The CfOC Advisory Board has unanimously approved launching the next phase of the CfOC-ICC-1220 Modular Interface Standard, marking a significant milestone in the organization’s growth as an ANSI-accredited standards body. This vote authorizes the formation of an Advisory Committee that will immediately begin selecting the most qualified experts to serve on the forthcoming Consensus Committee, accelerating the technical work needed to build a national CTO marketplace. With unprecedented momentum and its most productive quarter to date, the CfOC is now actively raising funds to sustain this fast-moving standards effort.
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The CfOC has been invited to present Handshake to the Joint Editorial Board for Uniform Real Property Acts (JEBURPA), a nationally influential body that shapes real-property law and advises the Uniform Law Commission. This rare invitation signals growing recognition of the CfOC’s leadership in modernizing legal frameworks for offsite construction and accelerating housing delivery. Our latest article explains why the presentation matters and invites supporters to share ideas or connect us with UCC-focused legal experts.
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The AIA St. Louis panel Innovation, Collaboration & Offsite Construction: Gateway South will bring together leaders advancing industrialized construction and code innovation. Jason Van Nest, Executive Director of the Center for Offsite Construction, will join regional and national experts to discuss how standardized design and modular fabrication can expand housing affordability and resilience. The event underscores how initiatives like Gateway South and the CfOC’s ANSI-accredited standards work are converging to modernize how America builds.
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The Center for Offsite Construction’s Executive Director, Jason Van Nest, will speak at NYC Climate Week on the panel “Learning from Experience: How Industrialized Construction Can Succeed Moving Forward.” Hosted by SHoP Architects and ADL Ventures, the event convenes leaders from across design, construction, and innovation to examine lessons from past modular projects and chart a path to scalable, low-carbon building. Jason will join experts including Consigli’s Bill Seery and Assembly OSM’s Timothy Nichols to share practical insights on industrialized construction’s role in addressing the housing and climate crises.
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The Center for Offsite Construction believes the next leap in U.S. building isn’t just offsite methods, but software configurators that blend the speed of today’s e-commerce with the intelligence of tomorrow’s AI agents. We’re developing shared infrastructure — including the ICC 1220 Modular Interface Standard — so components from any manufacturer can be instantly configured, validated, and integrated into permitting, BIM, and scheduling tools. Our goal is an open, agent-powered marketplace that accelerates design, reduces waste, and frees industry professionals to focus on higher-order problem-solving. This is our path out of the affordable housing issues that face our communities.
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