# What is Pushing Modular Buildings Practices Through the Roof?

Published 2021-09-17 · Updated 2026-07-23 · Engineering & Construction on MarketScale
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> Modular construction has grown tremendously in the past few years, leading many to believe it’s a new innovation in the building industry. In reality, it has been around for quite awhile, but has only recently reached new heights as society re-evaluates our relationship with the environment. The host of MarketScale’s Cross Sections, Anthony Gude, sits…

Modular construction has grown tremendously in the past few years, leading many to believe it’s a new innovation in the building industry. In reality, it has been around for quite awhile, but has only recently reached new heights as society re-evaluates our relationship with the environment.

The host of MarketScale’s [Cross Sections](https://marketscale.com/shows/cross-sections/), Anthony Gude, sits down with the President of the [Modular Building Institute](https://www.modular.org/), Tom Hardiman, to discuss the history of the nearly 40 year organization and why modular is resonating so much right now.

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