National Offsite Construction Summit and Expo in Denver, CO, September 18, 2025

The 2025 National Offsite Construction Summit & Expo Speakers

Representatives and potential end-users will gather in Denver, CO, Wednesday, September 18, 2025, for the Offsite Construction Network's BIGGEST event yet! Featuring a full day of presentations from some of the brightest minds and rising stars in the offsite construction industry, this Summit will be one of the offsite industry's best.

Expert Speakers from Across the Industry

Don't miss the next opportunity to learn from—and network with—hundreds of regional offsite industry professionals including our group of featured speakers. All of our featured speakers bring years of offsite construction experience and knowledge from all corners of the industry. And since our speakers also exhibit at the event, attendees will have ample opportunity to connect with these industry leaders.

2025 National Offsite Construction Summit & Expo in Denver, CO, on September 18, 2025

National Offsite Construction Summit & Expo Speakers

Don't miss your next chance to see some of the most impactful offsite construction speakers from around the country. Our 2025 speaker line-up, which features company leaders, government officials, and design professionals from across the offsite spectrum, will address a variety of topics critical to the future of offsite, modular, and prefab construction in Colorado and across the United States.

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Our 2025 Speakers Include

Sam Albrecht

Director, Office of Regulatory Oversight

Colorado Department of Local Affairs

Alex Carmack

Government Affairs Director

Modular Building Institute

Charlie Chupp

Founder and CEO

Fading West

Dean Dalvit will be speaking at the National Offsite Construction Summit & Expo in Denver, CO, on September 18, 2025

Dean Dalvit, AIA, PE

Founding Principal

EVstudio

Donnie Featherman

Program Manager, Building Codes and Standards

Colorado Department of Local Affairs

Dan Ferreira

CEO

US-Offsite

Mickey Halverson

Managing Member

M-Integrated

Tom Hardiman, CAE

Executive Director

Modular Building Institute

Christopher Herr

Design Director

Adam Berger Development, LLC

Troy Hill

VP of Land Acquisition

Z Modular

Andrew Kerschner

National Multifamily Industry Specialist

The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company

RJ Mahadev

Co-Founder & CEO

RaaP Builders

Jon Moon

Business Development

Nashua Builders

Tom Murphy

Tax Strategist

Tangible Property Tax Methods

Otis Odell

National Housing Leader

HED

Shanti Pless

Senior Commercial Building Energy Researcher

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Ken Puncerelli

CEO

LAI Design Group

Tommy Rakes

CEO

Guerdon, LLC

Eric Schaefer

Chief Business Development Officer,

Fading West

Fatima Shahid

CEO & Co-Founder

Roof and Realm

Daniel Small

Founder & CEO

Da Vinci Consulting

Kan Valgardson will be speaking at the National Offsite Construction Summit & Expo in Denver, CO, on September 18, 2025

Kam Valgardson

President

Irontown Modular

Megan Yonke

Deputy Director, Division of Housing

Colorado Department of Local Affairs

Plus More to be Announced Soon!

2025 Presentations

Accessory Dwelling Units: The Silver Bullet of the Housing Crisis

Kam Valgardson, President, Irontown Modular

Today, we are facing the most severe housing shortages we’ve ever seen. Supply chain issues, labor shortages, and land constraints are all working against providing safe and clean housing. While the solutions to this problem are as varied and complicated as the problem itself, accessory dwelling units—or ADUs—are rapidly becoming a solution of choice by local and state governments, builders, and developers in an increasingly informed marketplace. Add in factory-built, high-quality construction to the mix, and you’ve got a recipe for much needed relief in this ever-present problem. Join Kam Valgardson from Irontown Modular as he explores the world of ADUs.

From Crisis to Community: The Role of Offsite Construction in Disaster Recovery

Charlie Chupp, Founder and CEO, Fading West
Eric Schaefer, Chief Business Development Officer, Fading West

In 2023, a brush fire near Lahaina sparked during Hawaii’s peak fire season. Fueled by severe drought and high winds, the fire rapidly spread across Maui causing one of the deadliest fires in modern US history. In this session, Charlie Chupp and Eric Schaefer from Fading West will share how state and federal governments launched a coordinated recovery effort, including the creation of 100 permanent modular houses for displaced residents of Lahaina. Remarkably, these modular homes were built, barged to Maui, and set within weeks of the project kickoff, again proving the efficiency of modular construction. Attendees will learn how offsite construction can help communities responds to disasters with speed and sustainability and can accommodate diverse topographies and existing architectural character. In addition, the team will discuss how Fading West overcame complexities of transporting and installing large modular units in a challenging terrain with infrastructure limitations; financing and insurance options for modular housing; and the importance of collaboration between government agencies, developers, builders, and the affected communities.

