Offsite Builder

1 week ago | offsitebuilder.com | Zena Ryder

These promising young companies are bringing new ways of thinking to the offsite industry. Their range of innovations reflect a healthy industry that’s actively testing new ideas. Materials represented include CLT, steel, concrete and wood. The products they make include modules, panels and even bath pods. What new ideas are today’s entrepreneurs developing in the offsite construction industry?

1 week ago | offsitebuilder.com | Gary Fleisher

You walk into a newly built home. The lights brighten to your preferred level without you flipping a switch. The temperature has already adjusted to your comfort setting. Your favorite music plays softly in the background. You didn’t program this. You didn’t even think about it. It just… happened. That’s ambient intelligence — a quiet revolution in building design. It’s a perfect fit for the offsite world, but you won’t notice it — and that’s the point.

1 month ago | offsitebuilder.com | Zena Ryder

Two examples of how an innovator’s mindset can help evolve an offsite business and open new markets. These companies’ business growth is thanks to an expansive view of the potential for their container structures. G-pod started with ADUs then moved into portable power units and mobile command centers. Good Manufacturing branched out from pre-assembled modules to panelized units that can be assembled on-site. The notion that construction lacks innovation is a familiar lament.

1 month ago | offsitebuilder.com | Gary Fleisher

Offsite construction is hot. Every week, startups and entrepreneurs throw their hats into the ring, bringing fresh ideas, designs and building techniques. But they must first face a harsh reality — the difficulty of raising capital. A great idea is only half the battle. Unless you have a cool ten million stashed away, you’re going to need investors.

2 months ago | offsitebuilder.com | Gary Fleisher

Many of today’s homes are already brimming with data collectors, and the fact that homeowners derive real value from these devices presents the modular home industry with an opportunity. As AI becomes more prevalent that opportunity will only continue to grow. Some technologies are well-established. Nest and Ecobee thermostats collect temperature and humidity data, and can optimize comfort and energy use according to homeowner preferences.