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CMC and InQuik’s Modular Bridge Technology Heads to America

sarahrudge — Thu, 04 Jul 2024 10:44:40 +0000

In a significant move set to redefine the U.S. bridge construction landscape, Commercial Metals Company (CMC) has announced a strategic partnership with Australian firm InQuik. This collaboration aims to introduce InQuik’s innovative modular bridge component system to the American market. The partnership’s primary objective is to enhance the efficiency, durability, and cost-effectiveness of bridge…

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How DIRTT creates dynamic spaces that adapt and evolve in response to changing needs

Iain — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 15:36:00 +0000

DIRTT is an interior construction company, specializing in providing prefabricated, layered-modular construction for interiors, delivered with innovative processes and technologies. Spaces built with DIRTT’s construction system are customizable for Day One and adaptable from Day Two and beyond. The system provides total design freedom and greater certainty in cost, schedule, and outcomes…

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Matisen Anders and Jeffrey Chiu highlight the unassuming versatility of phone booths in the built environment

Iain — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 14:39:53 +0000

Privacy booths, or phone booths, are an adapted technology developed to accommodate an ever-changing commercial landscape. As open office spaces rise in popularity to foster internal collaboration, quiet spaces for phone calls and virtual meetings remain necessary. Privacy booths supply an innovative solution for creating a private, acoustically insulated space. However, they face challenges in…

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Thinking outside the box – Modular versus stick-built, and the case for the future of construction

Iain — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 10:24:57 +0000

There are many deeply held misconceptions and stigmas surrounding mobile construction, which could, in part, account for why modular construction’s overall market share of the construction industry was 5.5 percent in 2021, despite its speed, versatility, quality, and environmentally friendly benefits. Aligning with these misconceptions, modular construction is rarely viewed as an alternative…

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