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Opinion

Advocating for Offsite-Built Disaster Housing

Lauren Finegan and Jarrod Goentzel - December 31, 2024

Publisher's Editorial

The Final Word: The State of the Offsite Construction Industry is Strong

Editor's Note

Industrialized or Semi-Custom: Where to Invest?

Advice from the Pro's

Lessons Learned From 40 Factory Visits

Don't Miss

Publisher's Editorial

The Final Word: Formal Training or the School of Hard Knocks?

Ken Semler - December 2, 2024 0

Architecture students begin their career with formal classroom training, and then must meet on-the-job experience requirements (typically via internships) before earning an architect’s license. In...

The Final Word: Is Vertical Integration the Answer for Offsite Construction Growth?

April 30, 2024

The Final Word: The State of the Offsite Construction Industry is Strong

December 31, 2024

The Final Word: Creative Stealing as the Highest Form of Flattery

December 1, 2023

The Final Word: Custom and Production Modular: Time for an Industry Reboot

October 31, 2024

Builders News

Builders

Brick and Mortar Still Seals the Deal

Susan Bady - July 23, 2024 0

Social media and online marketing are unquestionably important, but physical facilities such as model homes and design centers still help close sales. Social media, virtual...

Builders

Dismantling Modular’s Roadblocks

Reed Dillon - October 13, 2023 0

Nine issues that stop builders from switching to modular, and suggestions on how to get past them. If the modular industry wants to grow, attracting...

To Prefab, or Not?

October 13, 2023

Analysis of a Failed Modular Startup

July 26, 2023

So You Want to Build Prefab ADUs?

July 26, 2023

How To Sell Prefab

July 5, 2023

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ENERGY EFFICIENCY

Energy Efficiency

Solar-Ready Modular

February 29, 2024

Energy Efficiency

The Case for Polyiso in Modular

February 29, 2024

Energy Efficiency

The Prefabricated Cleanroom Market

June 1, 2022

FACTORIES

Builders

Analysis of a Failed Modular Startup

Stacey Freed - July 26, 2023 0

This builder tried unsuccessfully to launch his own factory. His experience offers lessons for other would-be manufacturers. This builder decided to build his own modular...

High-Efficiency, CLT Modular Homes

June 17, 2023

Katerra Plant Gets a New Life

June 2, 2023

A Visit to Europe’s Most Advanced Panel Factory

January 9, 2023

Succeeding With Young Workers

December 19, 2022

INNOVATION

Affordable High Performance?

Kat Friedrich - May 14, 2024 0

An award-winning, zero-energy housing program is exploring ways to lower the cost of energy-efficient modular homes The program has set a goal of building high-performance...

Five Innovative Products

Kat Friedrich - April 22, 2024 0

These interesting products and systems hold potential benefits for the offsite construction industry. This magazine’s definition of offsite construction includes just about any type of...

Testing the Cutting Edge

Kat Friedrich - April 12, 2024 0

These recent demo homes explore the possibilities and limitations of offsite construction. Demonstration projects serve an important purpose in the homebuilding world. They allow builders,...

Modular Shines in Build-to-Rent Market

Susan Bady - December 29, 2023 0

Where speed and efficiency count, modular construction gives builder/developers a leg up. New modular homes built specifically for renters offer the features and amenities they...