OFF-SITE CONSTRUCTION SOLUTIONSNORTH AMERICAN PROVIDERS + COMPANY PROFILES

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may 2018 snapshot

OFFSITE PROVIDER PROFILE

DESCRIPTION:OFF-SITE FOCUS:Integrated Panelization

COVERAGE AREA:Within 350 miles of Baltimore –with intent to expand

PRODUCTS/SERVICES:BIM clients’ design plansCustomized Closed Wall Systems, Roofs + FloorsGuaranteed Price

WEBSITE: www.blueprint-robotics.com

Blueprint Robotics has a 200,000 square foot factory in Baltimore and offers one of the most comprehensive panelized products on the market. First, they provide BIM drawings. The state approves, and Blueprint gets all third-party approvals. They guarantee a price and a delivery date and take eight to 10 subcontractors into one. They then build prefabricated walls, roofs and floors to a builder’s specifications, including preferred level of energy performance, in their fully automated factory. The builder provides the finishing touches after Blueprint installs a custom-built closed wall frame right onto the foundation – including windows, doors, mechanical rough-ins, insulation, exterior sheathing and interior drywall.

Blueprint offers total cost and cycle time reduction among their many benefits. They currently produce 2,100 ft2 per day with the goal of 3,000 ft2 in 2018. On-site, a crew of seven can install 580 ft2 per day. With a 20-unit townhome project, for instance, they can take 4 months out of the process. Cost savings achieved by the customer is on the project total, not the shell alone.

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OFF-SITE FOCUS:Pre-Cut MaterialsComponent Manufacturing

COVERAGE AREA:18 states and 43 metropolitan areas, principally in the South and West regions of the U.S. with a desire to expand offsite capabilities

PRODUCTS/SERVICESProduct SourcingComputerized DesignManufacturing + Delivery

WEBSITE: www.buildwithbmc.com

BMC is one of the nation’s leading providers of diversified building products and services to

professional builders and contractors in the residential housing market. The company’s portfolio of

products and services spans building materials, including millwork and structural component

manufacturing capabilities, consultative showrooms and design centers, value-added installation

management and an innovative e-business platform.

BMC’s READY-FRAME® offering ships SmartBundled—compact, pre-cut and labeled—ready for

framers to assemble on the jobsite faster and more accurately with less waste, resulting in a cleaner

and safer jobsite. BMC has 250 in-house designers, provides computerized designs and guarantees

material takeoffs.

BMC has 31 truss plants, including the most automated truss plant in the U.S. in Coming, Georgia.

They offer panelization in 16 of their facilities, and have opened a new wall panelization facility in

Woodland, CA. In that facility, a saw can precision cut materials for five houses at once.

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OFF-SITE FOCUS:Building Envelope System Components

COVERAGE AREA:Based in Lawrence, Kansas, they will deliver anywhere in the U.S. They have a desire to expand, and will likely open their next plant in Pennsylvania.

PRODUCTS/SERVICESComponent Design FilesDesign ReviewPassive House ConsultingOffsite Construction + DeliveryInstaller Training

WEBSITE: www.buildsmartna.com

Build SMART is a partnership between PROSOCO and Passive House design expert Adam Cohen.

Their goal is to be a one-stop solution for easy to construct, affordable high-performance buildings.

Build SMART currently offers a structural open wall system with continuous insulation and an integrated

weather resistant barrier on the exterior. Windows and doors are pre-installed. They are also working on

other systems including monitoring systems, low-energy lighting and a conditioning ERV.

Build SMART’s involvement starts at design and engineering and ends when the components are

delivered to the jobsite. While they don’t offer architectural services, they provide component drawings

for download in Sketch Up and REVIT formats, and they will provide specific recommendations for

achieving Passive House standards on larger projects. They review designs prior to construction in the

factory, then manufacture and deliver the components. The builder or developer’s site crew handles final

installation, using their step-by-step installation manual.

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OFF-SITE CONSTRUCTION SOLUTIONSINTERNATIONAL PROVIDERS + COMPANY PROFILES

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Single Family – built to order, subdivisions, eco-friendly, “forest housing” (with lifestyle component)Rental housing under the D-Room brand

Daiwa House has been prefabricating homes since the “Midget House” in 1959. Since then, it has built

over 600,000 detached homes across Japan. It is Japan’s largest homebuilder and maker of prefabricated

houses as well as shopping centers, health clubs and other commercial buildings.

Daiwa House recently partnered with local builders in Malaysia. In 2017, the company created “For

Nature,” its single-family house environmental brand; started PREMIUM GranWood, its highest grade

custom-built wooden residences project; and acquired Stanley-Martin Communities.

