The construction of modular houses is a prominent industry all around the world. It gradually gains even more popularity. Many experts predict that the market for modular and prefabricated constructions will start growing significantly in the next five years.
Among those who can clearly see the potential of this particular industry is Alexander Zimin, an entrepreneur who has launched a brand-new manufacturing company in Florida.
We had a conversation with Alexander Zimin regarding the main prospects of the industry, why he made the decision to do business in this particular area, as well as about the unique technology of his project, which is going to become the first of its kind in entire Florida.
Before working with modular houses, Alexander was successfully engaged in business in various fields. He graduated from three higher educational institutions in the following specialties:
economics and management at the enterprise in mechanical engineering;
civil law;
construction.
His professional track record includes the following: a construction company, a waste management company, a GPS module company, and work in the science industry. In parallel with his business development, Alexander was constantly improving his skills in many different areas of activity. For example, he received the title of an electrician of the 5th category, a permit to work with pressure equipment, and certificates from Schneider Electric and Software, Siemens Engineer.
In 2018, Alexander was nominated with the national award for his contribution to the industrial and innovative potential within the Digital Summit framework. In 2021, he received another national award for the creation and implementation of an automation system for essential energy facilities.
Before getting engaged with work on a project of constructing modular houses, Alexander devoted about a year to studying the issue of construction in the USA, analyzing the situation in the housing sector, resale (flipping), and renting (long-term/short-term).
In parallel with the launch of the current project, Alexander Zimin develops a consulting company. Among the key clients, there are companies from the food and chemical sectors, restaurant businesses, retail chains, etc. In the current project, Alexander Zimin succeeded to unify together the top experts, who have more than 15 years of professional experience in the strategic areas of the consulting company.
The experts of the consulting company provide support at the stage of paperwork, helping to speed up the process, and avoiding possible difficulties or mistakes. One of the main areas of consulting work is the process of solving crisis situations.
Thanks to the teams in other projects, which were united by Alexander Zimin, it became possible to implement a project of constructing a modular house plant.
Benefits of Modular Houses and Industry Perspectives
The growing popularity of modular houses is primarily due to the speed and ease of their construction process. A team of experts is able to build a house in approximately a week period, and in certain cases, the process can go even faster.
The most durable stage is the manufacture of the house structure itself. The duration of this process can be affected by the following factors: availability of the raw material itself, the number of orders from a particular manufacturer, and the complexity of the building project. Therefore, the entire process, starting from creation and finishing with installation, can take approximately a couple of months, which is still much faster compared to the process of obtaining all the necessary permits and building a house in the traditional way.
After the installation stage, the modular house is completely ready to live in. In most cases, there is already divorced electricity, pipes, plumbing, energy-efficient windows, and even interior doors.
Another essential remark is that with this construction method, there is no construction waste, which also permits saving a lot of time on cleaning.
We have to mention the environmental friendliness, energy efficiency, and cost-effectiveness of modular houses. That is why, more and more people opt for this option, and experts predict that this market will keep on growing even faster in the next few years.
For example, the United States is projected to have a CAGR of more than 8% between 2023-2027.
Unique Technology of the Company
Unlike other similar representatives of the industry, the company of Alexander Zimin does not produce a complete house or a finished part of the house. We speak about the creation of an entire house by separate elements: the roof, walls, and partitions. Each individual element has all the required certificates.
Thanks to such an approach, the entire modular house can be assembled on the site as quickly as possible as a constructor. Also, the process gets accelerated due to the fact that it permits to avoid a series of checks and approvals.
Due to a dense level of construction in Florida, many houses get delivered in an assembled way and installed with a crane, which is about 35% of chances to fail. There can be another scenario when houses are built directly on-site. The problem is that it is necessary to obtain a huge number of permits, which only increases the construction time of the house.
The team designs the so-called "sandwiches" from which the house is assembled so that each part does not exceed the size of 96x96x9 inches. Thanks to such a method, you can place such a "sandwich" on any site, even between existing buildings.
Also, each and every module has already pre-installed electrical sockets, and conclusions are made for connecting plumbing. The speed of work does not affect the quality in any way.
The project will be the first in its market niche in Florida. The first sales are scheduled for August-September 2023.
