Can Modular Have a Moment in Mass.?
After decades of optimistic talk that modular construction will be a piece of the puzzle addressing the housing crisis, tangible examples are starting to fit together.
WATCH: Inside Mass. Robotic Builder’s Factory
Modular homebuilder Reframe Systems opened up its pilot factory in Andover for a public tour as part of Boston Tech Week on Wednesday.
Solving the Affordable Equation Off-Site
A nearly completed affordable housing project in Dorchester could serve as a model for future use of modular and off-site construction in multifamily developments.
Hot Property: Dorchester Passive House Development
Passive House-style building shells are complete at a 12-unit affordable housing project being built on formerly vacant, city-owned properties in Dorchester.
BSA Symposium Highlights Housing Innovation
Massachusetts must center design throughout the entire life cycle of housing: how we regulate, finance, build and live together.
Modular Builder Reframe Raises $20M to Scale ADU ‘Microfactories’
Andover-based housing startup Reframe Systems announced Tuesday that it’s raised $20 million to built a series of “microfactories” to crank out modular buildings like ADUs and three-deckers.
Cracking the Affordability Code for Builders
Controlling project costs is a make-or-break proposition for multifamily developers. At Greenstaxx, it’s Julia Hansen’s job to introduce them to the company’s modular construction technology.
Correction: Mass. Modular Construction Approvals ‘Riddled with Inefficiencies’
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Ramping Up Housing Production Through Robotics
As a growing number of Massachusetts communities permit construction of small infill housing models, VC-backed Andover startup Reframe Robotics sees an opening to industrialize housing production.
MAPC, Four Cities Team Up to Lure Modular Housing Factory
The Boston area’s quasi-public regional planning agency and four cities are splitting a $3 million federal grant that’s intended to lay the groundwork for luring a modular housing factory to the area.
Former MIT VP Raises $4.5M for Construction Tech Startup
Former MIT Vice President Israel Ruiz has raised a $4.5 million seed investment from his former employer to launch WoHo, a technology platform intended to streamline the building design and construction process.
Innovation, Grassroots Support Drove Newtonville Development
The 28 Austin mixed-use development transformed an municipal parking lot into 68 apartments and 5,000 square feet of retail with two innovative strategies: modular construction and grassroots support.
Porter Square is Getting a Rock and Roll Daycare
A Montessori-inspired daycare center will occupy the entire first floor of The Rand, a condo development by Cambridge-based Urban Spaces and StoneRiver Properties.
Hot Property: 28 Austin
NEI General Contracting has completed construction of 28 Austin, a 68-unit modular mixed-use development built on a former Newtonville municipal parking lot.
A Graphic Example of Reuse in Sullivan Square
At the Graphic Charlestown, Berkley Investments brought together two buildings – one a new modular structure, the other an adaptive re-use of a former industrial property – in one well-received multifamily development.
Robotics, 3D Printing Far from Mainstream in Homebuilding
Nowadays, only a handful of residences are built entirely in a factory. Many more are built with factory-built components, such as floor and roof trusses, that are delivered to the building site. But no GM or Ford Motor Co. has emerged to take the industry by storm.
Offsite Fabrication Speeds Construction Schedules
Today’s pressures in design and development have led to an increased interest in more precise construction techniques.
Modular Construction Gains Ground
A little over 100 years ago, Model T cars began rolling off assembly lines, and, though he didn’t invent the process, Henry Ford is often credited with mass production that made cars more affordable – to address a need.
