Pre-fab and Modular Construction
Below are articles from the latest Pre-fab and Modular Construction Special Feature.
Feature Articles - Pre-fab and Modular Construction
![鈥楧ay care in a box鈥 brings pre-fab child care facilities to rural Manitoba](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/PC-231024-OakBluffDaycareMainWEB-PM-300x169.png)
鈥楧ay care in a box鈥 brings pre-fab child care facilities to rural Manitoba
Just as there is a great need for housing in 新澳门六合彩开奖结果2023, there are also not enough c...
Projects
![Office space glut leading to hotel pods, room and suite conversions](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Pod-for-office-spaceMainWEB-PM-300x169.png)
Office space glut leading to hotel pods, room and suite conversions
Metro Vancouver鈥檚 glut of unused office space is causing cities to look at uses...
Economic , Projects
![Small pre-fab water treatment plant the right fit for remote B.C. community](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/PC-AWC-Water-Treatment-PlantMainWEB-PM-300x169.png)
Small pre-fab water treatment plant the right fit for remote B.C. community
Although pre-fab construction is known mostly for building houses, offices and r...
Infrastructure , Projects
![Could Aladdin鈥檚 vintage pre-fab mail order homes make a dent in today鈥檚 housing costs?](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/FRONT-PK-Aladdin-WindsorMainWEB-PM-300x169.png)
Could Aladdin鈥檚 vintage pre-fab mail order homes make a dent in today鈥檚 housing costs?
The cost of a mail order kit for a 1,200-square-foot model home named The Windso...
Projects
![Want to build prefab housing? Read these tips from the top](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/PC-Modular-panelMainWEB-PM-300x169.png)
Want to build prefab housing? Read these tips from the top
Prefabricated construction has been touted as what we need to build the millions...
Projects , Technology
![Shipping container modules adapted for under-cover work](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Container-Cover-Photo-1MainWEB-PM-300x169.png)
Shipping container modules adapted for under-cover work
With more inclement weather events occurring, shipping containers are being adap...
Projects
![New Vancouver community centre makes creative use of mass timber](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/marpole-community-centre-streetviewMainWEB-PM-300x169.png)
New Vancouver community centre makes creative use of mass timber
Marpole Community Centre, located in a residential neighbourhood in southwest Va...
Projects , Resource
![Surging population and immigration growth pushing fast-fix schools](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/JS-PrefabSchools-coquitlamMainWEB-PM-300x169.png)
Surging population and immigration growth pushing fast-fix schools
B.C. is leading Western 新澳门六合彩开奖结果2023 as it launches deep into prefab schools with its...
Infrastructure , Projects
![Toronto on the cusp of a major modular housing transition](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/GC_ModularConstructionMainWEB-PM-300x169.png)
Toronto on the cusp of a major modular housing transition
The City of Toronto is taking concrete action to accelerate modular and rapid-bu...
Projects , Technology
![Garden suites beginning to bloom in Mississauga as one way to tackle housing crisis](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/PG-3-DO-STUDIO-SCENE-1-BLUE-WOOD-SIDINGMainWEB-PM-300x169.png)
Garden suites beginning to bloom in Mississauga as one way to tackle housing crisis
There has been a lot of movement in housing policies and initiatives in the last...
Projects
![Kitchener鈥檚 55 Franklin project a sequence and CLT showcase](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/FRONT-DO-20231211_110220MainWEB-PM-300x169.png)
Kitchener鈥檚 55 Franklin project a sequence and CLT showcase
Sequential construction and the use of cross-laminated timber (CLT) is speeding...
Projects , Technology
![Repeatability at scale the key to success for modular construction](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/PG-3-JB-Virginia-Street-Studios-AO-ArchitectsMainWEB2-PM-300x169.png)
Repeatability at scale the key to success for modular construction
So many factors suggest a promising future for modular home construction in Nort...
Technology , US News
![Governments see modular as part of 新澳门六合彩开奖结果2023鈥檚 housing solution](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/PG-3-2-landmark-homes-factoryMainWEB-PM-300x169.png)
Governments see modular as part of 新澳门六合彩开奖结果2023鈥檚 housing solution
Government initiatives, both federally and provincially, addressing the national...
Government , Technology
![Artificial intelligence and the future of modular and pre-fab construction](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/07/PC-pre-fab-AI-and-modularMainWEB-prefab-300x169.png)
Artificial intelligence and the future of modular and pre-fab construction
Those in the know say artificial intelligence (AI) 鈥 the ability of computer sof...
Technology
![Modular construction comes to the mountains](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/07/PC-Pre-fab-mountains-HI-Jasper-ExteriorMainWEB-prefab-300x169.png)
Modular construction comes to the mountains
The demand for affordable accommodations in Jasper National Park, located on the...
Projects
![Rebuild Ukraine contest winners showcase Speedstac modular construction designs](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/07/DO-1st-place-studentMainWEB-prefab-300x169.png)
Rebuild Ukraine contest winners showcase Speedstac modular construction designs
The winning designs of an architectural contest that could be the model for rebu...
Associations
![Can modular help house the homeless?](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/07/PC-pre-fab-aster-placeMainWEB-prefab-300x169.png)
Can modular help house the homeless?
Many Canadian cities are 鈥渉ome鈥 to hundreds or even thousands of people who don鈥...
Technology
![Modular master plan communities filling retirement market gap](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/07/JS-prefab-modular-photo2MainWEB-prefab-300x169.png)
Modular master plan communities filling retirement market gap
Freeport Ltd., a modular manufacturer based in Westbank, Kelowna, is carving a d...
