Sarah Bahnoo, an assistant project manager here at ZELUS, has a knack for precision. When she’s not working with the team to deliver precise as-builts, you might find her at an archery range perfecting her longbow shot –– the most challenging of archery bows to master. Sarah grew up in the United Arab Emirates, where she studied architecture at the University […]
Have we entered the industrial revolution of construction? Many in the industry are predicting commercial construction will completely transform the field over the next few years, and the convergence of advanced technology and off-site prefabrication will play a critical role. In fact, the prefabricated nonresidential building construction market is expected to grow to more than $58B in 2021, up nearly […]
Off-site prefabrication is popular in other parts of the world, but it has experienced several false starts here in the United States. That is, until recently. The pandemic increased unpredictability within the construction industry, and many are realizing that prefabrication can solve pressing issues in the field. Ken Smerz, CEO of ZELUS, discusses four of the key benefits to adopting […]
ZELUS Director of VDC/BIM Ron Nauta joins hosts David Campbell and Joe Whitney on the Brewing with BIM podcast. The trio discusses technological advances in the construction industry, what drew Ron to construction in his early years, why BIM technology is a gamechanger, especially for historic building sites, and — of course — their favorite local craft brews. Tune into […]
The events of 2020 prompted many across the construction industry to reevaluate how they operated. This created a massive tailwind for the adoption of advanced technology in the industry. In fact, we hit a record high, eclipsing even some of the most aggressive forecasts. Some analysts predicted what would’ve taken three years to achieve, was reached in just nine months […]
Off-site construction or prefabrication is becoming more pervasive across various sectors of the construction industry, and it isn’t any wonder why. It delivers tremendous advantages to all stakeholders — owners, architects, contractors — across the planning, design-build workflow and construction value chain by significantly improving the efficiency in the construction process. Benefits of off-site construction Over the years, construction has […]
Meet Will Carroll. He is the Virtual Design in Construction Director of Operations for ZELUS and has a unique background that most don’t realize. Will is a former U.S. Navy SEAL who brings a very different perspective to his job. Throughout the years he has developed an attitude of “adapt and overcome”, a mindset that has helped him become a […]
When Ken Smerz founded ZELUS eight years ago, money was so tight, he and the team worked out of Papago Park to save on renting office space. A lot has changed since then. ZELUS now has over 110 employees in two states (and yes, their very own offices). In this profile in Phoenix Business Journal, Ken shares ZELUS’s exciting growth […]
Off-site construction (aka prefabrication or off-site manufacturing) certainly isn’t a new concept in construction, but in more recent years, it has started to increase because of its potential to solve one of the biggest challenges facing construction today: the national trade labor shortage. The global pandemic has further accelerated this practice as companies try to limit their employees’ exposure to […]
