrical control buildings. They’re a simple…

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The Commonwealth of Virginia Revolutionizes the Building Industry by Being the First State to Adopt ICC/MBI Off-Site Construction Standards

The Commonwealth of Virginia Revolutionizes the Building Industry by Being the First State to Adopt ICC/MBI Off-Site Construction Standards The adoption marks Virginia’s commitment to the expanded use of off-site construction and the promotion of greater regulatory consistency The Commonwealth of Virginia has approved the adoption of ICC/MBI Standards 1200 and 1205 as a part…

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Safe & Green Holdings Corp. Announces That David Cross, VP of Sales and Business Development, Has Been Selected to Serve on MBI’s Government Affairs Committee

Safe & Green Holdings Corp. Announces That David Cross, VP of Sales and Business Development, Has Been Selected to Serve on the Modular Building Institute’s Government Affairs Committee Safe & Green Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SGBX) (“Safe & Green Holdings” or the “Company”), a leading developer, designer, and fabricator of modular structures for residential, commercial, and…

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Building at the Intersection of Housing Affordability & Energy Conversation

This action item, presented at the SGC’s October 2023 meeting, details the SGC’s “Resolution to support energy-efficient factory-built housing to meet the State’s climate, housing and equity goals” and identifies its next steps to help fund further development of factory-built housing.

Tasked with looking at how the state of California can best house its growing population while meeting its aggressive energy, housing, transportation, land use, and equity goals, the California Strategic Growth Council (SGC) faces a slew of challenges. But, if the outlook of SGC Executive Director Lynn von Koch-Liebert is any indication, it’s only a matter of time before those challenges are successfully met.

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Study Quantifies Modular’s Wood Waste Savings

Killingsworth’s research compared the raw weight of lumber removed from the job site (roll-off weight of dumpsters processed by the waste hauler) with the wood waste created at the modular plant. Those amounts were then divided by the square footage and the total wall height of each project to come up with an average amount of waste.

A recent study commissioned by MBI and carried out at Colorado State University shows that when it comes to optimizing the circular economics of a construction project, modular is the preferred way to build (when compared to traditional ground-up framing techniques).

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For True Modular Building, Sustainability is Part of Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

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For Carel van Duuren, the 71-year-old CEO of True Modular Building, sustainability is more than just his legacy—he’s thinking about the future of society at large. How do you make things infinitely repeatable and simple? How can you make sure you’re contributing to the economy without adding extra waste or using increasingly precious resources? And how can you do this, and quickly?

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Newest Line of Container Buildings Broadens Modular’s Reach

Wilmot Modular’s newest line of mobile storage and office buildings is set to expand the reach of modular buildings into remote locations. Their Smart Line – Hybrid Series of container offices and storage buildings provides almost instant connectivity and power in locations that are off-grid, on-grid, or anywhere in between.

Wilmot Modular’s newest line of mobile storage and office buildings is set to expand the reach of modular buildings into remote locations. Their Smart Line – Hybrid Series of container offices and storage buildings provides almost instant connectivity and power in locations that are off-grid, on-grid, or anywhere in between.

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