What Real Projects Are Revealing About Where Builders Are Headed
April 13, 2026
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There’s a growing narrative that factory-built housing might be the future. In Vermont, that conversation is getting louder as the housing shortage tightens its grip
In my previous article, I introduced what I refer to as the scope gap—the difference between what the modular factory delivers and what must still
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Most developers who tour a modular factory for the first time pay attention to the wrong things. They look at the equipment. They ask about
First in a series on improving the Bottom Line by 1% and more (For a list of all the articles, go to the end) For many builders
How many times a week does someone ask you, “How much per square foot?” No matter how you answer that question, it simply doesn’t matter.
When we were kids, most of us had toys that didn’t come with instructions—or if they did, we ignored them. We just knew how they
And Why the Smartest Ones Bring in Help at Stage #2—Before It’s Too Late Every failed startup eventually tells a familiar story. They say they
It’s a strange contradiction. Walk into any robotics-driven micro-factory, watch a crane set a modular box in minutes, or see a digital model render a
Every B2B offsite production GM I talk to is busy. Busy fixing yesterday’s problem. Busy calming today’s customer. Busy worrying about tomorrow’s labor, margins, and
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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
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Over the years, my partner Gary Fleisher and I have spent countless hours talking with people across the offsite construction industry—developers, manufacturers, builders, investors, engineers,
The Quiet Profit Killer Nobody Wants to Talk About There’s an old joke in factory management that goes something like this: “We didn’t lose money
For the past decade, the offsite and modular construction industry has lived in what I like to call the “cool innovation phase.” If you attended
Every year I walk into IBS with the same optimism. This is the year, I tell myself. This is the year I’m going to sit
MMC — Modern Methods of Construction
Once builders and developers decide to explore offsite construction, the conversation usually turns quickly to design. How big can the modules be (or even how
Panelized construction has matured beyond speed and labor savings. Today’s buyers—builders, developers, and increasingly regulators—are asking harder questions: How does it perform? How does it