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Reframing What’s Possible: A Housing Factory On The Move

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Reframing What’s Possible: A Housing Factory On The Move

With its 2025 Ivory Prize win, Reframe Systems moves from a promising innovation to a validated force in reshaping housing affordability through modular microfactories, climate-resilient design, and workforce reinvention.

Why Factories Produce Only 3% Of New Homes In The US

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Why Factories Produce Only 3% Of New Homes In The US

Now -- when start-to-completion cycles are stretching to 6 months and beyond -- might be an opportune time for big players to huddle and solve for the future role of factories.

Impresa Modular Intros Its Housing-As-A-Service To SE Market With New Plant

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Impresa Modular Intros Its Housing-As-A-Service To SE Market With New Plant

Impresa Modular CEO Ken Semler envisions 12 to 15 modular units per day rolling off its new Southeastern market facility's production lines at full-capacity.

The Elon Musk Watch: An Austin 'Solar Neighborhood' By Design

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The Elon Musk Watch: An Austin 'Solar Neighborhood' By Design

Brookfield, Tesla, Dacra team up to launch a scale-able sustainable and attainable home and community development and construction model. Now comes the hard part. Doing it as promised.

Here's A Robot That Solves For Prefab Wall Panel Spray Foam Insulation

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Here's A Robot That Solves For Prefab Wall Panel Spray Foam Insulation

Spray-R, a spin off from Chemovator, provides the solution which repeatably, safely, and swiftly applies spray foam insulation in offsite panel facility environments.

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Katerra Post-Mortems Raise Risk Of Missing The Point Of The Fail

Here are two utterly simple, common-sense insights few mention as they delve into what led to the untimely demise of construction's late, great Unicorn.

Reframing What’s Possible: A Housing Factory On The Move

Technology

Reframing What’s Possible: A Housing Factory On The Move

With its 2025 Ivory Prize win, Reframe Systems moves from a promising innovation to a validated force in reshaping housing affordability through modular microfactories, climate-resilient design, and workforce reinvention.

Why Factories Produce Only 3% Of New Homes In The US

Technology

Why Factories Produce Only 3% Of New Homes In The US

Now -- when start-to-completion cycles are stretching to 6 months and beyond -- might be an opportune time for big players to huddle and solve for the future role of factories.

Impresa Modular Intros Its Housing-As-A-Service To SE Market With New Plant

Technology

Impresa Modular Intros Its Housing-As-A-Service To SE Market With New Plant

Impresa Modular CEO Ken Semler envisions 12 to 15 modular units per day rolling off its new Southeastern market facility's production lines at full-capacity.

The Elon Musk Watch: An Austin 'Solar Neighborhood' By Design

Technology

The Elon Musk Watch: An Austin 'Solar Neighborhood' By Design

Brookfield, Tesla, Dacra team up to launch a scale-able sustainable and attainable home and community development and construction model. Now comes the hard part. Doing it as promised.

Here's A Robot That Solves For Prefab Wall Panel Spray Foam Insulation

Technology

Here's A Robot That Solves For Prefab Wall Panel Spray Foam Insulation

Spray-R, a spin off from Chemovator, provides the solution which repeatably, safely, and swiftly applies spray foam insulation in offsite panel facility environments.

Leadership

Katerra Post-Mortems Raise Risk Of Missing The Point Of The Fail

Here are two utterly simple, common-sense insights few mention as they delve into what led to the untimely demise of construction's late, great Unicorn.