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New York State Backs Modular Construction—CfOC Research Aims to Make It Viable at Scale
Blog | Jun 05, 2025
A recent article in Gothamist spotlights a $50 million investment from New York State to explore modular and starter home construction as a potential response to the city’s ongoing housing affordability crisis. The Center for Offsite Construction (CfOC) at New York Institute of Technology is proud to be at the forefront of research that aligns directly with this moment of public commitment.
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Jason Van Nest receives 2025 Modular Building Fellow Award
Blog | Apr 10, 2025
The Center for Offsite Construction is proud to share that our Executive Director, Jason Van Nest, has been named the 2025 Modular Building Fellow by the Modular Building Institute at the #WoM2025 conference.
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International Code Council and Center for Offsite Construction Partner to Establish Modular Interface Standards - Press Release
Blog | Apr 10, 2025
The Center for Offsite Construction (CfOC) at New York Institute of Technology and the International Code Council are proud to announce their collaboration to develop critical standards for modular construction through the creation of the “CFOC/ICC 1220 Standard on Configurations and Connections for Offsite Construction.” This groundbreaking effort aims to enhance quality, sustainability, resilience, and affordability in the construction industry by establishing clear guidelines for the connection and configuration of modular components.
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CfOC at World of Modular 2025
Blog | Apr 08, 2025
The Center for Offsite Construction (CfOC) at NYIT is proud to announce that Jason Van Nest will be representing CfOC as a featured panelist at the prestigious World of Modular 2025 conference.
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Symposium Key Takeaways -- "Future Marketplace for Offsite Construction" Discussion
This session marked a turning point in how modular construction can scale—through standardized interfaces and a shared path to Configure-to-Order (CTO) delivery. With new agreements in place between CfOC, ICC, and Good Developments Group, the groundwork is being laid for a true marketplace of interoperable modular products. The discussion made clear: building that future will require new standards, new partnerships, and a new kind of collaboration across the industry.
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Symposium Key Takeaways -- "Future of Design Thinking" Discussion
Attendees both praised and challenged the CfOC’s comprehensive approach to curriculum design, especially its alignment with the full real estate development value chain—from entitlement to financing to site operations. Many called for near-term offerings to bridge the gap while the Master of Offsite Design & Delivery program is developed, noting that the industry urgently needs leaders who think across silos. Across the board, there was strong enthusiasm for a new kind of systems-savvy professional—one who blends design, manufacturing, and business fluency to shape the future of modular delivery
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Say it louder for the folks in the back
Blog | Feb 25, 2025
Say it louder for the folks in the back! Themes remain the same across the conferences and shows we attend. Most don’t know exactly what to do about it.
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Lessons from Advancing PreFab 2025
Many offsite firms that trekked to Arizona last week are stuck wondering how to better kit and assemble their own scope, in their own shop, within their own risk envelope. The landscape of tomorrow's smaller, more productive construction industry is a different collection of risk envelopes. Vast rewards await firms that crack-the-code to combine trade work into larger building components with industrialized construction (manufacturing) methods.
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