On our Offsite Construction Series with Audree Grubesic, we talk about a steel panel system and the labor savings, thermal performance along with the ease to install this product. We welcome ThermaSteel to our conversation. Adi Ben-Senior is the CEO, and Aaron Gil, Construction Specialist of ThermaSteel both go into greater detail about their panel system and the principles of the thermal envelope. ThermaSteel has been around for since 1970 and Luther Dickens was the inventor of this product. He was inspired by the Worlds Energy Crisis. He wanted to create a thermal break between the exterior face and interior face wall system. By inventing this product it created less heat loss within the panel system. ThermaSteel has two parallel frames, the interior and exterior facing are not touching each other and the gap between the panels is filled with insulation. This design is preventing the heat loss and creates energy savings. This panel system is R50 to R60, completely thermal broken, and as Adi says, "these panels are created in a way to complete 5 traits into one panel". This is saving enormous time, plus these panels are very light weight to install without design limitations. They welcome people to their factory and are happy to walk their clients through their product process. The panels provided by this factory are made for the interior and exterior walls, roof, and floors. They also have a solution for steel frame trusses. Their customers see an average savings of 60% on their labor costs alone. https://thermasteelinc.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/adi-ben-senior-867283102/

#offsitedirt #constructionnews #allthedirt #coolingsolutions #messana #radiant #technology Meet Messana, a company that specializes in radiant cooling technology. Dive into learning about the concept of radiant cooling, which involves extracting heat from a building to cool it down using panels on the ceiling. The system includes sensors and controls for monitoring humidity levels and adjusting temperature accordingly. Radiant cooling has many benefits for both new and existing construction projects, as well as its ease of installation for architects and installers. Overall, Messana radiant cooling systems provide the efficiency and comfort provided by this technology compared to traditional heating/cooling systems. Follow Us: @instagram https://www.instagram.com/offsitedirt/?hl=en @LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/offsitedirtcom/?viewAsMember=true @facebook https://www.facebook.com/OffsiteDirt @offsitedirt https://www.offsitedirt.com/ #ModularExpert https://www.linkedin.com/in/audreegrubesic/

Modular Sure Site offers construction management services in the offsite construction segment. Our specialty is modular or volumetric building solutions for traditional and conventional builders and developers looking to build their first offsite project. We can help you with your build process, create a pre-construction team and assist with our large network of industry experts, manufacturers and distributors. Modular Sure Site is here to help you understand the build process of modular construction. Audree Grubesic, offsite construction expert has a unique perspective from completing her own modular homes, along with consulting on multifamily and land development projects using modular construction. You can learn more with the offsite construction media channel OffsiteDirt.com. It offers 100+ videos on offsite solutions, partners, architects, factories, events and more. #offsitedirt #modularconstruction #modularsuresite #offsiteconstructionexpert #offsiteconstruction

We are talking about modular building and the benefits of this form of construction. We need to help the missing middle find new housing. Troy is a real estate professional and CEO of the Thiel Team, Real Estate Sales and Consulting, with First Weber West Towne. He believes home ownership and the American dream is the real thing, prefab modular is the answer and it works. There is great quality control with onsite factory inspections, and is a better building process. He believes we need more technology building at an obtainable price in order to help those purchase their first home. It is time to start thinking about an offsite solution more than ever. Connect: Troy Thiel, CEO of the Thiel Team Real Estate Sales and Consulting First Weber West Towne Madison, WI Call or text me at (608) 514-6488 www.ThielTeam.com #offsiteconstruction #modularhomes #offsitedirt #realestate #missingmiddle #changingconstruction #americandream #owningahome

Art of Construction's very own Matt McMullen, a traditional architect that moved into the modular design and construction. Why did Art of Construction move into offsite design? Trades, Schedule and Budget are several of the benefits Matt discuss. There are many more constraints in modular or volumetrics construction from his experience. He takes boxes or module designs and stacking them like architectural JENGA. He has brought together both the offsite and onsite design. They design homes as a reflection of the client, how they live and their property site constraints. Audree Grubesic, offsite construction expert concentrates on single family designs and build process with Matt at the Art of Construction. They build with a simple solution of using both modular and onsite construction to build beautiful one of a kind homes. While we will frequently highlight specific players in this industry, Offsite Dirt encourages the discussion and exploration of all offsite construction companies, products and techniques in general. We are committed to finding the best way forward for our industry, and the world, as a whole. www.OffsiteDirt.com www.facebook.com/offsitedirt www.linkedin.com/offsitedirt #offsiteconstruction #prefab #offsiteconstruction #offsitedirt #newhomes #construction #artofconstruction #offsiteconstructionseries

