Over the past two decades, the construction sector’s annual productivity growth has merely increased 1% on average compared to 3.6% for the manufacturing industry.1 An efficiency boost has become crucial for this trillion-dollar industry in this day and age. Good news is, modular construction is quickly emerging as a winning method to build. So, every developer should understand and make the
Construction costs have increased by nearly 5% each year for the last 5 years—a nearly 40% cumulative increase!! This trend most likely will continue to climb in 2020. So, how can developers keep construction costs in check? In this article, we’ll explore the contributing factors to rising construction costs and good practices for developers to
BASE4 strengthens its modular expertise As we strengthen our foothold in modular construction design at Modz4, we wanted yet another modular expert to join our awesome team. After months of searching, all paths led to none other than John Morefield, who joins BASE4 as an architectural construction manager and multifamily modular expert. Meet John Morefield
Switching to Modular Here are some considerations and solutions You’ve been hearing a lot about modular these days. But when exactly is a good time to go modular—if at all? We recently had a dual-branded Marriott convert to modular from traditional design. Taking this opportunity, today I share considerations about when to go modular in
Luxury Hospitality, Academia, Athletics, and Modular Designing one of the tallest modular hotels + quick tips for first-time developers Leading design development for one of the tallest modular hotels in the U.S. has taught me a thing or two about the ins and outs of large-scale prefab projects. Many developers are concerned about venturing into
