Innovative Real Estate Podcast Show Notes
EPISODE 11 - Combatting Rising Construction Costs with Container Modal
Here's a glimpse of what you'll lean from us in this episode:
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What Container Modal is up to in innovative real estate.
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How the global supply chain collapse has helped us optimize our process.
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The difference between our process vs. modular construction.
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What makes TSI & Container Modal a dream team for our current & upcoming projects.
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Breck's project highlight of the week: The Bennett House!
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“We are trying to do what's right for everybody and making sure whoever is inhabiting these buildings feels happy and inspired."
- Brian Carmody, Container Modal

Show Notes:
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0:17 - Introduction into episode 11 with special guest Brian Carmody of Container Modal.
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1:07 - Breck's project highlight of the week: The Bennett House!
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3:56 - How Brian and Leslie met.
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6:44 - How our core values are demonstrated when working together to help our clients.
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8:21 - How the process of purchasing containers has changed because of the supply chain.
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9:46 - What it means to use "new" or "one-time use" containers for our developments.
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10:06 - Modifying shipping containers to be better used as a building material.
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11:10 - Brian gives insight into what exactly Container Modal does.
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14:01 - Filling in the gaps... literally.
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15:52 - Container Modal's cost range for large projects.
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17:36 - Offsetting the cost of both time, and expensive on-site labor.
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18:11 - Demonstrating how the Container Modal process is not modular construction.
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20:08 - Why Container Modal sees themselves as more of a building supply company than anything else.
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21:06 - Keeping work available to the local trades.
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21:50 - Funding partners that are helping our clients finance their projects.
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25:51 - Saving clients money by using one-time closing costs.
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27:47 - How new projects going forward are going to benefit from Three Squared's and Container Modal's relationship.
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29:29 - Concluding thoughts for episode 11.
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