McBride & Son chooses MiTek Sapphire
The 3D software allows builders, pro dealers, and component manufacturers to work together.
MiTek USA announced that McBride & Son Homes, a Missouri-based home builder, has implemented MiTek’s Sapphire Build software solution.
McBride & Son Homes will start 900 homes in 2018, up from 742 in 2017, making the company the 64th largest U.S. home builder. With 225 employees, McBride is lean operation with a ratio of just 4 2018 housing starts for every employee.
The builder is focused on starter to first-move-up homes, 2,200 to 3,000 square feet, and also has a luxury home division. With building operations in 30 distinct communities (and scattered lot in 20 more), McBride sells through as many as 60 model homes, with a new central design center under construction.
“We clearly needed processes, and software that supported those processes, while presenting a sales environment that invited buyers to upgrade the home to their liking, using our options library. We found that solution in MiTek’s Sapphire Build,” said Jake Eilermann , McBride vice president of architecture, design studio, and purchasing.
“We also use Sapphire Build for a new approach to the pricing of the base house and its options. We carry around 40 base plans, and we have created bills of material (BOMs) for everything that goes into these base models,” added Jeff Kackley, McBride’s vice president of operations.
Overall, Sapphire can be used by multiple operations in the supply chain, from the builder to lumber dealers to component manufacturers. The Sapphire system allows users to collaborate on 3D BIM images of homes while creating the structural framing, wall panels, and roof trusses for new home designs.
McBride & Son Homes will start 900 homes in 2018, up from 742 in 2017, making the company the 64th largest U.S. home builder. With 225 employees, McBride is lean operation with a ratio of just 4 2018 housing starts for every employee.
The builder is focused on starter to first-move-up homes, 2,200 to 3,000 square feet, and also has a luxury home division. With building operations in 30 distinct communities (and scattered lot in 20 more), McBride sells through as many as 60 model homes, with a new central design center under construction.
“We clearly needed processes, and software that supported those processes, while presenting a sales environment that invited buyers to upgrade the home to their liking, using our options library. We found that solution in MiTek’s Sapphire Build,” said Jake Eilermann , McBride vice president of architecture, design studio, and purchasing.
“We also use Sapphire Build for a new approach to the pricing of the base house and its options. We carry around 40 base plans, and we have created bills of material (BOMs) for everything that goes into these base models,” added Jeff Kackley, McBride’s vice president of operations.
Overall, Sapphire can be used by multiple operations in the supply chain, from the builder to lumber dealers to component manufacturers. The Sapphire system allows users to collaborate on 3D BIM images of homes while creating the structural framing, wall panels, and roof trusses for new home designs.
