What If Offsite Manufacturing Had a Transfer Portal?
September 9, 2026
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An article by Bill Murray I am a huge college football fan. I also played college football and later coached the game at the pee
An article by Bill Murray I am a huge college football fan. I also played college football and later coached the game at the pee
For years, the offsite construction industry has talked about automation as though every factory would eventually resemble an automobile plant. Robots would frame walls, install
Everybody dreams of doing something different from what they do today. Everybody. Some dream about starting a business, inventing a better product or solving a
A developer once came to me with what seemed like a straightforward assignment. He wanted to build a project using modular construction and needed help
Yesterday, I wrote about creating a daily resilience plan to help an offsite factory spot financial and operational problems before they become a crisis. That
Waiting until the last minute to address an offsite construction company’s financial problems is nothing new. Owners and boards often sit back and watch conditions
Sometimes the idea of selling a business doesn’t begin with the owner at all. An M&A firm makes an unexpected call. A potential buyer expresses
I have often wondered why offsite construction companies hire consultants, advisors, and marketers who have little or no experience in offsite construction, yet hesitate when
Have you ever driven past a brand-new restaurant, retail store, or service business and immediately thought, “I don’t think they’re going to make it”? You
Part 3 of the Offsite Innovators Business Transition Series In the first two articles of this series, we looked at what creates value in an
I have a sneaking suspicion that if I walked into a room full of twenty- and thirty-something offsite construction startup founders and asked, “What does
What’s My Offsite Business Worth? An article by Bill Murray Over the past few years, Gary Fleisher and I have had the opportunity to help
Most people in offsite construction will never visit an oriented strand board mill. We see the finished sheets arriving at a modular plant or panel
Part 4 of the Offsite Innovators Business Transition Series Owners generally have a pretty good idea of whether they believe their business is healthy. They
Every offsite construction startup seems to begin with the same exciting conversation: “There is a housing shortage. We can build homes faster. Let’s open a
Recently, I read yet another article discussing AI, specifically Agentic AI. By the time Ifinished reading it, I found myself feeling something I hadn’t experienced
One of the more interesting things about the offsite construction industry is how oftencompanies convince themselves that the next piece of technology is finally going
The Real Show at IBS and WOM: Watching the Crowd Instead of the BoothsPart Two of Two – Offsite Construction’s “Fields of Dreams” – Part
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For decades, the offsite construction industry has relied on people walking the line, checking work, and trusting experience to catch what matters. Most of the
Sixth in a series on improving the Bottom Line by 1% and more (For a list of all the articles, go to the end) The Product That
Third in a series on improving the Bottom Line by 1% and more (For a list of all the articles, go to the end) There’s
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