Prefabrication and modular construction have been big parts of the Accelerator's programing in 2023. It can help us scale up the process of decarbonizing our building stock and create manufacturing jobs that help local economies.
We're looking forward to more articles and videos that focus on prefabrication in 2024. For now, here are some of the highlights from this past year. Enjoy!
Video
1/26/23
Offsite Construction Meets Growing Demand
Co-hosts Hugh Whiriskey and Ben Adam-Smith welcome Pat Kirwan, Des O'Donnell and Brian Kennedy to provide an overview of modern methods of construction (MMC): structural panelised; modular; and volumetric modular.
Video, Pre-Fab, Building Performance Interactive
5/19/23
Pre-Fabulous: A Fast Passive House Build With Prefab Panels + Timber Frame
See how prefab panels, Passive House design, and timber frame construction are coming together in a sustainable, high-performance, and low embodied-carbon home. Ilka Cassidy and Steve Hessler of Holzraum System guide us through the design process and share how they and the team at New Energy Works are navigating this new landscape of sustainable construction.
Video, Pre-Fab, Single Family, Reimagine Buildings
6/9/23
Iconic Retrofits Bring Passive House to Brooklyn, NYC | Massive Passive
Our inaugural episode of Massive Passive takes us to Bushwick, Brooklyn, where we delve into the Casa Pasiva retrofit initiative that is bringing beautiful new facades to affordable housing buildings throughout the neighborhood.
Video, Retrofit, Affordable Housing, Reimagine Buildings
5/24/23
Modern Bones For Next Generation Homes: Marshall Fire Rebuild
Jonah Stanford (CTO and co-creator) and Edie Dillman (CEO and co-creator of B.PUBLIC Prefab) talk about the Boulder Colorado Marshall Fire rebuild and the emerging AEC collaborations for rapid integration of Passive House principles.
Video, Resilience, Pre-Fab, Passive House Accelerator Live
Articles
2/10/23
Big Developments in the Northwest
Tessa Bradley and Roussa Cassel of the Artisans Group talk about their new office, Cassel's new home, and a new neighborhood, which are all passive projects.
Pre-Fab
5/5/23
Prefab Learning Space on the Beach
Constructed using a series of prefabricated lightweight timber modules that were built off-site and assembled on the site, the Eco Hub is a 14m x 8m pop-up learning space that can be erected anywhere - even the beach.
Pre-Fab, School or Institution
5/25/23
Metro Vancouver Housing Retrofits
Metro Vancouver Housing has issued RFPs for two buildings that participated in the Reframed Lab: Crown Manor in Coquitlam and Le Chateau Place in New Westminster.
News
7/21/23
Putting the Pieces Together in Highland
The story of how an unlikely pair teamed up to build a prefabricated multi-use warehouse that is set to be the first in North America to be certified by the Passive House Institute.
Pre-Fab
12/1/23
Early Design Support Helps Two MAP Projects Explore Novel Solutions
NYSERDA's Buildings of Excellence Early Design Support program has given Magnusson Architecture and Planning the opportunity to study novel design solutions for projects in Northern Manhattan and the Bronx.
News, Multifamily