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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.

Concept rendering of The Wren, MBS-SFH-800, a one-story gable home with vertical wood across the front, iron-gray side siding, a black standing-seam roof and a covered entry

Panelized Home Financing: What Lenders and Appraisers Look For

Explore panelized home financing with MBS, from Fannie Mae's site-built treatment to appraisals, construction loan draws and the papers your lender needs.

Concept rendering of a four-unit MBS rowhome block on an infill street

How Long Does Each Home Build Method Take? A Timeline Comparison

Compare home construction timelines across stick-built, panelized, modular, and 3D-printed methods, and see where factory-built panels save the most time.

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.

Concept rendering of a row of white and charcoal panelized rowhomes on a city street

Panelized Construction for Developers and GCs: Lock In Your Building Cost

Explore panelized construction for developers and GCs: project-specific panel packages, coordinated factory and site work, and fixed factory pricing from MBS.

Concept rendering of four charcoal and gray panelized rowhomes with warm wood entries

Panelized Townhomes and Infill Housing: A Faster Way to Build the Missing Middle

Explore panelized townhomes and infill housing from MBS, with factory-built panel packages and coordinated delivery for compact development sites.

Concept rendering of The Malone Rowhomes, MBS-ROW-1665-3, attached two-story rowhomes with warm wood fronts, charcoal side walls and front stoops on a city street

Panelized Housing for Municipalities, CDCs, and States: Build More Homes on Public Land

How municipalities, CDCs and states can use panelized housing from MBS to develop public land with coordinated production and project-specific supply scopes.

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.

The Haven (MBS-REL-560), a panelized disaster relief cottage with a covered entry porch and a garden walk, MBS concept rendering

Disaster Relief Housing That Ships Fast: How Panelized Construction Rehouses Families

Explore panelized housing for disaster recovery from MBS, with project-specific panel packages and coordinated factory production, site work and delivery.

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