From Tom Hardiman
From my perspective, there is no doubt that modular construciton (prefab, component) will become more widely used by the traditional GC community. Your question – will we take them on or team up with them – is really your companies choice. But make no mistake, GCs are currently looking for ways to improve productivity and efficiency and will explore the modular route with or without you. Case in point – Skansk’a 12 story hospital in Ohio (link below). MBI has opened its membership up to include general contractors for this very reason. I think the growth in modular construction market share will come from the “hybrid” approach more than anything else. Not every project fully lends itself to a total modular solution, but nearly every project has some portion that can be more efficiently done off site.
