Episode Description
Prefabrication has moved beyond proof of concept.
In this kickoff episode of Prefab, Unfiltered, recorded live at Advancing Prefabrication, Todd Weyandt explores what it really means to enter the execution era of prefab.
The debate is no longer about whether prefabrication or modular construction works. It’s about scale, repeatability, and partnership. From data centers driving massive MEP prefabrication growth to owners rethinking procurement and risk models, the industry is shifting from experimentation to operational maturity.
In this episode, we unpack:- Why data centers are accelerating prefab adoption
- How scale changes the economics of modular construction
- What true construction partnership actually looks like
- Why culture and contracts may be the next barriers to innovation
If you care about prefabrication, offsite construction, BIM-to-fabrication workflows, or the future of construction innovation, this conversation sets the tone for what comes next.
The execution era has begun.
MEET OUR GUESTAmy Marks is a leading voice in prefabrication and industrialized construction, with more than a decade of experience advancing offsite construction, modular strategies, and large-scale MEP prefabrication.
She has played a significant role in helping owners, contractors, and manufacturers move beyond transactional project delivery and toward scalable, repeatable partnership models. Her work has been especially influential in mission-critical sectors such as data centers, where standardization and scale are reshaping how projects are delivered.
Amy focuses not only on components and assemblies, but also on the culture, procurement models, contracts, and executive alignment required to make prefabrication successful at scale.
Todd Takes Prefabrication Has Entered the Execution Era
For years, the industry focused on proving that prefabrication works. That debate is over. Prefab works. Modular construction works. Offsite strategies work.
The real question now is whether we can execute consistently and at scale. Can we repeat results across projects? Can we move from isolated success stories to operational maturity?
The future of prefabrication is no longer about experimentation. It is about discipline, ecosystem alignment, and getting better with every project.
Prefab is no longer experimental. It is professional.
Partnership Is a Business Model, Not a BuzzwordThe construction industry talks about partnership often, especially in prefabrication and modular construction. But there is a difference between transactional vendors and true partners.
If five companies are bidding every project, that is procurement. It is not partnership.
Real partnership involves shared risk, shared reward, executive-level communication, transparency when challenges arise, and a long-term commitment to scale together. In data center construction and other high-volume sectors, partnership is becoming structural, not optional.
When both sides are fully invested, prefabrication scales.
Scale Changes EverythingScale is the unlock for industrialized construction.
When companies move beyond living project to project, they gain the breathing room to invest in systems, standardization, workforce development, and repeatable prefab workflows. Data centers are currently driving that scale, especially across MEP prefabrication and modular assemblies.
The lessons being learned in data center construction today will influence healthcare, semiconductor, commercial, and even housing in the years ahead.
Scale creates maturity.
Maturity creates repeatability.
Repeatability drives the future of prefabrication.
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