Collaboration as a Core Discipline
Modular construction doesn’t remove complexity. It shifts where that complexity is addressed. At Elavate, that means engaging early and often. Architects, engineers, designers, and contractors are involved well before production begins, with regular coordination throughout the process. “We’re on conference calls every week… just offering up our opinion or thoughts,” Rothweiler says. That collaboration often leads to rethinking how certain elements are built—not to make them easier, but to make them work better within the system. That collaboration often extends beyond individual projects and into the broader modular community itself. Longtime industry relationships, including partnerships with professionals like Toby Long of CHxTLD, have helped shape that perspective over the years. A strategic partner within the modular architectural world on the West Coast, Long has spent more than a decade working alongside Elavate while advocating for modular construction at an industry-wide level. Rather than focusing on a single segment of the market, his approach supports factories, general contractors, and key contributors across the modular ecosystem. It’s a philosophy Elavate strongly relates to. Both share the belief that modular can be larger, more refined, and more architecturally ambitious than many people initially imagine—and that changing perception starts through collaboration, education, and execution.
Over time, that approach has become a defining part of how the company operates.
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