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
For nearly four decades, Quality Homes has been building modular homes and cottages for Canadian families, primarily across Ontario. That alone is worth noting. In
Sometimes the smartest startup begins with something already working. Whenever the idea of starting a modular home factory becomes the mission, I’m always surprised by
Starting a new offsite construction factory is exciting. Maybe too exciting. There is something powerful about standing in an empty building, looking at a set
A Time Capsule from Offsite Construction’s Past Around 2005, just a few years before the housing collapse of 2008 changed the trajectory of our industry,
I’ve sat through hundreds of meetings over the years. Factory meetings. Executive meetings. Crisis meetings. Strategic planning sessions. Special task force meetings. Most of them
Over the years, I’ve talked with dozens of people who wanted to build the next great modular, panelized, or volumetric factory. They usually have impressive
For decades, the story was the same: graduate high school, go to college, get a degree, land a career. But for many of today’s young
Over the past several months, I’ve spoken with several modular factory owners, managers, and developers considering vertical integration into manufacturing. In almost every conversation, I
Wes Moore recently approved the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development’s 2026 Qualified Allocation Plan, a move that will direct more than $300 million
photo – Quality Homes “The Bluewater” elevation B
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
photos – Frame Cad
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
Photo – Move Over Bob
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