The MOD X Washington 2026 exchange, offered in partnership with the WA Starter Home Plan, is a housing event with engagements over two days aimed to increase capacity and competency for starter home production in the state through the development of a regional housing innovation ecosystem

The activities include a HUB Workshop on October 19th and a Field Tour and Learning Lab on October 20th. The exchange is in partnership with the Starter Home Production Plan (SHP) and precedes the annual Housing WA Conference held in Spokane in October 2026. The exchange is free, made possible through the sponsorship of JPMorgan Chase.*

Housing Innovation HUB Summit
October 19, 2026 1:00pm – 5:00pm
SCRS Court, Washington State University, Spokane Campus
410 E. Spokane Falls Blvd, Spokane, WA 99202

MOD X and SHP have led two virtual workshops prior to meeting in Spokane. In this culminating in-person gathering, MOD X will facilitate an “Implementation Workshop” to further develop a plan to start a housing innovation hub in the state. Apply to participate and inform the development of a plan. The workshop has space for up to 75 participants.

Housing Innovation Field Tour
October 20, 2026 8:30am – 12:30pm
Spokane Convention Center
334 W Spokane Falls Blvd, Spokane, WA 99201

The tour will visit two housing innovation sites via Spokane Transit System bus – Blockhouse Life, a missing middle infill development in the South Perry District of Spokane and Mercer Mass Timber, a building products factory. The purpose of the field tour is to demonstrate the potential of industrialized, biogenic prefabricated housing systems and small-scale housing development to meet the needs of Washington. The tour will commence at the Spokane Convention Center, leaving at 8:30 am and returning at 12:30pm. The bus has space for up to 50 registrants.

Starter Home Plan Learning Laboratory
October 20, 2026 1:00pm – 4:00pm
Spokane Convention Center
334 W Spokane Falls Blvd, Spokane, WA 99201

Learning Laboratories 1 and 8 are on the first afternoon, October 20th, of the Housing WA Conference from 1:00pm -4:00pm. They will feature an overview of the Starter Home Production Plan with deep dives into land and development, policy and regulation, finance, workforce and disaster response. The lab will feature presentations and panel discussion by housing innovation experts Tedd Benson of Bensonwood / Unity Homes, Mark Laliberte from Construction Instruction, and Ryan Smith of MOD X. Register to attend these labs at the Housing WA website.

[1] Washington state’s Comprehensive and Scalable Starter Home Production Plan (SHP) is a statewide strategy to align public, private, and nonprofit efforts around scaling affordable for-sale starter homes for low- and moderate-income Washingtonians through innovative financing and offsite/modern methods of construction (MMC). The plan was mandated by the state legislature and facilitated by Civic Commons in partnership with the Washington State Housing Finance Commission.


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MOD X
MOD X is a global strategy advisory and knowledge exchange network integrating academic, industry, government, and related non-profit sectors in the prefabricated and volumetric modular offsite construction industry. The organization fosters a growing worldwide network of industry leaders and organizations interested in advancing sustainable offsite construction to address key societal challenges through exchanges including factory/site tours, educational programming, custom research, and consulting services.

MOD X has facilitated in-country investigative research and knowledge exchange events in the U.S., England, Scotland, Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Japan, and Sweden joined by international delegations including U.S. federal, state, local government, and leading industry representatives. Additional information is available at MOD X LinkedIn.