An overview of the wide variety of factory-built construction technologies.
HousingThink Podcast – Episode 3
In this episode we explore the hierarchy of factory-built technology including factory-built homes and factory-built components. We also look at a news article relating to the decline of the HUD-Code manufactured housing industry.
Ending the Stigma of Trade School
“The stigma of vocational school needs to end. Parents, the stigma started with us and it needs to end with us.”
https://grownandflown.com/end-stigma-trade-school/
HousingThink Extra – Episode 2
A deeper dive into the rental housing marketplace.
Canadian High Schools Bring Back the Trades
“Windsor-Essex electricians and plumbers could be fully qualified to work by the time they are 20 years old. That’s if they take advantage of an expanding skilled trades program on which the Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board and St. Clair College have been collaborating.”
HousingThink Podcast – Episode 2
Episode 2 of the HousingThink Podcast. Doug and Jeff discuss the rental housing marketplace including affordable, workforce, and luxury multifamily housing.
Modular Construction in Multifamily
“While modular construction still only accounts for nearly 5 percent of all commercial construction, multifamily is the fastest-growing segment within the industry, according to research by the Modular Building Institute. In 2017, MBI found that manufacturers built a little more than 1,100 modular apartment units in the U.S. In 2018, that number more than doubled to 2,300 units.”
https://www.multihousingnews.com/post/off-site-building-gets-its-test-in-multifamily/
Largest Passive House in North America
Another affordable housing development on the cutting edge of energy-efficient innovation.
HousingThink Podcast – Episode 1
This is the inaugural episode of the HousingThink Podcast where we introduce our producer (Phil Erhardt) and our co-hosts (Doug Koch and Jeff Carroll). We discuss the format of the show and the content for future episodes.
Planning Commission Meeting: Davidson’s Landing
Tartan Residential made a presentation to the Unified Government Planning Commission on Monday, December 10, 2018 in Kansas City, Kansas. The purpose of the meeting was to evaluate the site plan for a proposed 115-unit apartment community known as Davidson’s Landing.
Jeff Carroll, President of Tartan Residential, made a 15-minute presentation and entertained questions from city staff, planning commissioners, and neighbors.
The planning commission voted 7-0 in favor of the proposal.
A copy of the presentation is found here.