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Smart building with Skilpod

All about smart building with Skilpod: why we build modular, how quiet a wooden house is and how we managed to build a neighbourhood in one week. Read more about it in these blog articles.

dive into our blogs about smart building


smart building — a spectacular installationWhat do you do when the construction site is in an inaccessible location and your client still wants a Skilpod? Cut a deal with the neighbors.

smart building — 11 homes in 4 daysWe did it again. At the historical site of the Chocolate Factory in Tongeren, we built 11 new homes in 4 days.

news — Filip Timmermans on the Bao podcastSkilpod founder Filip Timmermans talks about the origins of Skilpod, where we get our inspiration and where we're headed

smart building — 10 homes in 5 days10 homes in 5 days? No problem, thanks to our smart building system. As we proved in Lokeren at the start of September.

smart building — why we choose modular buildingModular building has a lot of benefits. It's faster, safer and more ecological than traditional forms of building.

smart building — emergency housing for refugeesCan we use modular timber frame building to help house refugees?

smart building — prefab is not a dirty wordA lot of people don't trust prefab. Why this reputation? And is it justified?

smart building — how do we protect your Skilpod from moisture?There's no way around it: it rains a lot in Belgium. So what impact does this have on a timber frame home like our Skilpods? How do we protect them from moisture?

fast building - building a home in a few weeksBuilding a home in only a few weeks. It seems absurd when compared to 'normal' building projects. But we don't like to get bogged down by what other people's 'normal'.

smart building — how quiet is a wooden house?How are the acoustics of a Skilpod? What measures do we take to keep the noise out of our Skilpods?