{"id":960,"date":"2021-05-20T12:16:24","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T12:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/modularhomesearch.com\/?p=960"},"modified":"2021-05-20T12:16:24","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T12:16:24","slug":"warren-buffett-to-offer-a-new-spin-on-modular-construction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/modularhomesearch.com\/index.php\/2021\/05\/20\/warren-buffett-to-offer-a-new-spin-on-modular-construction\/","title":{"rendered":"Warren Buffett to Offer a New Spin on Modular Construction"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"article_header  module\">\n<div class=\"zonedModule\" data-module-id=\"21\" data-module-name=\"article.app\/lib\/module\/wsj\/articleHeadline\" data-module-zone=\"articleHeadline\">\n<div class=\"wsj-article-headline-wrap\">\n<h2 class=\"sub-head\">A startup owned by Berkshire Hathaway aims to make the construction industry more like car manufacturing<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"column at8-col8 at12-col7 at16-col9 at16-offset1\">\n<div class=\"module\">\n<div class=\"zonedModule\" data-module-id=\"19\" data-module-name=\"article.app\/lib\/module\/articleSnippet\" data-module-zone=\"article_snippet\">\n<div class=\"snippet\">\n<div class=\"is-lead-inset\">\n<div class=\"\n            media-object\n            type-InsetMediaVideo\n              header\n    scope-web|mobileapps\n  article__inset\n            article__inset--type-InsetMediaVideo\n              article__inset--header\n  \" data-layout=\"header\n                  \" data-layout-mobile=\"\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-object-video article__inset__video media-object-video--standard\">\n<div id=\"7EF10647-3D43-4B71-BD10-55635ECCBFE6\" class=\"video-container article__inset__video__player video-player\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-src=\"7EF10647-3D43-4B71-BD10-55635ECCBFE6\" data-format=\"standard\" data-esplash=\"\" data-msplash=\"\" data-suppressheadline=\"false\" data-verticalstill=\"\">\n<div id=\"wrapper-7EF10647-3D43-4B71-BD10-55635ECCBFE6\" class=\"video-wrapper player-4U\">\n<div id=\"video-title-7EF10647-3D43-4B71-BD10-55635ECCBFE6\" class=\"styles__videoTitleContainer_2N-qWhjdmXNqdA0OpqWVr_ video-fade-in\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"video-thumb-7EF10647-3D43-4B71-BD10-55635ECCBFE6\" class=\"video-thumb\">\n<div class=\"base__vidThumb_1ClPgLDBgLr-7YsvMmn-sY\">\n<div class=\"base__videoThumbContent_3Kb4OYgEfuuLpg9LXT8b69\"><img class=\"base__videoThumbImg_1clHXjbP_aRS55gpoYwjW2\" src=\"https:\/\/m.wsj.net\/video\/20210416\/lumber041621\/lumber041621_1280x720.jpg\" alt=\"How the Pandemic Made Lumber America's Hottest Commodity\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"base__videoThumbText_1PRf5FdWQbSwLGFnet8uCa\"><span class=\"base__videoTitle_3REXSZqJQDsfabpaaSWGAf\">How the Pandemic Made Lumber America&#8217;s Hottest Commodity<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wsj-article-caption article__inset__video__caption\">Demand for lumber has skyrocketed during the pandemic, sending prices to all-time highs. This video explains what\u2019s driving the lumber boom, who\u2019s profiting, and why those growing the trees aren\u2019t reaping the benefits. Illustration: Liz Ornitz\/WSJ<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix byline-wrap\">\n<div class=\"byline article__byline\">By<\/p>\n<div class=\"author-container\"><button class=\"author-button\">Konrad Putzier<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><time class=\"timestamp article__timestamp flexbox__flex--1\">May 18, 2021 8:00 am ET<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"wsj-snippet-body\">\n<p>A startup owned by Warren Buffett\u2019s Berkshire Hathaway Inc.\u00a0<a class=\"icon none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/SB10001424127887323838204579000771419280540?mod=article_inline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">aims to shake up the construction industry<\/a>\u00a0by making it more like car manufacturing.<\/p>\n<p>MiTek Inc., a Missouri-based construction-technology company, is launching a new modular building venture with New York City-based architect Danny Forster &amp; Architecture. The company plans to build entire rooms for hotels and apartment buildings in factories, and then send them to a construction site to be stacked on top of each other.<\/p>\n<p>MiTek has more than 6,000 employees and sells building components, construction software and services like engineering. The company said it is investing tens of millions of dollars in the modular venture, and plans to start working on its first projects early next year.<\/p>\n<p>Source: https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/warren-buffett-to-offer-a-new-spin-on-modular-construction-11621339201<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A startup owned by Berkshire Hathaway aims to make the construction industry more like car manufacturing How the Pandemic Made Lumber America&#8217;s Hottest Commodity Demand for lumber has skyrocketed during the pandemic, sending prices to all-time highs. 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