Built Different

Why the connection between factory-built modules and site-built components is where problems concentrate.

Show Notes

Factory tolerances are tight. Field tolerances aren't. Where they meet is where problems happen.

The interface between factory-built and site-built components is the critical seam in every modular project.

Topics covered:

  • Dimensional tolerance stack-up across building footprints
  • Waterproofing transitions—the highest-stakes interface
  • Structural connection compromises from field conditions
  • MEP tie-ins—the daily headache of misalignment
  • Why the best modular builders obsess over the interface

For developers, GCs, and project managers coordinating factory and field teams.

Built Different is produced by Spring Street Management Group. New episodes drop weekdays at 6 AM Pacific.

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What is Built Different?

Built Different is a daily podcast for developers, general contractors, and capital partners working in modular, volumetric, and off-site construction.

No hype. No futurism. Just execution reality.

Each episode breaks down what actually determines success or failure in factory-built projects: coordination gaps, design freeze timing, transportation risks, sequencing failures, financing mismatches, and the hidden costs no one models.

This isn't a show about the promise of modular. It's about what happens when modules hit the jobsite—and what you need to get right before they do.

Topics include:

Why modular projects fail (and it's not the factory)
Design freeze and its hidden costs
Transportation as construction risk
Site work that still controls the timeline
Where modular actually saves money—and where it doesn't
Sequencing, coordination, and the gaps between systems
3-4 minutes daily. Built for people who build.

Brought to you by Spring Street Management Group.