Olivia Young is a writer, fact checker, and green living expert passionate about tiny living, climate advocacy, and all things nature. She holds a degree in Journalism from Ohio University. Modular ...

Engineers have calculated the potential cost savings for builders who opt for modular construction techniques to avoid lengthy and expensive holdups caused by poor weather. Rising material prices, ...

A duplex bound for Nantucket got its start last October as a stack of lumber at one end of a cavernous factory in Vermont. Over the course of 12 days, carpenters, plumbers and finishers worked on the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (NewsNation) — After learning about the homelessness crisis in his hometown of London, Ontario, an 18-year-old engineering student ...

Late one night last fall, eight flatbed trucks lined up at the foot of the George Washington Bridge and waited. When the clock struck midnight and they got the green light, the trucks crossed the ...

Modular design and construction has been around for decades, yet evaluating its long-term viability for multifamily is complex. Some indicators suggest that modular is steadily gaining traction in the ...

With a surge in global population projected to double the number of buildings over the next 30 years, modular construction emerges as a sustainable solution to claim a significant share of the $373 ...

For the past five years, the construction industry has struggled to keep projects on time and on budget. Every change order can push schedules back by months, even years, leaving developers exposed to ...

Larger-than-life Legos. A twist on tiny houses. Upscale upcycling. At the end of the day, a relatively new building method in housing and property structures starts with a plain, steel shipping ...

Rising material prices, labour shortages, interest rate hikes and rainy weather have created a perfect storm for the construction industry in the past 12 months, sending many builders to the wall. Of ...