In mid-May, executives from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development toured a Champion Homes facility and sales center in Leola, Pennsylvania.
This, days after HUD Secretary Scott Turner was touring a trio of Champion Homes at the MHI Congress and Expo in Orlando.
HUD Assistant Deputy Secretary and regional administrator Joseph DeFelice and HUD Office of Housing Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Frank Cassidy toured the manufacturing facility to experience “firsthand the efficiency and quality of our construction process,” Champion Homes President and CEO Tim Larson said.
“These visits reflect HUD’s growing support in addressing the nation’s affordable housing shortage with offsite construction,” Larson added.
The group in Pennsylvania, on May 8, toured two of Champion’s newer single-family manufactured home models, the Embrace Sunlight and the Embrace Calm.
Attendees were able to see where the homes are built, showcasing the streamlined, efficient process that standard home building challenges, including delays and inconsistencies that come from multiple work crews involved in varying phases. Working in a factory allows for greater quality control, consistency, and speed, with each step integrated from start to finish.
Streamlining and coordinating the workforce in a centralized location helps to address increasing labor cost and shortage trends in the construction industry, while providing skilled labor a year-round workplace that’s sheltered from the elements.
“The excitement around our housing solution was evident as the group toured the facility and walked through our homes,” Champion Homes Regional Vice President David Reed said.
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