From Jobsite to Factory: Unlocking Modular’s Full Potential with Manufacturing Excellence

Daniel Small, Founder & CEO, Da Vinci Consulting

The best modular building factories DON’T operate like traditional construction sites. Instead, they put in place key efficiencies that drive higher throughput, lower construction and other costs, and produce consistently higher quality. In this session, Daniel Small, founder and CEO of Da Vinci Consulting, will give modular manufacturers and their customers tools to completely shift mindsets and operations, apply lean principles, implement continuous improvement, and foster industrialized production strategies to maximize the modular building process. Attendees will walk away with practical, real-world strategies that they can be implemented immediately, without requiring massive investments in automation or software.

How to Implement a Modular Construction Project

Mickey Halverson, Managing Member, M-Integrated

Successful modular engineering requires designing with manufacturing efficiency in mind. In this presentation, Mickey Halverson shares how M-Integrated is providing manufacturing-friendly building designs that embrace the modular construction process. Modules are manufactured while site elements are constructed. Design practices must align with these realities. This presentation will focus on having the correct team assembled early in the design phase process, the standardization transaction, and the added value of providing simple solutions to complex engineering issues.

How to Win at the Zoning Table

Ken Puncerelli, CEO, LAI Design Group

Good design goes far beyond how a project looks—it’s about setting it up for success from the very start. In this session, Ken Puncerelli, CEO of LAI Design Group, will explore how thoughtful planning can help end-users and offsite builders alike move more smoothly through the approval process, keep costs under control, and deliver what today’s buyers and tenants are looking for. Ken will talk about designing with the neighborhood in mind, creating real value through land premiums, and turning potential site challenges into selling points. Along the way, attendees will see how the right design decisions can cut down on earthwork, reduce infrastructure costs, and make projects easier to market, sell faster, and perform better in the long run.

Quality Matters: What Developers Should Look for in a Modular Factory

Tommy Rakes, CEO, Guerdon, LLC

Choosing a factory is one of the most important decisions a developer can make—and understanding how to evaluate quality before, during, and after production is essential. In this session, Tommy Rakes—CEO of Guerdon—draws on decades of hands-on experience to walk developers through the key indicators of a well-run factory and a quality-focused manufacturing process. Attendees will gain insight into what to look for during a plant tour, how to ask the right questions, and how to assess whether a potential partner has the systems, culture, and capacity to support a successful project. The goal is to equip developers and others with the knowledge needed to confidently navigate factory selection, build strong working relationships, and set their projects up for success.

Resilient by Design: Modular Building After the Fires

Fatima Shahid, CEO & Co-Founder, Roof and Realm

In the aftermath of devastating Southern California wildfires—particularly the Palisades Fire (Pacific Palisades, Malibu; 6800 structures destroyed) and the Eaton Fire (Altadena, Pasadena; 9400 structures destroyed)—modular construction has emerged as a powerful solution for resilient rebuilding. With more than 18,000 homes and structures lost across affected cities, this session by Fatima Shahid, CEO and Co-Founder of Roof and Realm, explores how fire-retardant steel framing, modular methods, and streamlined recovery policies are creating faster, safer, and long-lasting alternatives for communities facing wildfire risk.

Reversible Design (TM): Maximizing Value with Modular Building Strategies

Dean Dalvit, AIA, PE, Founding Principal, EVstudio
Tom Murphy, Tax Strategist, Tangible Property Tax Methods

Discover how Reversible Design (TM) using modular construction transforms the development landscape by unlocking powerful financial, risk, and sustainability benefits. This presentation explores how modular buildings designed for disassembly and reuse create real-world advantages for owners, developers, and communities. Attendees will learn how to: capture significant tax benefits through accelerated depreciation using cost segregation; mitigate development risk with flexible, Reversible Buildings (TM) and alternative exit strategies; reduce construction risk with factory-built quality, shortened schedules, and controlled environments; and advance sustainability goals with permanently embodied carbon and fully recyclable modular building components. Whether you're looking to reduce risk, increase returns, or build for a circular economy, this session will provide actionable insights into the future of adaptive, resilient development.

