2025 Conference Speakers
MHBA’s National Modular Housing Conference
November 10–12, 2025 | The Landing Hotel | PA
Join us at MHBA’s National Modular Housing Conference—the premier event for professionals in residential modular construction. This annual gathering unites builders, developers, architects, engineers, and suppliers to network, share ideas, explore innovative solutions, and gain insights from expert-led sessions. Hosted by the Modular Home Builders Association, the conference offers a valuable platform for professional growth and collaboration within the modular housing community.
Presenters
Mary Anglade
Founder
Builder Lead Marketing
Jonathan Falk
Director of Disaster Operations
NAHB
Marquis Cofer
COO
Module
Tom Hardiman
Executive Director
Modular Home Builders Association (MHBA)
Jim House
Senior Consultant
FMI Consulting
Rob Howard
President
Howard Building Science
Christopher R. Jones
Founder
Authentic Leader™
David A. Tompos
Executive Vice President, Conformity Assessment
International Code Council (ICC)
Colby Swanson
Partner
ADL Ventures
Sherry Taylor
Executive Director
Durham Community Land Trustees
Thomas Coronato
SVP, Construction Lending
Calcon Mutual Mortgage
Joshua Erskine
CEO
Warp Speed Holdings LLC
Chris Mortensen
Chief Innovation Officer
MODLOGIQ
Chuck Frisicaro
Regional Product Specialist
Connectors and Lateral Systems – Northeast
Simpson Strong-Tie
Kent Anderson
Senior Business Development Manager
Wesco
Lauren E. Rumbaugh
Business Development Associate
Manufactured Structures
Wesco
Harris Woodward
President
Finishwerks Custom Modular Homes
Thatcher Butcher
President
KBS Builders
Steve Dubin
Strategic Vertical Market Development
Sika Corporation
Presentation Details
Keynote Speaker
Christopher R. Jones
Founder
Authentic Leader™
Breaking the Cycle: Empowering Leaders to Attract, Retain, and Elevate Talent
with Christopher R. Jones
Keynote Sponsor by: Muncy Homes, Inc.
The modular housing industry frequently finds itself in a state of constant workforce instability, characterized by high turnover, reactive hiring, and a persistent struggle to retain skilled talent. In this keynote, Christopher R. Jones challenges the status quo and offers a transformative framework to help managers shift from management-based authority to influence-based leadership.
Drawing on proven strategies from high-performing organizations, this session provides a roadmap for modular home manufacturers to move from traditional management approaches to leadership models that inspire innovation, strengthen team performance, and improve retention. Jones will explore how fostering a culture of influence over authority can unlock hidden potential within organizations, even amid industry-wide labor shortages.
Attendees will leave with practical insights to build trust, empower emerging leaders, and create long-term workforce stability. This keynote is especially relevant for business owners, plant managers, and HR professionals seeking to lead with purpose, reduce churn, and create environments where people and performance thrive.
Panel Discussion
Colby Swanson
Partner
ADL Ventures
Jonathan Falk
Director of Disaster Operations
National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
Rob Howard
President
Howard Building Science
Fast, Resilient, Rebuilds: Deploying Modular Housing Post-Disaster
With Colby Swanson, Jonathan Falk, and Rob Howard
Disasters like Hurricane Helene have underscored the urgent need for housing solutions that can be rapidly deployed, withstand future events, and support long-term community recovery. This panel will explore how modular construction is accelerating disaster recovery efforts and enabling resilient, scalable rebuilds.
With a focus on both speed and durability, the session will highlight how modular housing can align with resilience standards such as the FORTIFIED program, which improves structural performance against hurricanes, high winds, and other hazards. Panelists will share real-world deployment examples—including insights from the Helene recovery—and examine how builders, public agencies, and local governments can coordinate more effectively to implement modular solutions at scale.
Attendees will gain an understanding of modular housing’s role in post-disaster recovery pipelines, with discussion of procurement strategies, policy challenges, and logistical efficiencies. This session is especially relevant for builders, policymakers, and disaster response professionals seeking scalable approaches that prioritize safety, equity, and speed.
Individual Presentation
Jim House
Senior Consultant
FMI Consulting
FMI’s Economic Forecast and Construction Market Outlook
With Jim House
FMI will share insights on the past, current, and future state of the United States construction market, with an emphasis on single-family residential construction. This will include data analysis of spending trends and areas of expected future growth and decline.
Expected takeaways for participants include:
- Key construction market indices, what they indicate, and what insights they can provide for the modular industry
- Where to expect continued growth, and the role of geography in that growth
- Major trends impacting the single-family market and how they drive demand
- Industry headwinds for which modular firms should prepare
Joint Presentation
Sherry Taylor
Executive Director
Durham Community Land Trustees
Marquis Cofer
COO
Module
Affordable & Sustainable Missing Middle Housing: How Land Trusts are Going Modular
With Marquis Cofer, COO, Module & Sherry Taylor, Executive Director, Durham Community Land Trustees
How can we create affordable, sustainable missing middle housing that stays attainable for generations? This panel brings together mission-driven developers, land trust leaders, and modular innovators to explore how modular construction and land trusts can work together to expand housing access while ensuring long-term affordability.
Key Topics:
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Case studies featuring real affordable, sustainable housing
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The role of land trusts in long-term housing affordability
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Mission-aligned partnerships and Module’s Mission-Driven Developer Program
Individual Presentation
Mary Anglade
Founder
Builder Lead Marketing
Your 2026 Internet Marketing Plan: How to Grow Leads and Sales in the New Year
with Mary Anglade
What you'll gain:
- Build a 2026-ready plan: Walk away with a personalized internet marketing roadmap designed to grow leads and sales
- Know where to focus: Discover which channels — SEO, Google Ads, social media, and email — will deliver the biggest ROI for builders in 2026.
