05 Work
Connect training organizations with the IHD ecosystem, so training matches the 21st-century skills needed.
Factory-built housing needs people with new mixes of skills. Work is how BMOD aims to connect Baltimore residents to those jobs, with training and the support that helps people stay in them.
Outcomes we are working toward
Training partnerships, informed by manufacturers and Morgan State, that match the work
Training for the future NIBS–MOD X Housing System Certification, for fabricators, suppliers, professionals and city reviewers
Wraparound services (transport, childcare)
What Work looks like today
We are in ongoing conversations with our research collaborators at Morgan State University about AI and industrialized construction, with its manufacturing mindset. Our focus is how both will change the way architecture, engineering and construction management students are taught and trained.
Morgan State graduate students have worked alongside faculty on research for BMOD, scanning, surveying and assessing Baltimore rowhouses.
Why factory work can fit people’s lives
One jobsite, one commute. A factory with access to public transit makes for a predictable commute.
Care for care providers. Work hours can line up with typical childcare hours.
Safer, steadier work. Indoor work stations can be safer and more comfortable than an open site.
What we have learned
Read the workforce findings from our EPA-funded planning.
On your project
21st-century industrialized construction careers. BMOD offers a project’s team workforce partners for job training in the neighborhood, matched to the project’s specific jobs, and career pathways for the community in industrialized construction, which could include local fabrication and manufacturing, construction, building maintenance and property management.
Who should get in touch
Training providers, employers, unions and apprenticeship sponsors, schools and colleges across the region, and residents who want to hear about future training.