Could modular homebuilding help make new Utah homes more affordable?

Utah's housing affordability crisis has drawn national attention to a solution Reframe Systems has been building toward: factory-produced, net-zero modular homes at scale.

At the Ivory Prize Summit, Utah Governor Spencer Cox publicly called on the state to embrace modular construction as a path to faster, cheaper homebuilding. Reframe was recognized at the Summit as a 2025 Ivory Prize winner for using robotics and AI-powered microfactories to complete up to 85% of the build process in a factory setting.

Reframe is exactly the kind of builder Utah's largest homebuilder wants operating in the state. Clark Ivory, CEO of Ivory Homes, made his interest clear: "I've been pushing the guys from Reframe Systems to come to Utah." The article captures a broader market signal: Utah has standardized its modular building code, the governor is calling for scale, and the state's largest private homebuilder is actively lobbying for Reframe to set up shop. Ivory put it plainly. "Real, high quality factory built housing is what we need. I've looked at a lot of the other concepts, and if we're going to invest, we want to invest in something that's proven, that's really going to be quality."