Last May, MiTek, a construction software and building services company that’s part of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate, formed a partnership with Danny Forster & Architecture to promote modular design and construction, a building method that has made inroads into certain sectors (hotels, healthcare, schools, warehouses), but has struggled to attain profitability. The core of this partnership, known as the Modular Initiative, is its Modular Activation Platform that purports to simplify constructing a modular building by providing everything developers and contractors need to complete the project.