A different prefabrication and modular construction sector came out of the pandemic. Ambitious startups such as Skender Manufacturing and Katerra folded in the last few years, while one major health care designer lamented an industrywide pullback that saw many of the suppliers they work with cut back on custom, by-project fabrication to standardize on products like headwalls and bathroom pods.
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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.
City Seeks House Factory For Century City
Proposal seeks to create jobs and as many as 800 highly energy efficient housing units per year. By Jeramey Jannene - Jun 14th, 2021 03:19 pm //end headline wrapper ?>Get a daily rundown of the top stories on Urban Milwaukee
A field at the former Tower Automotive factory site in Century City. Photo taken July 26th, 2018 by Jeramey Jannene.
Your next house could be made in a factory in Milwaukee’s Century City business park.
The vision, from the City’s Environmental Collaboration Office (ECO), is to create equitable housing and new jobs while addressing climate change.