The Construction REvolution
A cross-sector collaboration to reduce the cost of housing by creating an innovation hub for effective offsite construction
Photos show units on the production floor at Rise Modular in Owatonna, MN
Momentum IN WASHINTON
Construction Revolution Founder Mary Tingerthal testifies before Congress
Mary testified before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development at a hearing entitled Innovation in U.S. Housing: Solutions and Policies for America’s Future.
Select the link above to watch Mary’s remarks, with her introduction starting at ~36:20. The video below captures exchanges between Mary and Subcommittee members.
Senator tours modular housing manufacturing facility
Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) commended the use of offsite methods in the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority (MPHA) Family Housing Expansion project. She indicated that she planned to bring back details of what she saw to her colleagues in Washington, according to a press release from Rise Modular.
Senator Tina SMith (D-MN)
“This is incredible, innovative work they’re doing”
Photo credit: Rise Modular
Action Plan
Five steps to make offsite construction a reality in Minnesota
This action plan is based on findings from the Construction Revolution Summit, which you can learn more about through videos, session summaries, and presentation materials.
Also recommended: The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis produced an article summarizing the opportunities and challenges for volumetric modular construction in Minnesota.
Innovation Cohorts
Innovation Cohorts launched across the country
The Construction’s Revolution Offsite Accelerator brought together an Innovation Cohort of multi-sector housing leaders in Minnesota to learn what it takes to deploy offsite construction approaches. The Cohort facilitated collaborative research and development on both in-progress and planned projects using offsite methods.
Inspired by the work in Minnesota, MOD X, a global leader in offsite construction knowledge exchange and collaboration, facilitated Innovation Cohorts in several states across the country, leading many of these places to create their own action plans for offsite construction.
Curated Resources
Offsite construction rated as high impact & high feasibility by Itasca Project report
See how offsite contruction compares to other innovative housing practices in the graphic at right from the Itasca Project (see item 6D).
Discover more resources on offsite construction curated by the Construction Revolution.
Source: Itasca Project Housing Innovation Report (p. 10)
“The Summit shows that there is a backbone of support in Minnesota for modular building.”
