The building and construction (B&C) industry remains one of the highest greenhouse gas
emitting and resource intensive sectors globally. Despite the recent trend to use renewable …

Modular timber construction embodies a pioneering and eco-friendly methodology within the
building sector. With the notable progress made in manufacturing technologies and the …

Tall timber building is today both possible and desirable due to the advantages that timber
construction offers the industry in terms of productivity gains and sustainable development …

Modular projects can be of higher quality, a safer, faster and more predictable construction
process, and less environmental nuisance compared to a traditional on-site project. High …

What does “transforming” construction mean?–Where is it, who is doing the transforming,
and how (and when) do we know it is happening? In Construction Management and …

Integrated material practice in free-form timber structures is a practice-led research project at
CITA (Centre for IT and Architecture) that develops a digitally-augmented material practice …

Modular construction has the potential to improve housing quality, speed up delivery and
reduce building costs–so why isn't everyone doing it? This practical handbook combines …

This chapter illustrates how the adoption of a knowledge-based engineering approach may
provide a powerful tool for the industrialised house building sector to manage the complex …

This article describes the potential that co-design and marketing strategies have on
increasing the consumption of energy-efficient dwellings. It explains how Japanese …

Traditional approaches to modular construction progress monitoring and quality control with
stringent and tight tolerances for on-site and off-site assembly processes are usually based …