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Trending: The Rise of Prefab and Modular Commercial Construction Techniques

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Something we’re hearing a lot about in our industry right now is the growing trend and popularity of prefab and modular commercial construction solutions. Not all that long ago, when I was still a young laborer in the field, many items such as millwork, ductwork and mechanical components were still frequently fabricated on the job site.

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Tensile architecture: Where substance meets style

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Photos courtesy Huntsman By David Peragallo Tensile architecture, also known as tensile structures or fabric architecture, is becoming a popular choice for applications such as stadiums, airport hubs, train and bus stations, exhibition halls, event pavilions, and temporary structures such as festival tents.

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Style meets substance in the design and materiality of tensile architecture

Construction Specifier

Photos courtesy Huntsman By David Peragallo Tensile architecture, also known as tensile structures or fabric architecture, is becoming a popular choice for applications such as stadiums, airport hubs, train and bus stations, exhibition halls, event pavilions, and temporary structures such as festival tents.

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Green light for Canary Wharf science tower

Construction Enquirer

Canary Wharf Group and Kadans Science Partner have secured planning approval from Tower Hamlets Council for a new commercial health and life sciences building. The 23-storey tower will provide 823,000 sq ft of of life sciences laboratories and workspace at the North Quay site next to Crossrail Station and new Elizabeth Line at Canary Wharf.

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The Commercial Construction Checklist to Successful International Retail Projects. Bon Chance!

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And with each one, we’ve learned some valuable commercial construction tips. Some international retailers prefer to ship materials from their country, while others let us fabricate millwork locally. Although I will say, we’ve used some very innovative construction materials from our international retail clients. Measurements.

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Industrialized Construction Bridges the Gap Between Traditional and Future Building – Q&A with Salla Eckhardt

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Salla Eckardt has built a career by challenging the status quo to forge a path of growth and innovation. It’s more about being proactive, predictive, and prescriptive and governing a digital delivery that leads to more optimized fabrication, manufacturing, and assembly onsite. You can have tighter lead times and throughput times.

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Industrialized Construction Bridges the Gap Between Traditional and Future Building – Q&A with Salla Eckardt

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Industrialized Construction Bridges the Gap Between Traditional and Future Building – Q&A with Salla Eckardt Salla Eckardt has built a career by challenging the status quo to forge a path of growth and innovation. Everything was designed and engineered using BIM, then fabricated and lifted into place.