According to a new report by Allied Market Research, the offsite construction industry is expected to see rapid growth over the next ten years. The swing towards offsite construction is thanks in part to a global trend towards urbanization and an increase in...

Net Zero Relies on MMC and Offsite Construction Despite offsite manufacturing and other modern methods of construction (MMC) beginning to gain traction in the construction industry, the relationship between them and the achievement of Net Zero is often overlooked. In...

With Ireland  and the UK currently experiencing a critical shortage of housing and other properties, offsite construction remains the best chance to meet the growing demand. To leverage modern methods of construction, or MMC, and to maximise its potential, a...

Building solutions innovator Etex has announced the acquisition of Horizon Offsite. This acquisition will further the company’s European modular ambitions and boost its ability to deliver offsite building solutions in Ireland and the UK. You can read more about this...

Ireland is suffering from a chronic housing shortage. The construction industry simply cannot keep up with the growing demand, and with a population projected to increase by nearly 37 percent over the next 30 years, there is a pressing need for solutions. Underscoring...

Building Information Modeling, or BIM, is very much part of the construction industry’s lexicon these days, with architects, engineers, and the construction industry using modelling software to design and manage the construction of buildings. However, a shortcoming of...

As referenced here previously, the 17 United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to promote prosperity and protect the planet include Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Responsible Consumption and Production, and...

As construction struggles to meet the demand for new homes, it’s time to incentivize modern construction methods (MMC). Or so argues Ian Atkinson, Partner at law firm Womble Bond Dickinson, writing in  ThePlanner . With the Rebuilding Ireland action plan to build...

Earlier this week, in the midst of negative housing stories across the media, the Irish Examiner ran an interesting article with an equally interesting headline ‘Sustainable homes for under €150k? It’s doable’. You can read the article in full here:...

“Manufacturing cannot exist without digital - it goes hand in hand.” Earlier this year, Construction News hosted a live webinar Transforming Construction Operations & Upskilling the Workforce, exploring how the industry can embrace a more digital, flexible and...