Pedro Tavares, AIA
On what a statewide approval actually covers, what a good engineering package contains, and three things that went wrong on his own install day.
Expert Series
Conversations with the people who design, engineer, appraise, finance, and set these houses, who see the same problems repeatedly and have no product to sell you.
The series will also cover appraisers, lenders, set crews, and county building officials.
What these interviews cover
Who reviews modular plans and what they check.
What the insignia does and does not certify.
How the destination jurisdiction decides which code applies.
Three things that went wrong on the architect's own install day.
How these are made
The questions are sent in writing, and the subject answers in their own words. The text is edited for length only and reviewed by them before publication; no interview is paid for and no subject is a client or an advertiser.
If you work in this field and would answer questions buyers actually ask, get in touch
Interviews
Rahul Bajaj, PE, MCP
On who reviews modular plans, what an insignia covers, and where approval responsibility ends.
Who's responsible? Good question. I don't have a good answer.