Projects , Technology
![Next-gen mass timber touted as way for buildings to ascend to 20 storeys](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/07/MAIN-PC-pre-fab-next-gen-modularMainWED-prefab-300x169.png)
Next-gen mass timber touted as way for buildings to ascend to 20 storeys
Dr. Tony Yang, a professor of civil and mechanical engineering at the University...
Projects , Technology
![Big or small, off site constructors are building on their foundations](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/07/PG3-IH_NRBModularSolutionsMainWEB-prefab-300x169.png)
Big or small, off site constructors are building on their foundations
Multi-unit housing is one of the fastest growing areas of modular construction a...
Labour
![Integrating food production in building designs with modular farms](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/07/JS-pre-fab-Corey-AlidaMainWEB-prefab-300x169.png)
Integrating food production in building designs with modular farms
Imagine living in a large multi-unit residential building (MURB) and picking up...
Projects
![Modular mass timber helps create urgently needed child care centre](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/07/FRONT-DO-St.-Thomas-Outdoor-Rear-Play-AreaMainWEB-prefab-300x169.png)
Modular mass timber helps create urgently needed child care centre
A modular mass timber construction delivery system helped speed up the building...
Labour
![Perfect storm fills sales in the modular construction sector](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/07/PG-3-IH-modular-trends-NOMODICMainWEB-prefab-300x169.png)
Perfect storm fills sales in the modular construction sector
After 20 years or more making slow gains, modular construction is on the verge o...
Projects , Technology
![Ontario ICI contractor pivots entire business, moves to modular](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/07/FRONT-DO-BECC-024MainWEB-prefab-300x169.png)
Ontario ICI contractor pivots entire business, moves to modular
COVID-19 placed numerous challenges on the construction industry, including mand...
Labour
![Volumetric modular housing: A made-to-measure answer for housing shortages](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/07/PG-3-JB-Pauquachin-Modular-Indigenous-HousingMainWEB-prefab-300x169.png)
Volumetric modular housing: A made-to-measure answer for housing shortages
It鈥檚 time to cast aside any prejudices about pre-fabricated residential developm...
Infrastructure
![COVID seen as a pre-fab proving ground for medical care and health sciences](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/07/lakeridge-health-long-term-careMainWEB-prefab-300x169.png)
COVID seen as a pre-fab proving ground for medical care and health sciences
No single event in recent times has challenged the construction industry as much...
Infrastructure , OH&S , Projects
More Editorial Features
Latest Infographics
![](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/03/infographic-1-US-mega-projects-2020-thumbnail-360x257-1.jpg)
Top 20 U.S. Mega Project Starts
In 2020, there were 11 projects valued at $1 billion or more each, and 26 projec...
![](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/03/infographic1-Canadian-urban-population-thumbnail.jpg)
新澳门六合彩开奖结果2023's Urban Population Growth
This infographic looks at the surge in 新澳门六合彩开奖结果2023's urban population growth.
![](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/12/infographic8-Canadian-demographics-thumbnail.jpg)
Canadian Demographics
This infographic looks at the latest Canadian population growth rates.
Most Read Articles
![Canadian construction spared in TFW crackdown](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/shutterstock_594218537WEB-300x169.jpg)
Canadian construction spared in TFW crackdown
新澳门六合彩开奖结果2023鈥檚 construction sector was spared as the federal Liberal government announ...
Government , Labour
![Climate and Construction: Natural gas bans hit a legal shut-off valve](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/11/Bleasby_Climate6-01-300x169.png)
Climate and Construction: Natural gas bans hit a legal shut-off valve
Ambitions to ban the new installations of natural gas appliances and mechanical...
Government , US News
![$1.1 billion NextGen mill project making history in Saint John, N.B.](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/08/FRONT-GC-NB-mill-Rendering-1-A-view-of-the-mill-once-it-is-completed-MAINWEB-300x169.jpg)
$1.1 billion NextGen mill project making history in Saint John, N.B.
Pre-planning engineering work has started for construction of a new recovery boi...
Projects
![Stakeholders spar: What鈥檚 to blame for declining homebuilding productivity?](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/08/DW-construction-productivity-BIM-MAINWEB-300x168.jpg)
Stakeholders spar: What鈥檚 to blame for declining homebuilding productivity?
Two recently published articles on homebuilding productivity in 新澳门六合彩开奖结果2023, one buil...
Labour
![$3.6B South Niagara Hospital celebrates one-year construction milestone](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/08/AG-South-Niagara-Hospital-project-rendering-MAINWEB-300x169.jpg)
$3.6B South Niagara Hospital celebrates one-year construction milestone
It鈥檚 been just over a year since ground was broken on the massive South Niagara...
Projects
![Muskoka townhouse development aims to be a 鈥楴ordic zen鈥](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/08/AG-Luna-Bay-development-pic-MAINWEB-300x169.jpg)
Muskoka townhouse development aims to be a 鈥楴ordic zen鈥
A new waterfront townhouse development in Muskoka, Ont. is looking to bring peop...
Infrastructure
![新澳门六合彩开奖结果2023 鈥榳alking the talk鈥 to sustainable infrastructure future: KPMG](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/11/Economic_06-768x432.jpg)
新澳门六合彩开奖结果2023 鈥榳alking the talk鈥 to sustainable infrastructure future: KPMG
新澳门六合彩开奖结果2023 is walking the talk when it comes to embracing sustainable technology and...
Government , Infrastructure
![Trades, supporters pledge to march on Labour Day](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/05/shutterstock_641982598-e1557328966574-300x169.jpg)
Trades, supporters pledge to march on Labour Day
TORONTO - Ontario鈥檚 workers and their supporters are celebrating Labour Day acro...