#offsitedirt #allthedirt #constructionnews #newhomes #construction #affordablehouseing #building #moladi #technology Hennie Botes, the CEO and inventor of Moladi Construction Technology, shared his innovative approach to disrupting the status quo in the construction industry by applying novel radical thinking, implementing frugal innovation and efficiency engineering, and emulating the lean production methodology of the automotive assembly line. Hennie, the founder of Moladi, shared his journey from designing a baby bath to molding houses and the challenges he faced in getting the construction industry to accept his innovation. Hennie often refers to “Back to Basics”, using models from Maslow’s hierarchy of needs to Henry Ford’s Model T production line principal. In order to disrupt the status quo on how homes are produced and funded, he utilizes his ability to think outside the box by applying novel radical thinking, implementing frugal innovation and efficient engineering to create disruptive technology by emulating the lean production methodology of the automotive assembly line, enhancing the holistic value chain, reducing cost by increasing production output by de-skilling the production operation, managing the supply chain, delivering affordable homes and facilitating end-user financing. Moladi's innovative approach to affordable housing involves streamlining the production process and partnering directly with suppliers. The company's plastic formwork system is easy to assemble and comes with a toolbox, creating jobs for local communities in rural areas. Moladi's success in providing proper dormitories for mine workers in the DRC and beyond is due to their innovative construction process that simplifies the building process and allows for local community participation. During the meeting, Audree Grubesic, founder of Offsite Dirt and Hennie discuss the affordability and durability of a unique building system that is fully integrated and has an amazing thermal property. This product has been built in 27 countries, designing homes, schools, hotels, dormitories, and several story buildings. Hennie's innovative home loan solution, the Moladi Home Loan, aims to address the issue of housing affordability for people at the base of the housing market. By building houses at cost and selling them at a lower price than the market rate, Hennie hopes to make home ownership more accessible. This central platform is here to exchange best practices and ideas guiding the infrastructure and urban development industry in its transformation, and helping it to address its key challenges. https://www.futureofconstruction.org/case/moladi/ Moladi's mission: Empower People to Help Themselves – Jobs, producing Food and Shelter Follow Us: @instagram https://www.instagram.com/offsitedirt/?hl=en @LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/offsitedirtcom/?viewAsMember=true @facebook https://www.facebook.com/OffsiteDirt @offsitedirt https://www.offsitedirt.com/ #ModularExpert https://www.linkedin.com/in/audreegrubesic/

On the Dirt Series hosts, Audree Grubesic and Mark Wille dive deep into conversations with experts in the passive house, sustainable materials and building "GREEN" community. We have a father and son team that speak to us about Passive House design. Meet Michael and Dylan Ingui. They discuss what is Passive House technology, why do we need it and what are the trends? Mike Bio: A partner at Baxt Ingui Architects since 2000, Michael believes in creative collaborations and allows his artistic process to inform his designs, blending art and architecture to award winning spaces and groundbreaking businesses. Michael is also co-founder of BIA Interiors (2016), an integrated and forward-thinking interiors firm within Baxt Ingui. A leader in High performance buildings, Michael is also the founder of the Passive House Accelerator (2019); and co-founder of Source 2050 (2021). Social Links: Baxt Ingui Architects (@baxtingui) • Instagram photos and videos Michael Ingui - Architect (@michael_ingui) • Instagram photos and videos www.linkedin.com/in/michaelingui https://www.linkedin.com/company/baxt-ingui-architects/ Dylan Ingui BIO: Dylan Ingui is an 18-year-old from Brooklyn NY. Growing up in a creative and musical background helped him quickly discover his passion for building science. In 2019, Dylan became the world’s youngest Certified Passive House Consultant at age 15. From 2020 until July 2022, he was the video editor for the Passive House Accelerator, and in December of 2022, he completed a research internship with Passivhaus Institute in Darmstadt Germany. He also recently presented at PHIUSCon 2022’s youth session. Dylan is now entering his freshman year of college at the University of Michigan majoring in Urban Technology. High Performance Building & Sustainable Design Practices #offsitedirt #construction #greenstepsforward #buildingbetter #passivehouse #green #sustainable

