Modular and Construction News
Modular news:
- People are leaving traditional builds that take months and can cost more than R$ 2,500 per sqm, to invest in shipping containers that become 119 sqm modular homes, with three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a large kitchen, and glass walls, almost ready to live o - CPG Click Petróleo e Gáson May 12, 2026
People are leaving traditional builds that take months and can cost more than R$ 2,500 per sqm, to invest in shipping containers that become 119 sqm modular homes, with three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a large kitchen, and glass walls, almost ready to live o CPG Click Petróleo e Gás
- People are leaving traditional builds that take months and can cost more than R$ 2,500 per sqm, to invest in shipping containers that become 119 sqm modular homes, with three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a large kitchen, and glass walls, almost ready to live o - CPG Click Petróleo e Gáson May 12, 2026
People are leaving traditional builds that take months and can cost more than R$ 2,500 per sqm, to invest in shipping containers that become 119 sqm modular homes, with three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a large kitchen, and glass walls, almost ready to live o CPG Click Petróleo e Gás
- Community garden in 'forgotten corner' of Bangor appeals to build new modular hub - North Wales Chronicleon May 12, 2026
Community garden in 'forgotten corner' of Bangor appeals to build new modular hub North Wales Chronicle
- JMB Modular applies manufacturing logic to housing production in regional Victoria - Built Offsiteon May 12, 2026
JMB Modular applies manufacturing logic to housing production in regional Victoria Built Offsite
- Prefab homes and AI to ‘fix’ our housing crisis - The Australianon May 12, 2026
Prefab homes and AI to ‘fix’ our housing crisis The Australian
- Shape Australia Signals Strong FY26 with Record Project Wins and Expanding Backlog - TradingViewon May 12, 2026
Shape Australia Signals Strong FY26 with Record Project Wins and Expanding Backlog TradingView
- Ehsan Noroozinejad on surviving turbulent construction costs - ArchitectureAuon May 12, 2026
Ehsan Noroozinejad on surviving turbulent construction costs ArchitectureAu
- Video: Opinion | Tom Steyer’s Plan to Fix Modular Housing - The New York Timeson May 12, 2026
Video: Opinion | Tom Steyer’s Plan to Fix Modular Housing The New York Times
- Video: Opinion | Tom Steyer’s Plan to Fix Modular Housing - The New York Timeson May 12, 2026
Video: Opinion | Tom Steyer’s Plan to Fix Modular Housing The New York Times
- CPAC Modular Launches First RIAI‑Approved CPD Course on MMC - Irish building magazineon May 11, 2026
CPAC Modular Launches First RIAI‑Approved CPD Course on MMC Irish building magazine
Construction news:
- Massachusetts startup launches ‘largest robot data factory in the US’by Nathan Owens on May 12, 2026
Manufacturing Dive recently visited Tutor Intelligence's new headquarters in Watertown, where the firm is seeing growing demand for its autonomous robots.
- Chicago’s construction market buoyed by infrastructure, entertainment buildsby Matthew Thibault on May 12, 2026
Large expansions on the Red Line and at O’Hare International Airport are capturing attention. A stadium, a casino and an M&A deal mark other Windy City building news.
- Utah Nears Completion of 17-Year, 49-Mile Spanish Fork–Santaquin Pipelineon May 11, 2026
Crews in southern Utah County are nearing completion on one of the most consequential water infrastructure projects in the Western U.S.
- $4B Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Megaproject Breaks Groundby gottliebb@enr.com (Bryan Gottlieb) on May 11, 2026
Construction has begun on the $4-billion Brent Spence Bridge Corridor megaproject, launching a cable-stayed interstate overhaul targeting one of America’s busiest freight bottlenecks.
- Data centers remain ‘largest driver behind growth’ in construction planningby Sebastian Obando on May 11, 2026
Nonresidential planning accelerated in April after a slow start to the year, according to Dodge Construction Network.
- Western Kentucky U., With Gilbane, Launches $350M Residential Housing Transformationby manniona@enr.com (Annemarie Mannion) on May 11, 2026
University in Bowling Green, Ky., plans to break ground this fall on project to transform all student residential living spaces, the largest residential investment in its history.
- Lilly to invest extra $4.5B across Indiana manufacturingby Nathan Owens on May 11, 2026
The Indianapolis-based company expanded its spend to ensure it can meet growing demand for genetic therapies and weight-loss drugs.
- Bechtel Boosts Role in Nuclear Power Resurgence With New Union Apprenticeship Pacton May 11, 2026
The global contractor signed a memorandum of understanding with North America’s Building Trades Unions to advance union apprenticeship training to deliver advanced nuclear projects at scale.
- How trust is built in AI-assisted preconstruction workflowsby Shiva Dhawan, Co-founder & CEO, Attentive.ai on May 11, 2026
Estimators don’t adopt AI overnight. Trust grows through consistency, review and measured outcomes.
- Fluor posts ‘messy’ Q1 with drop in awards, revenueby Sebastian Obando on May 8, 2026
Results were "well shy of expectations," wrote a senior research analyst, as the contractor reported a 54% YOY decline in new awards.
