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Offsite manufacturing startup iBUILT positions itself to reduce commercial developers’ risks

BD+C

For the past half-dozen years or so, off-site manufacturers of components and modules have sprung up in response to growing demand for commercial prefabrication and modular construction.

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Construction starts decline again in November, led by losses in commercial projects and manufacturing

Archinect

“Higher interest rates and fear of recession are first and foremost on the mind of most builders and developers, and potentially restraining starts activity. However, as some material prices head lower and more public dollars come into the market for inf.

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Nonresidential construction spending rises by nearly 1% in November, driven by boosts in manufacturing and conservation projects

Archinect

Subcategories that experienced dips in spending in November include: commercial, health care, communication, highway and street, amusement and recreation, public safety, and water supply. Notable growth came in the manufacturing and conservation and development subcategories, which led the group with 6.4%

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Spec buildings have increasingly become the answer to commercial clients' pandemic growing pains

Archinect

“Historically, spec buildings have been risky, but in a market environment like we are in now, where there is a race to get goods to people faster and to manufacture more things, the flexibility of the spec space becomes an asset, not a liability.”

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MVRDV and Orange Architects introduce master plan for new mixed-use district in Kyiv

Archinect

MVRDV and Orange Architects have announced a new master plan for a mixed-used district in Kyiv, Ukraine, that's meant to spark a revitalization of the capital’s downtown commercial area.

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An off-site manufacturing startup positions itself to reduce commercial developers’ risks

BD+C

For the past half-dozen years or so, off-site manufacturers of components and modules have sprung up in response to growing demand for commercial prefabrication and modular construction.

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Will Austin’s tall-buildings boom survive the skyscraper effect and looming tech recession?

Archinect

Given the city’s emerging significance as a next-gen manufacturing hub this building boom could defy the skyscraper effect. The salvation apparently lies in the influx of manufacturing dollars into the city, along with a downtown area that offers what some consider to be the nation’s highest overall quality of living.