Modular Mindset Weekly by Thatcher Butcher Nobody Talks About the Factory Job Five weeks of codes, pricing, and pro formas. This week I want to write about the part of this business I’m actually proudest of, which is the people on the floor in South Paris. There’s a version of
Modular Mindset Weekly by Thatcher Butcher Everybody Stopped Building Here are the numbers that should be on every developer’s wall right now. Multifamily starts in the first quarter of this year came in at around 55,000 units. That’s the lowest quarterly total since 2011, and roughly 73 percent off the
Modular Mindset Weekly by Thatcher Butcher The Day you Can’t Get Back Set day is the most photographed and least understood day in our business. Everybody films the crane. It’s a good show — a house arrives on trucks, and by dinnertime there’s a building standing where there wasn’t one.
Modular Mindset Weekly by Thatcher Butcher The Chassis Is Gone. Now What Do We Call It? I said this one would be less friendly. It’s less friendly, but I want to be fair about it, because the people on the other side of this argument are not wrong about everything.
Modular MindsetWeekly by Thatcher Butcher Put Your Pencils Down Last week I said the design freeze is the single biggest thing that decides whether a modular project makes money. A few of you wrote back some version of “yes, and it’s also the thing nobody warns us about until it’s
Modular MindsetWeekly by Thatcher Butcher Modular Isn’t Cheap. That’s the Point. First, a quick hello I’m Thatcher, President of KBS Builders. We build modular homes and multifamily buildings in South Paris, Maine, and ship them all over New England. Starting this week, we’ll post something here every week. This won’t
KBS designs and manufactures modular structures with a commitment to residential housing, net-zero designs, commercial, and mixed-use buildings. KBS works hand-in-hand with developers, general contractors, architects, and builders to customize and produce the exact type of modular structure they are seeking. The Company’s main office and factory are located in South Paris, Maine, while a second factory is located a short distance away in Oxford, Maine.
