Berlin's money-guzzling airport could open 8 years overdue with ‘prefab metal box’ for terminal

Published time: 14 Dec, 2017 00:47 A desperate plan to speed up the opening of Berlin’s infamously over-budget, behind-schedule airport calls for the use of a “prefab metal box” in lieu of the much-anticipated but incomplete main terminal. Under the plan, Berlin-Brandenburg Airport (BER) could open in 2020. BER Director Engelbert Lütke Daldrup, the fourth […]

Prefab Parts Promise Faster Fix for Decrepit Bridges

– When a trio of homeless men allegedly lit a pile of construction materials ablaze beneath an I-85 overpass in Atlanta, Georgia, in late March, the conflagration destroyed a 100-foot section of the bridge, which plummeted to the ground and brought traffic to a halt. With a chunk missing from a major transportation artery in one […]

The architects at Cover can design your pre-fab home in 3 days for $250

A new Los Angeles-based startup is getting into the business of prefabricated homes in a unique way by combining technology, efficiency, and a one-stop-shop approach. Cover was founded by architects Alexis Rivas and Jemuel Joseph in 2014, with an eye towards building precision-designed homes that aren’t dependent on an army of architects, engineers, and general contractors. […]