A capital-light, local model could power this off-site builder’s plan to scale

At Reframe Systems, we embrace mass customization, not mass production. As our CEO & Co-Founder, Vikas Enti, told HousingWire: "Broadly, from a capability standpoint, we need off-site companies to further embrace the fact that this is a mass customization problem and not a mass production problem. Something like that requires folks to move away from assembly lines and think more about matrix manufacturing and distributed work cells."

Our distributed network of microfactories, small capital-light facilities located close to demand, lets us customize quickly, adapt in real time, and scale efficiently. A typical microfactory runs 50,000 to 65,000 square feet, can be operational in about 100 days, and produces up to 250 single-family homes per year. The first full-scale facility in Massachusetts costs approximately $5 million in equipment, a fraction of what comparable traditional factories require.

This is how we build for the communities that need it most.