A case for off-site home building
Blueprint Robotics and Metsä Wood are working closely together to improve the efficiency of construction.
Both companies have put an effort into understanding each other’s business and sought mutual benefits that translates into a home building process that is faster, cheaper, and greener.
Blueprint Robotics, based in Baltimore, Md., has brought prefabricated wood construction technology from Europe to the United States. The company builds unique single-family and multifamily homes.
Components are manufactured at Blueprint Robotics factory in Baltimore, then transported to the construction site and assembled on the foundation. All elements include Kerto LVL (laminated veneer lumber) products by Metsä Wood.
The use of Kerto LVL makes the production, transportation and installation process of the modules faster and reduces costs compared to traditional on-site construction, according to Metsä Wood.
“Metsä Wood was quickly able to produce Kerto LVL in a non-traditional size, which would meaningfully reduce labor and material cost for us,” says Karim Sahyoun, founder and director of Blueprint Robotics. “Getting LVL beams in tailored sizes creates less waste and has speeded up our robotized production.”
Blueprint Robotics focuses on townhomes, apartments, condos, hotels, dormitories, and single-family home communities. The company’s projects are typically larger than 10,000 square feet with the manufacturer serving the entire Northeast.
Sahyoun also notes that Kerto LVL beams are easy to saw and nail, because of their even thickness. The material is also dimensionally stable, so the prefabricated elements match up on site.
The Kerto LVL beams make each of the Blueprint Robotics’ houses structurally sound to support the specific loads. They have an excellent strength-to-weight ratio and greater consistency in bending and shear strength. The higher stiffness allows longer spans with minimal deflection, according to Blueprint Robotics.
Metsä Wood is based in Espoo, Finland and specializes in the production of environmentally friendly wood products for construction, industrial customers and distributor partners. The company had 2017 sales of about $569 million.
“We demand a lot from our partners and Metsä Wood has lived up to our expectations. In addition to the quality and tailored sizes of LVL beams, we respect Metsä Wood’s environmentally friendly approach”, Sahyoun said.
Both companies have put an effort into understanding each other’s business and sought mutual benefits that translates into a home building process that is faster, cheaper, and greener.
Blueprint Robotics, based in Baltimore, Md., has brought prefabricated wood construction technology from Europe to the United States. The company builds unique single-family and multifamily homes.
Components are manufactured at Blueprint Robotics factory in Baltimore, then transported to the construction site and assembled on the foundation. All elements include Kerto LVL (laminated veneer lumber) products by Metsä Wood.
The use of Kerto LVL makes the production, transportation and installation process of the modules faster and reduces costs compared to traditional on-site construction, according to Metsä Wood.
“Metsä Wood was quickly able to produce Kerto LVL in a non-traditional size, which would meaningfully reduce labor and material cost for us,” says Karim Sahyoun, founder and director of Blueprint Robotics. “Getting LVL beams in tailored sizes creates less waste and has speeded up our robotized production.”
Blueprint Robotics focuses on townhomes, apartments, condos, hotels, dormitories, and single-family home communities. The company’s projects are typically larger than 10,000 square feet with the manufacturer serving the entire Northeast.Sahyoun also notes that Kerto LVL beams are easy to saw and nail, because of their even thickness. The material is also dimensionally stable, so the prefabricated elements match up on site.
The Kerto LVL beams make each of the Blueprint Robotics’ houses structurally sound to support the specific loads. They have an excellent strength-to-weight ratio and greater consistency in bending and shear strength. The higher stiffness allows longer spans with minimal deflection, according to Blueprint Robotics.
Metsä Wood is based in Espoo, Finland and specializes in the production of environmentally friendly wood products for construction, industrial customers and distributor partners. The company had 2017 sales of about $569 million.
“We demand a lot from our partners and Metsä Wood has lived up to our expectations. In addition to the quality and tailored sizes of LVL beams, we respect Metsä Wood’s environmentally friendly approach”, Sahyoun said.