The Modular Guru Blog

If another industry routinely missed schedules, exceeded budgets, delivered inconsistent quality, lost materials, dealt with constant rework, and accepted unpredictable outcomes, we would call it a broken production system. In construction, we often call it normal. That is the part I think we nee...

A home can be beautifully designed and still be badly designed for how it will actually be produced. I think that is one of the biggest disconnects we still have in construction.Architects are solving for a lot of things at once. They are thinking about the site, the code, the program, the client...

The first thing you hear when you start thinking about building a new home is usually, “Check your credit score.” That makes sense. Most prospective home buyers head to Credit Karma, their bank, a credit card app, or myFICO to see where they stand. For some people, it may be the first time they h...

Yes, I sell modular construction. And there are projects I will actively try to talk developers out of building modular.Townhome projects are a good example.If the entitlements are done, the site plan is locked, and the building footprints are fixed at 20 or 22 feet wide, modular may not be the r...

Legos, like modular homes, have been around for a long time. Legos started out as simple blocks, available in a limited variety of colors and were interlocking. The simple concept provided children with the ability to connect these blocks in different ways to create just about anything; a car, a ...

# **Is Today’s Construction Process Basically a Rube Goldberg Machine?**If you are a Realtor, you probably spend a lot of time explaining the housing market to buyers.Interest rates. Inventory. Appraisals. Inspections. Insurance. Affordability.But there is another problem hiding underneath almost...

Some things survive for generations because they still work. The wooden mousetrap is a perfect example. It is cheap, simple, familiar, and available everywhere. But surviving is not the same as improving. The same can be said about the way we build homes. Stick framing has been around for more th...

Traditional construction and modular construction can produce a home that looks nearly identical when completed. The difference is often found in the journey required to get there. Traditional Construction: More Variables at the Jobsite With traditional site-built construction, most of the home i...

Every successful real estate agent is looking for an edge. The challenge is that most agents are competing for the same listings, chasing the same buyers, and relying on the same marketing strategies as everyone else. The agents who consistently grow their business are the ones who identify emerg...

Everyone keeps asking the same question: *How do we get industrialized construction to scale?* I think we're asking the wrong question. The better question is, *What has to change for industrialized construction to become the default instead of the exception?* That question drove every editorial ...