The Benson Estates, as they will soon be known, were just empty side-by-side lots earlier this week. By Friday, the entire frame of a 3,600-square-foot single-family home sat one of the North Benson ...

Modular building solutions are gaining popularity across all property sectors, including multifamily. Modular construction is a process in which components of a building are constructed off-site, ...

Architects often say that limitations force a designer to be more creative. A tight budget, scarce materials, or a difficult building site can push an architect to new ideas and innovative forms. In ...

In recent years, researchers and companies have been exploring new ways to improve buildings through analytics software, prefabrication, connected devices, new materials and construction automation.

Sustainability and savings are two attractive perks when purchasing "green" modular homes. "What we try to do is build energy efficient, maintenance free homes," said Jim Hines, owner of Westport ...

SOMERSET — About 25 years ago, David Megna was building the first house in a 20-lot subdivision in Fall River. But the construction of the house was taken a long time and atty. Megna was getting ...

For the past five years, the construction industry has struggled to keep projects on time and on budget. Every change order can push schedules back by months, even years, leaving developers exposed to ...

It took six days for builders to put together a modular classroom with wood panels and walls of windows on a concrete plaza in Boston this week. But the temporary classroom — built in pieces at a ...