RALEIGH, N.C. — FMI Corporation released its latest whitepaper, “Modularization and Prefabrication—Role Development and Evolution.” The National Institute of Standards and Technology recently addressed ways to improve the competiveness and productivity of the construction industry in the United States. The institute noted greater use of prefabrication, preassembly, modularization and off-site fabrication techniques and processes is one of the primary ways the industry could improve productivity and become more efficient during the next 20 years. FMI's experience confirms this view. When last surveyed about growth in prefabrication and modularization, 49 percent of Nonresidential Construction Index panelists expected growth to exceed five … Read more

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Hayner Hoyt Corporation (www.haynerhoyt.com) and KBE Building Corporation (KBE) (www.kbebuilding.com) have been selected to construct a 200,000 square-foot addition to St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center in Syracuse, N.Y. Hayner Hoyt and KBE have partnered to complete the seven-story, $98-million addition, which will include new operating rooms, post anesthesia care units, intensive care units, patient rooms and administrative and support space. The project also entails a 50,000-square-foot renovation on the existing emergency room space in the hospital, and will consist of post anesthesia care units, locker rooms, showers, administrative, and additional staff support space. The Hayner Hoyt-KBE … Read more