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Floor cassettes stacked on spacer blocks inside the MBS panel plant in St. Louis, ready to ship

Floor Cassettes: A Framer's Guide to Prefabricated Floor Panels

Explore floor cassettes from MBS, with joist layout, rim and decking where specified, built to your drawings and shipped in set order for your crew.

Concept rendering of the MBS standard wall shown as exploded layers

What Is Advanced Panelized Offsite Construction?

A plain definition of advanced panelized offsite construction, how it differs from modular building systems, and the panel packages MBS builds.

The CNC subcomponent nailer and its roller conveyor at the MBS plant in St. Louis, with framing lumber staged in front

Framing Subcomponents: Prebuilt Headers, Door Legs and Stud Packs

Explore framing subcomponents from MBS, with prebuilt headers, matched king/jack legs and stud packs built to your drawings for your crew to install.

The MBS team touring the St. Louis Building Division, which reviews plans and inspects construction

Panelized Construction Permitting and Inspections, Simplified

See how panelized construction permitting and inspections work, from the local permit to the certificate of occupancy, with factory quality control.

A framed wall panel with cavity insulation installed, standing in the storage rack at the MBS plant in St. Louis

Is Panelized Construction Code Compliant? What Developers and Building Officials Need to Know

Panelized construction meets the same IRC, IBC, and IECC codes as a site-built home. Here is who inspects what, how ICC/MBI 1205 works, and how MBS builds panels to local code.

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