Modular Homebuilding
Wood Frame Modular Homebuilding
- What is modular homebuilding?
- Vision and research agenda for modular homebuilding - papers from NSF sponsored workshop to develop a national housing research agenda
- Benchmarking production performance of modular manufacturers - findings from a national survey of modular manufacturers
- Lean modular homebuilding – summary and case studies from an industry-wide effort to introduce lean principles into modular manufacturing.
- Green modular homebuilding – assisted in the design of a factory to produce affordable green modular homes for rebuilding after Hurricane Katrina.
- Modular homebuilding for Habitat – explored development of a modular factory to supply Habitat for Humanity International’s Operation Home Delivery effort to rebuild after Hurricane Katrina.
- Lean factory design – incorporated lean principles in the design of two of the industry's newest modular factories
- Quality systems – investigated and recommended quality systems for modular manufacturers
- Quality based incentive systems – investigated and recommended quality based incentive systems for modular manufacturers
- Shop floor information systems – developed and tested a web-based, wireless shop floor information system for modular manufacturers
- Set and finish – implemented lean improvements on the modular construction site
- Benchmarking and improving energy performance – benchmarked energy performance of modular homes and recommended improvements to reach Energy Star level
Steel Frame Modular Homebuilding
- Lean production opportunities in a steel frame modular manufacturer - findings from a case study exploring lean production techniques.
- Mass customization using steel frame modular construction – an innovative approach to mass customized housing using open building principles and steel frame modular construction
Concrete Modular Homebuilding
- Developed lean supply chain concepts for a producer of all-concrete modular homes - used lean supply chain concepts to supply new concrete modular factory.