- Leverage AI & automation: Learn how to streamline marketing and sales efforts without adding staff.
- Turn your website into a lead machine: Get proven frameworks to convert more visitors into qualified buyers.
- Content that sells: See how video, blogs, and social media can position you as the go-to builder in your market.
Individual Presentation
Tom Hardiman
Executive Director
Modular Home Builders Association (MHBA)
State of the Industry: Issues and Opportunities
Join MHBA Executive Director Tom Hardiman and other guests
Discover what’s in the Road to Housing Act and how it could impact your business, learn which states are expanding prevailing wages into factories, and get up to speed on the latest industry standards and state regulations.
This interactive session is designed to inform and engage, giving attendees the chance to share challenges and collaborate on solutions, shaping the future of the modular housing industry.
Joint Presentation
David A. Tompos
Executive Vice President, Conformity Assessment
International Code Council (ICC)
Chuck Frisicaro
Regional Product Specialist
Connectors & Lateral Systems – Northeast
Simpson Strong-Tie
Harris Woodward
President
Finishwerks Custom Modular Homes
Volumetric Modular Engineering: Finding The Sweet Spot
Panel Discussion: Harris Woodward, Finishwerks, Chuck Frisicaro, Simpson Strong Tie, David A. Tompos, Executive Vice President, Conformity Assessment International Code Council
Individual Presentation
Steve Dubin
Strategic Vertical Market Development
Sika Corporation
Eliminating Thermal Bridging with Continuous Insulation
with Steve Dubin
Steve Dubin of Sika Corporation will explore innovative insulation solutions that address one of the most persistent challenges in modular construction—thermal bridging. Attendees will gain insight into how continuous insulation systems improve building envelope performance, increase energy efficiency, and contribute to achieving higher sustainability standards in offsite construction.
Joint Presentation
Thatcher Butcher
President
KBS Builders
Achieving Net Zero with Modular
with Thatcher Butcher
Achieving Net Zero with Modular explores how modern modular construction can accelerate the path to sustainable, energy-efficient building. Thatcher Butcher, President of KBS Builders, shares practical insights on integrating off-site construction technologies, renewable materials, and efficient design to reduce carbon footprints and streamline performance. Drawing on more than 20 years of experience across the construction supply chain — from manufacturing to general contracting — Butcher will highlight proven strategies for achieving net zero goals through industrialized construction methods.
Joint Presentation
Thomas Coronato
SVP, Construction Lending
Calcon Mutual Mortgage
Joshua Erskine
CEO
Warp Speed Holdings LLC
The Power of the Interest Rate / Leveraging Forward Commitments
with Thomas Coronato and Joshua Erskine
Rising interest rates continue to challenge both builders and buyers, making affordability a major barrier to closing deals. This session will explore how builders and manufacturers can partner with lenders to leverage forward commitments—locking in competitive rates to help buyers afford more home, move inventory faster, and stay competitive with national public builders offering aggressive rate buydowns.
Thomas will explain how forward commitments work, share real-world examples of how they’ve helped builders increase sales, and outline best practices for structuring these programs for maximum impact. Attendees will leave with actionable strategies to integrate financing solutions into their sales process, reduce monthly payments for clients, and keep projects moving even in challenging markets.
Individual Presentation
Chris Mortensen
Chief Innovation Officer
MODLOGIQ
Preconstruction Is Where the Future of Offsite Construction Is Won or Lost
with Chris Mortensen
Developers and investors currently battle fragmented workflows — site diligence, zoning analysis, design, cost planning, and financial modeling often happen in isolation. These gaps breed uncertainty, limited options, slow approvals, and introduce critical risk.
This session introduces AssemBuild, a new SaaS platform being built to unify the preconstruction lifecycle with AI-driven intelligence. Set to launch in Q1 2026, AssemBuild will debut its initial offering: Scout, designed to provide AI-powered site due diligence, seamlessly integrated with its early financial feasibility module, Yield. This powerful duo gives developers an immediate edge in validating sites and deals faster than ever before.
Unlike existing point solutions, AssemBuild is designed as an end-to-end platform. The session will preview the full roadmap, including upcoming modules like Form for generative design and Tally for automated cost planning.
Attendees will gain an early, exclusive look at how this integrated approach reduces entitlement risk, accelerates approvals, and dramatically improves deal confidence. By enabling generative design and rapid iteration, AssemBuild also empowers teams to explore design options and their cost implications faster than ever, resulting in accelerated time-to-market, optimized investment returns, and a significant reduction in deal-killing risk, fundamentally transforming how preconstruction gets done.
Joint Presentation
Kent Anderson
Senior Business Development Manager
Wesco
Lauren E. Rumbaugh
Business Development Associate
Manufactured Structures
Wesco
Simplifying Smart: Connected Solutions for Modular Builders
with Kent Anderson and Lauren E. Rumbaugh
Today’s builders can experience the best of both worlds! New technologies are providing modular builders with the best of both worlds: smart homes for their customers and factory efficiency for their bottom line. Join us as we discuss how these technologies can be integrated into the production, sales, and service processes. Enjoy the opportunity to raise revenue and deliver value to homeowners.
Join Us in Pittsburgh
The 2025 National Modular Housing Conference will be hosted from November 10-12 in The Landing Hotel at Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh, PA, just off the shore of the scenic Ohio River.
The Landing Hotel at Rivers Casino
757 Casino Dr,
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Call 412-231-7777 (Group Code is: MHBC)
Secure Your Room
Attendees are responsible for their own hotel and travel arrangements.
The MHBA room block is limited and will expire once full or on
October 17, 2025