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Your New Home Passed Its Inspection. But How Healthy Is It?

When you buy a new vehicle, it doesn’t stop monitoring itself after you drive it off the lot. Sensors track engine temperature, tire pressure, and

November 2, 2026

Innovations

Your Factory Has Cameras. Can They Catch Mistakes Before You Ship?

A particularly expensive moment in a modular factory is when someone discovers a problem that would have been easy to fix three stations earlier. The

October 27, 2026

Featured

Uni-Frame: A Big Change Could Be Coming From Under the House

We spend a lot of time in factory-built housing talking about what goes inside a home. Better kitchens. More efficient heating systems. Floor plans that

October 22, 2026

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Innovations

Offsite Manufacturing: We Need to Train the Workforce We Can’t Hire

In two recent advisory engagements with offsite manufacturing operations, I encountered a familiar problem, one I dealt with throughout much of my manufacturing career. Both

October 21, 2026

Featured

Army Ready to Accept Modular and Prefab Construction

The Army’s interest in faster, more affordable construction could open doors for an industry ready to show what it can do. Every once in a

October 14, 2026

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How We Quietly Eliminated the Starter Home

The starter home disappeared not because of one bad decision. It resulted from a thousand logical decisions that, over time, led to one unintended outcome.

October 8, 2026

Transitioning

Farewell to Harbinger: A Factory That Proved Modular Could Build at Scale

Some factory closings pass almost unnoticed. A few employees pack their tools, the lights go dark, and the industry moves on. The closing of Harbinger

September 29, 2026

Culture

The Most Valuable Part of a Modular Factory May Never Appear on Its Equipment List

By Gary Fleisher I have to wonder why a brand-new modular factory often attracts more excitement than an established one that has already learned how

September 26, 2026

Innovations

Your Room Is Ready—We Just Have to Lift It Into the Hotel

Disney’s Contemporary Resort gave its first guestrooms a ride before any guests checked in. Whenever I hear someone describe modular construction as new, I think

September 25, 2026

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Culture

Your New Home Passed Its Inspection. But How Healthy Is It?

Your Factory Has Cameras. Can They Catch Mistakes Before You Ship?

Uni-Frame: A Big Change Could Be Coming From Under the House

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Offsite Manufacturing: We Need to Train the Workforce We Can’t Hire

Army Ready to Accept Modular and Prefab Construction

How We Quietly Eliminated the Starter Home

Farewell to Harbinger: A Factory That Proved Modular Could Build at Scale

The Most Valuable Part of a Modular Factory May Never Appear on Its Equipment List

Your Room Is Ready—We Just Have to Lift It Into the Hotel

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Cavco Takes Away the Chassis—and Gives Factory-Built Housing Something to Think About

When an OSB Mill Idles, What Is It Telling Home Factories?

What If Offsite Manufacturing Had a Transfer Portal?

Humanoid Robots Are About to Enter the Modular Housing Factory

Everybody Has a Dream. Offsite Construction Demands More.

Before You Consider Building Offsite, Make Sure Your Project Fits

Who Should an Offsite Factory Be Consistent For?

The Information Habit That Could Keep an Offsite Factory from Falling Behind

The Daily Plan That Could Keep an Offsite Factory Out of Crisis

Your Business May Be Ready to Sell. Are You?

What Could Possibly Go Wrong When Smart People Decide to Build a Modular Factory?

What Does Cavco Know That the Rest of the Housing Industry Doesn’t?

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