Innovation in Prefabrication – Analyst Call


On the 9/28/2022 Analyst Call titled “Innovation in Prefabrication,” Tyler Sewall, Director of Technology Adoption at BuiltWorlds, alongside Tim Beckman, Director at Simpson Strong-Tie, and Patrick Fess, PreFab Leader at RNGD (Impetus Construction), took a deep dive into the growing prefabrication market. Using data from the Offsite benchmarking program, Tyler, Tim, and Patrick covered a variety of topics including technology evolution in the market, blockers to adoption, and benefits to implementing prefabrication into the construction process. 

The conversation started with Tyler asking if advancements in other areas of construction are potentially influencing prefabrication, or if developments in prefabrication are acting as the driver to change for the rest of the industry. Patrick and Tim agreed that it’s not a question of the chicken or the egg, but rather the two working together. Tim went further to say that, “as the two move in conjunction, it accelerates the adoption of both and reduces any barriers of entry.” 

Although there have been some innovations within prefabrication, the most influential may be more efficiently utilizing existing information. Patrick noted that using data previously collected and implementing that information in the…