The Advanced Building Construction (ABC) Collaborative seeks to align and enhance the work of incumbent and emergent buildings sector actors with the objective of accelerating the adoption of high-performance, low-carbon construction while supporting—and leveraging—modernization of the US construction industry. This includes offsite, modular, and prefabricated construction methods. The ABC Collaborative will serve as a hub and network for cooperation and market facilitation. Its goal is to decarbonize the US built environment with a globally competitive domestic construction industry while working to address issues of affordability, equity, and resilience. The ABC Collaborative was founded and is led by RMI, ADL Ventures, Passive House Institute U.S. (PHIUS), Association for Energy Affordability (AEA), and Vermont Energy Investment Corporation (VEIC), with major support from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), California Energy Commission (CEC), and Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC). 

 “Not only does the U.S. need to invest in research and development for modular in order to compete on a global scale, it also needs to invest in order to sustain innovation for future cities and to maintain the economy on a broader scale.” 

In this Expert Insight, we sit down with Diana Fisler, a Principal at ADL Ventures, to discuss what ABC Collaborative is doing to further the adoption of offsite, modular and prefab construction and why she sees the need for these methods over the coming years.  

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