Rooms as a Product: Driving Construction Speed, Savings & Certainty

Christopher Herr, Design Director, Adam Berger Development
Andrew Kerschner, National Multifamily Industry Specialist, The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company
Otis Odell, National Housing Leader, HED
RJ Mahadev, CEO, RaaP Builders, Inc.
Jon Moon, Business Development, Nashua Builders

Design prototypes optimized for modular fabrication can help developers overcome perceived risks and higher costs of offsite construction. These assemblies are optimized for construction offsite—including standardized and documented MEP and structural connections—and enable time and cost savings across design, fabrication, and construction.

Join RaaP Builders CEO RJ Mahadev and this expert industry panel for an interactive, case-based panel discussion geared for developers, architects, and GCs about the successes and lessons learned from implementing a “Rooms as a Product” approach.

Running a Modular Factory and GC Operation: Lessons from an Integrated Team

Dan Ferreira, CEO, US-Offsite

This session will explore the operational realities of managing both a modular manufacturing facility and a modular general contracting arm. Dan Ferreira is CEO of US-Offsite; a modular builder in Redding, California; and will share how the company coordinates across design, site work, set, and install, along with insights on what’s working, what hasn’t, and the internal structures that have helped US-Offsite deliver projects more predictably with strong outcomes for clients.

Scaling Energy Affordability: Research & Innovation to Reduce Utility & Construction Costs

Shanti Pless, Senior Commercial Building Energy Researcher, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Shanti Pless is a senior commercial building energy researcher at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Conifer, Colorado. His research focuses on the broad adoption of net-zero energy and construction innovation practices through applied research, innovative demonstrations, Cleantech Group startup technical guidance, academic engagements, high-impact publications, and informed industry outreach. His active research projects at NREL include integrating net-zero energy strategies into the emerging off-site and affordable housing construction industry. He also focuses on supporting innovative development approaches to zero energy, including district-scale energy planning and how-to resources for emerging developers. Shanti will discuss how NREL is using offsite construction to scale energy affordability by reducing utility and construction costs.

Steel Modular Construction for the Masses

Troy Hill, VP of Land Acquisition, Z Modular

The modular construction industry and innovators like Z Modular are becoming more sophisticated and evolving quicker than ever before, both from a design/technical and build/performance perspective. Z Modular is bringing its standardized steel modular platform to the masses to accelerate the evolution and acceptance of modular construction. This session will focus on both process and technical improvement in volumetric modular construction, from design to structural systems to assembly techniques, and will highlight how improved performance can improve access to growing markets for modular construction.

What New Prevailing Wage Requirements Mean for Offsite Construction

Alex Carmack, Government Affairs Director, Modular Building Institute
Tom Hardiman, Executive Director, Modular Building Institute

MBI Executive Director Tom Hardiman and MBI Government Affairs Director Alex Carmack joins the National Offsite Construction Summit to discuss various state efforts to impose prevailing wages on offsite and modular construction. He will also describe what modular and offsite manufacturers and anyone involved in these types of manufacturing projects can do to support the Modular Building Institute’s efforts to navigate and oppose this expansion. Tom has served as MBI Executive Director for over 20 years and for many years was simultaneously MBI’s Government Affairs Director. Accompanied now by a team of government affairs staffers, Tom continues to work on behalf of MBI members in monitoring and responding to legislative and regulatory issues impacting modular construction.

What's New in Colorado Housing Initiatives & Offsite Structures

Sam Albrecht, Director, Office of Regulatory Oversight, Colorado Department of Local Affairs
Donnie Featherman, Program Manager, Building Codes and Standards, Colorado Department of Local Affairs
Megan Yonke, Deputy Director, Division of Housing, Colorado Department of Local Affairs

Offsite construction offers a powerful solution to Colorado’s affordable housing crisis by reducing construction time and costs, leading to economies of scale and more rapid deployment of units. In Fiscal Year 2024, Colorado made the largest single investment in the modular industry of any state. That investment builds on the past 54 years, during which Colorado has operated a state-wide offsite construction program, including code adoption and enforcement through plan reviews and inspections (both commercial and residential). In this session, Division of Housing leaders will share what’s new in Colorado housing initiatives, including an update on building codes and standards and plans to implement Senate Bill 25-002, which aims to streamline rules and processes for offsite structures.