Veev’s Switch to Steel Framing Lowers Costs and Speeds Housing Construction

The United States is facing a shortage of 6.8 million homes, according to the National Association of Realtors. To fix the housing crisis, innovative solutions are needed to speed the production process at affordable prices. California-based Veev has developed a system using steel framing to build homes four times faster than traditional construction and for a lower price.

Each wall of a home is built in the Veev fabrication facility and strategically integrated and routed with MEP – electricity, plumbing, light, and sensors – prior to being fully closed and cladded on both sides.

Veev Disrupts the Residential Building Industry

Veev was founded by technology entrepreneurs who saw the opportunity to transform real estate development with an inventive new approach, says the Veev website. Homes have been built the same way for centuries, driven by an industry focused on its own needs instead of its customers. Cost, complexity and variability have gone up while innovation has fallen behind. Veev is changing all that, its website says.

According to USA TODAY, Veev designs, manufactures and assembles every component of its homes. It manufactures walls with mechanical, electrical and plumbing hook-ups already in place that can be transported and assembled onsite faster than traditional construction. The company hopes to cut down on the many layers and stages of construction and the number of parties involved in production and installation.

Veev made a decision to eliminate lumber from the homes it built, replacing wood with steel framing to build homes faster and at a lower cost.

Switch to Steel Framing Speeds Home Construction

In 2019, Veev made a decision to eliminate lumber from the homes it built, replacing wood with steel [framing] and slabs made of a mix of acrylic and minerals that bind together, says USA TODAY. By using this process, Veev can build homes faster and at lower cost.

In addition, building with steel results in near-zero waste framing and a low carbon footprint, says Veev.com.

“Veev is not the only company using a factory to make buildings, but with a uniquely integrated approach that pulls design, material supply chain, manufacturing, and construction in-house, it’s carving a niche of pure efficiency,” says Fast Company.

Since 2019, Veev has completed 138 residential units and is currently developing 231 residential units, of which 86 are single-family homes.