In this episode:

• Why design freeze happens 2-4 months earlier than traditional
• The hidden cost of committing before you have full market data
• Why changes that cost $50K in traditional cost $500K in modular
• What you're really trading when you freeze early

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Get it wrong anywhere, and the whole system fails.

In this episode:

• Why modular has no room for re-sequencing on the fly
• How one out-of-sequence module shuts down the entire operation
• The fragile coordination between factory, transport, and site
• Why successful projects have someone who owns sequencing end-to-end

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Most pro formas ignore the coordination time, logistics buffers, and site work that still controls the critical path.

In this episode:

• Why the "50% faster" claim assumes everything goes right
• The gaps no one models: transport permits, weather holds, button-up time
• Why site work still controls the timeline
• How schedules that win deals aren't schedules that deliver buildings

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Design freeze happens months earlier, and every delayed decision cascades through production, logistics, and site work.

In this episode:

• Why factories need complete drawings—not 80% complete
• The exponential cost of late changes in modular
• Why modular demands better owners who can make decisions early
• How indecision destroys modular projects

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But the risk doesn't disappear—it moves upstream, where it's harder to see and more expensive to fix.

In this episode:

• How risk concentrates early in modular projects
• Why factory production is only as good as its inputs
• The transportation and site readiness risks no one talks about
• Why the factory amplifies your mistakes instead of absorbing them

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The real value of modular isn't building faster—it's knowing what you're getting, when you're getting it, and what it will cost before you break ground.

In this episode:

• Why "50% faster" is the wrong metric
• How certainty—not speed—de-risks deals for lenders and equity
• Why modular has no float for absorbing chaos
• What capital actually pays for

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The coordination requirements are fundamentally different, and most failures trace back to misaligned expectations—not manufacturing defects.

In this episode:

• Why the "factory instead of site" framing is dangerous
• How modular is actually a systems integration problem
• Where failures really happen—in the gaps between design, production, and site
• Why the factory doesn't remove risk, it relocates it upstream
• What this means for developers and capital

Built Different is brought to you by Spring Street Management Group.