iBUILT

About iBUILT

iBUILT is an integrated construction technology company, formerly known as Deluxe Modular. The name change marked a deliberate evolution from modular manufacturer to technology business, applying proprietary software, offsite manufacturing expertise and a design-build approach to problems the construction industry has struggled with for decades.

The company's positioning is unusually direct: by developers, for developers. It argues that more than 80 percent of construction projects run over budget and beyond schedule, and rejects the conventional wisdom that this is unavoidable.

De-Risking Construction

The Fast Track Program

Where conventional development is laden with delays and added cost, iBUILT's Fast Track programme delivers a fully designed building in eight weeks or less. The deliverable includes comprehensive interior and exterior designs, architectural and structural drawings, a complete schedule of finishes, and a guaranteed schedule and price.

No Change Orders

iBUILT commits to never issuing a change order unless the client requests one. This addresses a structural problem in conventional procurement, where contractors may bid low to win work and recover margin through change orders during construction - which the company notes typically add between 11 and 40 percent to initial quoted prices.

Connected Construction

Using controlled offsite manufacturing and digital tooling, iBUILT integrates design, detailing, fabrication and onsite assembly into a single process, aiming to deliver better quality at lower cost and in less time than conventional construction allows.

Its BIM models incorporate proprietary digital twin software, extending the benefit beyond handover by giving developers ongoing control of building management including preventive maintenance - the company cites potential savings of 70 percent of labour-related maintenance costs.

End-to-End Digital Platform

The company has been developing a digital platform intended to let developers generatively design buildings, customise finishes from a product library, apply for permits online on an expedited basis, procure a turnkey build with guaranteed price and schedule, and use digital twin software post-completion.

Technical Achievements in Modular Design

iBUILT has pushed past several conventional limits of modular construction:

• Building height and volume allowing ballrooms, lobbies, gyms and theatres within modular structures - large-volume spaces are normally where modular fails
• Building without marriage walls, saving up to 8 percent of a building's floor area ratio and increasing rentable space
• Passive House insulation values through innovative insulation applications
• Space-saving floor-ceiling assemblies that reduce overall building height compared with conventional modular
• Heights up to 35 storeys using high-strength steel superstructures, limited mainly by crane reach
• Sustainable, water and mould resistant materials for healthier buildings

Why Offsite Matters

The company points to improved productivity and quality through controlled manufacturing, greater budget and schedule certainty, environmental benefits in construction and operation, faster time to market, safer working conditions, year-round construction regardless of weather, streamlined inspection, and a viable response to skilled labour shortages.

iBUILT Parking

The group includes iBUILT Parking, formerly SyncPark, which commercialises a patented energy-efficient automated parking system.

Why AEC Teams Should Know iBUILT

For developers and designers evaluating industrialised construction, iBUILT is a useful case study in how modular, digital delivery and guaranteed pricing can be combined across the built environment.