Its xevo series employs new construction methods such as energy-absorbing load-bearing walls capable

of maintaining their initial performance levels even in the event of repeated massive earthquakes.

GranWood homes are wood-framed with construction costs starting at 300,000 Yen / m2 ($255 / ft2), not

including land. With options and finishes, construction costs can exceed 600,000 Yen / m2. The average

house will cost at least 50 million Yen (~$460,000) to build, and Daiwa is expecting to build 50 in their first

year of sales.

Officials from Daiwa House say they’re interested in understanding the U.S. market before making the

significant capital investments a factory would require.

COMPANY PROFILE

OFF-SITE FOCUS:Steel Frame and Wooden Structures

COVERAGE AREA:Japan, Malaysia, United States

PRODUCTS/SERVICES:

WEBSITE:

http://daiwahouse.com/

COMPANY PROFILE

As the housing company of the Panasonic Group, PanaHome Corporation is committed to providing

quality that lasts. Since 1963, they have built more than 500,000 homes in Japan alone.

PanaHome's key business strategy is to promote its Japan-originated method of construction called “wall

pre-cast concrete” (W-PC). By building temporary factories on the project development site and using W-

PC construction methods, PanaHome enables builders to shave as much as three months off of cycle

time, depending on the size of the property. The building’s exterior components such as flooring slabs,

walls and roofs are fabricated by pouring concrete into steel molds, then assembled using a crane.

PanaHome also offers mid-range three-story houses, the most popular type of multistory house in Japan,

which feature a light stainless steel frame and earthquake resistant construction.

ENERGY + IAQ

PanaHome offers zero energy homes to first-time and affluent buyers. They also focus on indoor and

outdoor air quality. KIRATECH exterior wall tiles employ photocatalysts to break down NOx and clean air.

Their homes achieve GREENGUARD certification with low VOC levels, and they provide a HEPA filter

equipped ventilation system that traps PM2.5 airborne particulates outside.

COMPANY PROFILE

OFF-SITE FOCUS:Concrete PanelizationSteel and Wood Frame

COVERAGE AREA:50 years in Japan; expansion into Taiwan, Malaysia (2015), Indonesia (2017)

PRODUCTS/SERVICES:Custom Built, Detached HousingEco Cordis Smart HousesVienu Multistory Houses (up to 7)Rental ApartmentsSenior Housing – Age-Free CareFujisawa Sustainable SmartTown (Fujisawa SST) + othersParknade Smart CondosRenovation Services

SMART CITY

PanaHome is also focused on improving housing and quality of life in communities through

their Smart City offering, which began in Japan and has expanded into the U.S.

In 2014, PanaHome opened their flagship community, Fujisawa Sustainable Smart Town, which

will include 1,000 homes when complete. With Fujisawa SST, the primary consideration was to

create a concept for a smart community lifestyle based on residential comfort, regional

characteristics, and future living patterns ‒ taking into account such aspects as energy, security,

mobility, and wellness..

In October 2017, PanaHome began working on Japan’s first solar powered microgrid system

for 117 homes within Smart City Shioashiya Solar-Shima.

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WEBSITES: https://homes.panasonic.com/englishhttps://homes.panasonic.com/company/ir/library/annual/pdf/2016_panahomereport.pdfhttp://fujisawasst.com/EN/project/http://homefinder.com.my/property/towards-a-green-sustainable-living-with-panahome/

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In 1972, Sekisui Chemical Company, a leading plastics manufacturer, established Sekisui House to

create new markets for plastic products in its panel-based system and Sekisui Heim (steel-frame

prefabricated modular) to compete in the market for modular housing. Sekisui House is one of the largest

manufacturers of prefabricated housing in Japan, supplying over 60,000 houses and flats annually.

To create Sekisui Heim, high-tech machine tools are combined with the techniques of skilled workers.

Optimally exploiting both sides means high performance houses are produced.

It takes only 60 days from the demolition of old buildings and land consolidation to the delivery of a new

house. Heim's units, furnished with household facilities subject to complete factory quality control, can be

assembled in a single day on-site, with the roofs also installed the same day.

Sekisui Heim began building in Thailand in 2013. Sekisui House now has factories in Australia and China,

and in 2017, they acquired Woodside Homes. They are in the process of exploring how to bring their

capabilities to the U.S.

COMPANY PROFILE

OFF-SITE FOCUS:PanelizationModular ConstructionSteel and Wood Frame

COVERAGE AREA:

Japan, China, Malaysia,

Singapore, with offices in the

U.S. and Australia

PRODUCTS/SERVICES:

Single Family

WEBSITES: http://sekisuichemical.com/index.htmlwww.sekisuihouse-global.com

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