Posts about the construction industry overall and the Epsilon Industries methodology for off-site construction.
Most contractors, construction managers, and design teams recognize the inherent advantages that factory-built modular construction offers in terms of quality, schedule, and overall risk management. What many building owners are coming to realize are the benefits factory construction provides when upgrading systems in occupied buildings….
One important aspect of Off-Site Construction is the ability to inspect and track the progress of systems being designed and built in a factory environment, in parallel with on-site activities. As part of our drive to accelerate the adoption of Off-Site Construction, Epsilon has been…
If the past year has taught us anything, it is the importance of balancing flexibility with preparation and well-developed processes. For many in the construction industry, 2020 and the first half of 2021 involved massive changes, including adapting to travel restrictions, labor impacts, supply chain…
Anyone familiar with modular construction, or our previous Epsilon posts for that matter, is aware of the typical value proposition: compressed schedule, cost certainty, and reduction in field labor. These attributes have been and will continue to be strong drivers in the proliferation of modular…
You may look at this picture of a modular prefabricated utility plant adjacent to a field-built structure and ask, “Why didn’t the client simply add on to the brick building?” Beyond the standard drivers (compressed schedule, cost certainty, and reduced field labor), there can be…
In the retail shopping industry, stores rarely keep large quantities of inventory on hand. Today’s retailers most often use “just-in-time” delivery to stay one step ahead of shoppers, without keeping lots of cash tied up in inventory that can go bad, fall out of style…
