Hong Kong-based modular manufacturer AluHouse Group made its North American industry debut at the Modular Building Institute's 2026 World of Modular conference in Las Vegas, presenting a California-bound seven-story steel modular multifamily project already in mass production while securing four Awards of Distinction from MBI for two completed projects in Hong Kong.
Background
AluHouse exhibited at MBI's 2026 World of Modular, held in Las Vegas, Nevada, from April 20-23. The annual conference is the construction industry's primary gathering for modular and offsite construction professionals, featuring the prestigious MBI Awards of Distinction recognizing excellence in permanent and relocatable modular construction. Financing and underwriting remain among the most persistent barriers to modular housing development, with oversubscribed public funding, slow award cycles, and rigid underwriting often erasing the time and cost advantages modular methods are designed to deliver.
Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Hong Kong, AluHouse provides end-to-end services spanning R&D, design, manufacturing, sales, installation, and after-sales support for Modular Integrated Construction (MiC). The company has completed more than 200 projects worldwide, delivering over 27,000 modules across Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East, and Greater China. North America is now emerging as its next market.
Project Details
As the only Asia-based modular building manufacturer specializing in mid- to high-rise construction to exhibit at the 2026 World of Modular, AluHouse centered its booth on a physical model and technical display of a multifamily project in California. Designed and manufactured in full compliance with U.S. national and state-level building codes, the project has cleared mock-up module inspection and is transitioning into mass production. The modules, measuring 50 feet in length and 15 feet in width, reach a prefabrication level of over 95%.
The seven-story steel modular multifamily project comprises 36 modules engineered to meet regional building standards, with all structural, MEP, and finishing work fully integrated within the factory. "Meeting North American standards on our first major project required absolute alignment across design, engineering, and manufacturing," said Paul Law, Director of AluHouse. "With a dedicated local team now in place, we are ready to support developers and owners on projects that demand both speed and certainty," Law added.
On the awards front, AluHouse's Choi Hing Road Transitional Housing project won in the Relocatable Modular Social & Supportive Housing category. It stands as the tallest steel modular transitional housing development in Hong Kong at eight stories, featuring Q690 high-strength steel to achieve both structural performance and rapid delivery. The project uses a hybrid approach integrating newly constructed modules with relocated units from previous developments, demonstrating efficient resource reuse and flexible deployment. The Po Leung Kuk Siu Hon Sum Primary School project, Hong Kong's first fair-faced concrete modular campus, won in the Permanent Modular Education category.
AluHouse's production network, anchored by two major facilities in China's Greater Bay Area and Saudi Arabia, delivers a combined annual capacity of up to 78,000 modules-providing the scale required to execute large, complex projects. The company is among the few operators globally working across steel, concrete, and aluminum modular systems, with proven experience in high-rise construction exceeding 40 stories.
Outlook
AluHouse's vertically integrated supply chain spans steel fabrication, concrete production, aluminum extrusion, mold systems, aluminum windows and curtain wall manufacturing, and full module assembly, supported by proprietary digital systems linking design, production, and delivery into a single workflow. With the California project in mass production and a local U.S. team in place, AluHouse is positioned to pursue additional multifamily and light commercial opportunities as North American developers seek offsite delivery solutions that compress construction timelines and address persistent skilled-labor shortages.
