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CNBC Explores: Can Factory-Built Homes Help Solve The Housing Crisis?

The affordable housing crisis in the United States continues to be a problem and it’s only getting worse. However, one solution is gaining traction that could dramatically reduce the cost and time to build new housing - factory-built apartments.

Humans Behind the Housing: Luis Figueroa Sahagun

Luis, who was a lawyer in Mexico, is quickly getting thru our GED program and looking at LLM programs working on his way to taking the Bar exam.

Humans Behind the Housing: Jon Jon

Jon Jon went from sleeping in a car, to getting hired at FOS and is starting college this year.

Humans Behind the Housing: John Carter

John Carter now has an electric bike for commuting to and from FOS, a gift from his FOS team.

Humans Behind the Housing: Joe Perez

Joe, a plumber at FOS, came to us from Delancey St.

Humans Behind the Housing: Iris Chavez

This spunky woman approached her supervisor with a vision in mind and is now an electrical apprentice at FOS.

Humans Behind the Housing: Daniel Castillo

Daniel Castillo is one of our amazing FOS team members who came from the program at Delancey Street in San Francisco.

Social Distancing and PPE Help Modular Construction Company Stay Essential

On a good day, running a live construction site can be tricky. Right now, running a live construction site—while taking into account additional restrictions put into place to halt the spread of COVID-19—is extremely tricky.

Factory_OS: The Union, Oakland CA

Project: The Union, Oakland CA. 85 Boxes built inside Factory_OS in 3 months. Stacked on site in 10 working days resulting in 110 apartments.

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Housing + Innovation: Innovations in Construction and Design

Larry Pace represents Factory OS in a panel discussing innovations of design and construction, moderated by Jenny French.

Factory_OS wins the Ivory Prize for Housing Affordability

The Ivory Prize is an annual award recognizing ambitious, feasible, and scalable solutions to housing affordability. The Prize is designed to award innovators for their efforts and provide material support to advance their projects.

Reuters: Homebuilding, reimagined – modular & multi-family

Reuters TV: The World at Work features Factory_OS. A northern California start-up is reinventing the way we build homes by thinking inside the box - constructing multi-family units off-site within an old submarine factory, then transporting them to various Bay Area locations.

The History of Prefabrication, From Roman Forts to Modern Modular Housing

What do Roman forts, the Eiffel Tower, Post WWII housing and Factory_OS have in common? The are all prefabricated construction.

Factory_OS Wants to Build Your Next Apartment in a Factory

With the global population set to reach 10 billion by 2050, the housing crisis is only going to become more dire. Factory_OS hopes to meet that problem head-on by disrupting the way multifamily housing is produced.

Factory_OS Celebrating Labor

Factory_OS celebrates the strong relationship between Factory_OS and the Northern California Carpenters Regional Council that is creating full-time construction jobs with full health and retirement benefits.

Factory on Mare Island, Vallejo, CA

Factory_OS tackles the housing crisis on Mare Island with the same passion of WW2 ship builders

Factory_OS and Autodesk Partnership

Factory_OS is proud to be an Autodesk Entrepreneur Impact Partner.

Factory_OS Builds Homes Like An Automobile Assembly Line

We are optimizing the construction of "modular housing" creating ready to install multi family housing faster and less expensively.

Industrial Air Hockey at Factory

Moving 40k plus lb housing boxes on air at Factory_OS

The Importance of Factory_OS Location

Factory_OS connects to 3 major industrial transportation systems: Shipping, Railroad, and Trucking