Offsite manufacturing
24 Dec 2019
3 Min Read
Editorial Team
Over the last decade, the country has witnessed increasing migration, especially among millennials, to urban areas for better career prospects. This has led to increased pressure on the existing infrastructure and real estate development and an urgent need for smarter, better, and sustainable buildings. The Indian construction industry, with its conventional construction methods, has been struggling with delays in project completion due to lack of industrial and technological advancement, procedural, permission constraints, and delayed processes. There is a dire need to transform the industry to meet the massive demand for residential and commercial buildings by introducing technology-driven models for construction, and this has led Katerra to the Indian construction sector.
Katerra develops design and technology-driven solutions that help reduce delivery time up to 50 percent, thereby speeding up the construction process to deliver smarter and better commercial and residential spaces for our clients. With its factories in Krishnagiri, Hyderabad, and Lucknow (portable factory setup) in India, the company has the capacity to manufacture a 1.2 million sq ft building in less than 50 days through end-to-end building services.
At Katerra, technology is used at all levels of building design and construction, bringing tested system approaches from global industries to ensure greater efficiency in building design and development. "We are using technology-led end-to-end solutions across the building delivery cycle - right from design to procurement and offsite manufacturing to onsite installation and ultimately, delivery of the building," says Nejeeb Khan, Head, Design & Business Strategy in India, Katerra." Our technology-driven component design and productivised building solutions are Designed for Manufacturing and Assembly (DfMA), which enables our clients to benefit from speed and cost optimization while still having a unique building design." The company's automated assembly-line production, along with factory-built components including bathroom, rooms, double walls, beams, hollow-core slabs, among others, are built offsite at a factory set up with mechanical, electrical, plumbing work, finishes, and fittings. And as Khan informs, "finished components are then delivered onsite just-in-time using pre-determined software simulated schedules and assembled onsite. This integrated technology approach helps us deliver projects faster, efficiently, and more sustainably."
Katerra's factories act as an extension of job sites, providing greater precision, higher productivity, and enhanced quality control. "The company has also developed a host of curated, high-quality building products in HVAC, lighting, bath pods, building materials, and finishes," informs Khan. "It has also been suppliers of a global chain on curated, high- quality building products, and provides full-fledged building products to every sector, including residential 鈥搒ingle and multi-family homes, commercial office buildings, hotels, malls, hospitals, schools, and industrial parks."
Katerra
Year of establishment: Founded in 2015 by Michael Marks
Growth graph: Today, Katerra has more than 700 projects in progress and six factories across the globe.
Headquartered: Silicon Valley
Reach: Operational offices across North America, India, China, and the Middle East
Clientele: In India: Embassy Group, Bosch, and Infosys in Bengaluru; Lulu Mall, KMCH Hospitals, and GEMS Schools to deliver solutions for commercial and industrial buildings, hospitals, malls, and schools; recently broke ground for a new residential and office space project with Vaishnavi Group.
Over the last decade, the country has witnessed increasing migration, especially among millennials, to urban areas for better career prospects. This has led to increased pressure on the existing infrastructure and real estate development and an urgent need for smarter, better, and sustainable buildings. The Indian construction industry, with its conventional construction methods, has been struggling with delays in project completion due to lack of industrial and technological advancement, procedural, permission constraints, and delayed processes. There is a dire need to transform the industry to meet the massive demand for residential and commercial buildings by introducing technology-driven models for construction, and this has led Katerra to the Indian construction sector.
Katerra develops design and technology-driven solutions that help reduce delivery time up to 50 percent, thereby speeding up the construction process to deliver smarter and better commercial and residential spaces for our clients. With its factories in Krishnagiri, Hyderabad, and Lucknow (portable factory setup) in India, the company has the capacity to manufacture a 1.2 million sq ft building in less than 50 days through end-to-end building services.
At Katerra, technology is used at all levels of building design and construction, bringing tested system approaches from global industries to ensure greater efficiency in building design and development. We are using technology-led end-to-end solutions across the building delivery cycle - right from design to procurement and offsite manufacturing to onsite installation and ultimately, delivery of the building, says Nejeeb Khan, Head, Design & Business Strategy in India, Katerra. Our technology-driven component design and productivised building solutions are Designed for Manufacturing and Assembly (DfMA), which enables our clients to benefit from speed and cost optimization while still having a unique building design. The company's automated assembly-line production, along with factory-built components including bathroom, rooms, double walls, beams, hollow-core slabs, among others, are built offsite at a factory set up with mechanical, electrical, plumbing work, finishes, and fittings. And as Khan informs, finished components are then delivered onsite just-in-time using pre-determined software simulated schedules and assembled onsite. This integrated technology approach helps us deliver projects faster, efficiently, and more sustainably.
Katerra's factories act as an extension of job sites, providing greater precision, higher productivity, and enhanced quality control. The company has also developed a host of curated, high-quality building products in HVAC, lighting, bath pods, building materials, and finishes, informs Khan. It has also been suppliers of a global chain on curated, high- quality building products, and provides full-fledged building products to every sector, including residential 鈥搒ingle and multi-family homes, commercial office buildings, hotels, malls, hospitals, schools, and industrial parks.
Katerra
Year of establishment: Founded in 2015 by Michael Marks
Growth graph: Today, Katerra has more than 700 projects in progress and six factories across the globe.
Headquartered: Silicon Valley
Reach: Operational offices across North America, India, China, and the Middle East
Clientele: In India: Embassy Group, Bosch, and Infosys in Bengaluru; Lulu Mall, KMCH Hospitals, and GEMS Schools to deliver solutions for commercial and industrial buildings, hospitals, malls, and schools; recently broke ground for a new residential and office space project with Vaishnavi Group.
Next Story
Swamiraj Rebrands as House of Swamiraj, Announces Rs 210 Cr Project
In a strategic shift marking its evolution from a reputed builder to a lifestyle-focused brand, Swamiraj Constructions has rebranded as House of Swamiraj. With a two-decade legacy and over 1,700 homes delivered across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), the company is embracing a new phase centred on community-driven, wellness-oriented living. The rebranding was unveiled via a digital campaign titled #BeyondDimensions, executed in three phases鈥攖easer, engagement, and launch. The campaign spotlighted the brand鈥檚 renewed commitment to designing homes that go beyond function to foster ..
Next Story
Morpho Dimensions Set to Cross Rs 1 billion Revenue in FY 25鈥�26
Morpho Dimensions, a venture of acclaimed architecture and design firm Morphogenesis, is transforming India鈥檚 office interiors landscape with a technology-first, design-led approach. With a secured orderbook of Rs 700 million and additional projects in the pipeline, the firm is confidently on track to cross Rs 1 billion in revenue in FY 2025鈥�26.聽By combining Artificial Intelligence (AI), Building Information Modelling (BIM), and Virtual Reality (VR), Morpho Dimensions enables clients to visualise and step into immersive, ready-to-operate workspaces within 90 days鈥攗shering in a new bench..
Next Story
TOTO鈥檚 NEOREST Surpasses 4 Million Global Shipments
TOTO has announced that its flagship smart toilet, NEOREST, has surpassed 4 million global shipments as of March 2025, marking a major milestone in the evolution of luxury sanitation and setting a new global benchmark in design-led hygiene innovation. Launched in 1993 with the aim to redefine conventional toilets, NEOREST has consistently merged cutting-edge technology with minimalist design. Over three decades, it has become a category-defining product, earning global acclaim with prestigious honours including the iF Design Award, Red Dot, and Green Good Design Awards. The integrate..