To Mod or Not to Mod?
Modular construction promises factory precision and compressed schedules. It delivers them — sometimes. This explainer walks through when modular pencils and when it quietly destroys a budget.
The Three Questions That Matter
Is your design repetitive enough to amortize factory setup? Is there a plant within trucking distance with real capacity? And does your lender understand draw schedules that front-load spending? Two yeses is not enough.
We close with a decision framework you can run on any project in under an hour.
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