Blog Category: Construction

The apartment development industry is under pressure from every direction. Housing demand continues to outpace supply in most major U.S. markets, construction costs remain elevated, financing is expensive, and the skilled labor shortage on conventional job sites shows no signs of resolving. Modular apartment buildings have emerged as one of the most compelling responses to this […]

Healthcare systems across the United States are under pressure to expand capacity, replace aging facilities, and open new outpatient locations, all while managing constrained capital budgets and construction timelines that directly affect patient access. Modular hospital construction has moved from an experimental delivery method to a proven strategy for meeting that challenge. Prefabricated hospitals and healthcare […]

The demand for data center capacity has never grown faster, and traditional construction methods are struggling to keep up. Hyperscale operators, colocation providers, and enterprise IT teams all face the same pressure: get more computing infrastructure online, faster, without sacrificing reliability or breaking capital budgets. Modular data center construction has emerged as the dominant response to […]

The way commercial buildings get built is changing, and the factory floor is at the center of that shift. Factory built construction moves the most labor-intensive work off the jobsite and into a controlled manufacturing environment, producing building components and entire volumetric modules that arrive on-site ready to assemble. What was once considered a shortcut for […]

Modular commercial construction has shifted from a niche workaround to a mainstream strategy for developers, general contractors, and owners who need to build faster and smarter. Rather than assembling every component on-site, modular methods move the bulk of construction work into controlled factory environments, then deliver finished modules ready to stack and connect. The result is […]

President Trump picked an appropriate locale to renew his infrastructure pitch in early June, the great American city of Cincinnati, where the Brent Spence Bridge over the Ohio River is said to top the list of national infrastructure emergencies. A threat to public safety and economics alike, it’s so deemed by The Hill—that District of […]

National Safety Week begins April 30, and that gives many of North America’s most prominent builders a chance to highlight—often-times quite legitimately—their ways of protecting employees from undue risk. From conspicuous green helmets used by Milestone Contractors for new hires at the construction site to continuing education for workers even in an office environment, safety […]

When it comes to creating an energy-efficient building, say a quiet medical facility or a tornado-resistant school, there’s a one-size-fits-most solution: well-designed walls. Many of the environmental and human-health benefits building owners and architects seek can be achieved with the right choice of wall material. Walls aren’t exactly a hot topic, though, so their importance […]

The history of modern wall construction goes something like this: in 1880 concrete masonry units were invented. In 1915 modern wood framing became standard practice. In 1925 metal framing gained acceptance and in 1966 insulated concrete forms were introduced. In the 50 years since, wall construction hasn’t changed much, but the demands placed on walls […]

When homeowners buy a new roof, they often overlook the fact that before their new shingles can be installed, thousands of pounds of old shingles need to come off the roof first. In most cases, those shingles get tossed to the ground, and on the way down, they risk damaging everything from landscaping to windows […]