{"id":47517,"date":"2026-03-17T22:23:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T19:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mk.gen.tr\/how-frametec-plans-to-cut-build-cycle-times-and-reduce-waste\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T22:23:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T19:23:09","slug":"how-frametec-plans-to-cut-build-cycle-times-and-reduce-waste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mk.gen.tr\/tr\/how-frametec-plans-to-cut-build-cycle-times-and-reduce-waste\/","title":{"rendered":"How FrameTec plans to cut build-cycle times and reduce waste"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dozens of innovative companies have sprung up over the past 15 years, each vowing to revolutionize home building.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Many haven\u2019t, don\u2019t, and won\u2019t make it through the \u201cearly-stage\u201d gauntlet<\/a> of A, B, and C series capital raises, where they can pay off their debt, cover their bills and sustainably generate net earnings from their operations.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A pedigreed strategic and operational brain trust at FrameTec<\/strong> believes the venture can do what others have struggled with \u2013 successfully scale operations while offering a sustainable alternative to builders that reduces cycle times and boosts worker efficiency.\u00a0Founded in 2022 and launched online in mid-2025, FrameTec now produces pre-cut framing systems at its robotic factory in Arizona, with plans to expand into Texas and other new-home-construction hotbeds, pending new investment.<\/p>\n

During a session last week at The SHIFT, an Orlando gathering of placemaking thought and practice leaders hosted by Tavistock Development Company<\/strong>, FrameTec COO Josh Lewis discussed how the company operates, what they believe they can contribute to homebuilders and how they hope to address the skilled labor shortage in residential construction.\u00a0<\/p>\n

How FrameTec works<\/h2>\n

FrameTec\u2019s process begins with reviewing and refining a builder\u2019s project plans and verifying that site conditions align with the design specifications. Once FrameTec\u2019s system finalizes and confirms the data, its 120,000-square-foot automated plant in Camp Verde, Arizona, uses that information to cut and assemble wall panels and framing components.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The factory manufactures wall panels, roof trusses and floor trusses with pre-marked studs, nail patterns, and layout details.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Camp Verde facility can produce about 3,500 homes each year and has been involved in roughly 850,000 to one million square feet of housing in Arizona over the past year, Lewis said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

FrameTec partnered with Swedish manufacturer Randek<\/strong>, which develops and manufactures systems and machines for prefabricated housing, at its Arizona facility.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The system uses automated robots to cut, frame, sheath, glue, route, insulate, and stack structural components with relatively few workers. The robots follow exact specifications to handle most of the process, but on-site workers supervise the robotic equipment and carry out certain tasks that are not yet automated.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The factory reduces waste by automating the cutting process and reclaiming leftover wood pieces through finger-jointed methods. FrameTec, using its factory-controlled, pre-cut framing systems, claims to decrease wood waste to \u201cnear-zero\u201d.<\/p>\n

According to the Environmental Protection Agency<\/strong> (EPA), the construction of a typical single-family home generates about 8,000 pounds of waste, with wood making up approximately 20 to 30% of that waste.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cAny defect we remove is cut out, and the remaining pieces go into the finger-joint process\u2026 so instead of throwing away material, we\u2019re using those pieces to create continuous lumber,\u201d Lewis said during the session.<\/p>\n

A potential solution to construction\u2019s labor shortage?<\/h2>\n

For builders, FrameTec\u2019s ability to improve cycle times is definitely appealing. Using their automated factory, the company can usually deliver pre-cut frames to a construction site within about 10 to 14 business days.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Once the frames are on site, FrameTec claims it can accelerate certain parts of the construction process by several days. This is because the wall panels and framing components arrive with pre-marked studs, nail patterns, and layout details.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can stand walls, come in line and stack a roof in one day on a 3,500-square-foot house. For most guys, that\u2019s a week. We\u2019re doing it in a day,\u201d said Lewis, who\u2019d spent almost 17 years working with homebuilders at pre-Builders FirstSource<\/strong> BMC<\/strong> and, more recently, about five years at Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber Company<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

FrameTec has documented cases where a pair of electricians was able to rough-in a house, meaning they installed outlet boxes, junction boxes, and routed electrical wiring through the wall studs and ceiling joists before the drywall was installed, in as little as two hours. In comparison, it often takes about 10 hours for two electricians to complete the process without using FrameTec components.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery stud that goes through our factory is pre\u2011built. There is a mark at the switch height location and a mark location on every stud. That\u2019s how those electricians get those five or six degrees of productivity\u2026 They don\u2019t have to pull their tape, and they don\u2019t have to pull the hole hawg out of the truck to drill a hole. It\u2019s simple, but we\u2019re moving instructions to the point of work,\u201d Lewis explained.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Lewis views the FrameTec model as a solution to the skilled labor shortage in residential construction. According to The Home Builders Institute<\/strong>\u2019s Fall 2025 Construction Labor Market report<\/a>, the residential construction sector must hire about 723,000 construction workers each year to bridge the current gap.\u00a0<\/p>\n

FrameTec\u2019s model could help solve this shortage by automating specific construction tasks. It can also streamline the on-site process, allowing workers to build faster with less training.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Lewis said that introducing advanced technology could also motivate more young people to pursue careers in the trades.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s the other thing that adding technology into the process helps. It makes young people excited about the trades. This is cool. It\u2019s flashy,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Framed resistance<\/h2>\n

FrameTec partners with homebuilders in Arizona, including Mandalay Homes<\/strong>, to build anything from single-lot projects to large-scale subdivisions.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Building on its early success, FrameTec is currently constructing a second, larger factory in Casa Grande, Arizona, to strengthen its operations. The 254,000-square-foot Casa Grande plant will have the capacity for about 7,000 homes per year, increasing FrameTec\u2019s annual output capability to approximately 10,000 housing units.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Lewis cites this growth and a successful first year of operations as evidence of momentum. However, he told The Builder\u2019s Daily<\/em> that his team still needs to put in some effort to convince skeptical builders that this concept is sustainable.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m promising a lot, and they worry about disrupting their current supply chains because they\u2019re so fragile. So, if they were to get on board with FrameTech, they\u2019re going to burn a bridge with their existing lumberyard and their existing framing contractor, because our process kind of requires a wholesale shift in those avenues,\u201d Lewis said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He pointed to massive multi-billion-dollar failures in the off-site construction industry as another obstacle. Katerra<\/strong>, a company that raised over $2 billion, built factories for modular components and claimed to reduce construction times, filed for bankruptcy in 2021.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Right now, FrameTec is testing its concept in the Southwest. In the future, the FrameTec team aims to expand into other rapidly growing Sun Belt states such as Texas, Tennessee, and the Carolinas.\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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