Prof. Jason Van Nest's journey in the industry began after grad school when helped influential New York architects grapple with larger waves of new digital tools. The work led him to consult for various architecture firms, help them systematize repeating design elements, and eventually get hired to offer digital solutions deeper into the modular industry. Still, Jason watched the best digital solutions to repetitive housing designs get slowed by on-site building techniques. That’s when the potential for industrial construction became an obvious evolution to streamline the whole production pipeline. Jason is now the Executive Director of the New York Tech’s Center for Offsite Construction, a non-profit organization is dedicated to developing open-source standards to propel the growth of US offsite construction. The Center has spent years learning from other industries, mapping (for example,) how the USB standard exploded the computer peripheral marketplace in the late 1990s. The Center’s goal is to bring together engineers, real estate developers, architects, and general contractors to create and adopt similar connectivity standards. They believe this foundation of cooperation is the key to streamlining the design and construction process for all, making it more efficient and cost-effective for all. While the benefits of connectivity standards in offsite construction appear clear, the Center sees additional challenges to overcome. They also spend focus on “the lending problem,” noting that traditional lending methods are calibrated to on-site construction but are not well-suited to support modular construction projects. A second research project at the Center is publishing papers that highlight the need for lending products that evolve to match the direction of contemporary construction. They focus on loaning methods that assess and manage the risks associated with offsite construction, and enable the finance industry to scale in tandem with the construction industry. Jason's startup, Logic Building Systems, focuses on commercializing the research behind the open-source standard. Logic is designed to be a next-generation modular player, first creating couplings that embody the connectivity standard, and then offering pre-designed kitchen, bathroom, and utility room pods that already fit those couplings. The result is “interoperability”… converting any project into one that can benefit from offsite methods. Logic’s goal is to unlock new levels of collaboration, ease, and savings to vastly more traditional builders. The future of offsite construction looks promising, once efforts to standardize processes and improve collaboration are in place. Jason and the whole team at the New York Tech’s Center for Offsite Construction are working to bring these innovations to market, with the conviction that these solutions are the best way to address America’s affordable housing crisis. Special note: The New York Tech Center for Offsite Construction is actively seeking more advisory members and partners to join their efforts. In this episode, he invites interested parties to connect with the Center to learn more. Jason Van Nest: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-van-nest https://www.nyit.edu/architecture/offsite Center for Offsite Construction New York Tech School of Architecture and Design 1855 Broadway, Room 1108 New York City, N.Y. 10023 USA ======= Don't miss it: 👍 Like this video if you find it useful. 🔔 Subscribe to our channel for more in-depth analysis and updates. 💬 Leave a comment below with your thoughts or questions. 📱 Share this video with colleagues and friends. ======== ▶️If you liked this video, here are some others that may also be of interest to you: ✅👉https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ex1WlM8Nl8A&t=338s ✅👉https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRFrgalb_B0 ✅👉https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVTfQWYof7g ✅👉https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SH2IVkd-ZkM ✅👉https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqXQ_Zj4skQ ========= ▶️ Follow Along On Other Social Media Platforms: 👇👇 ✅👉 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/offsitedirt ✅👉 Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/offsitedirtcom ✅👉 Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OffsiteDirt ✅👉 Subscribe us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@offsitedirtnetwork ✅👉 Follow on Modular Expert: https://www.linkedin.com/in/audreegrubesic/ ✅👉 Visit us Website: https://www.offsitedirt.com ========== #offsitedirt #allthedirt #constructionnews #logicbuildingsystems #construction #centerforoffsiteconstruction #offsiteconstruction #connectivitysolutions #constructioninnovation #constructiontechnology #leanmanufacturing #buildingstandards #constructionindustry #buildingconsensus #newyork #newyorkcity #digitalconstruction #constructionefficiency #techinconstruction #designandbuild #digitalsolutions #constructionconsulting #podcast