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Open Source Connectivity Standards for the US Offsite Construction Industry
Proposes a U.S. standard for connecting prefabricated building elements — a “USB for buildings” — to accelerate the adoption of offsite construction.
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From Handshake to Hardware
The barrier to industrialized building is not technology but law. Outlines how Common-Law service contracts must evolve to accommodate offsite manufacturing.
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Designing the Rule Layer: A File Type for Interoperable & Productized Construction
Proposes a rule-native, vendor-neutral file type that allows offsite products to describe themselves in machine-readable terms.
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Aligning AEC Configurators: A General Specification for CTO Building Configurators
Defines the minimum shared behavior of a conforming configurator, so independently built software — manufacturer tools, multi-vendor platforms, AI assistants — can compose products from the same catalog and produce a valid quote and order.
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A CTO Product Registry for Offsite Construction
Proposes the persistent trust infrastructure a CTO marketplace needs: durable product identities, version history, and independent digital interface validation that confirms two registered products actually fit.
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Joint MBI-CfOC Offsite Degree Accreditation Exploratory Task Force — Final Report
Documents the work of a 10-member task force exploring how higher education might train the next generation of offsite construction professionals.
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Open-Source Interface Standards for Panelized Offsite Construction
Expands the CfOC connectivity standards agenda into panelized offsite construction, proposing open-source standards for panel-to-panel and panel-to-structure connections.
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