Assembly OSM

Overview

Assembly OSM develops modular construction technology and methods to build high-rise residential buildings more efficiently and sustainably.[2] The company applies innovations from automotive, aerospace, and electronics manufacturing to residential construction through a distributed supply chain of expert fabricators.[5] Assembly OSM operates in New York, with built projects including Prototype Alpha at 147 St. Felix in Brooklyn and 247 E 117th Street in East Harlem, a passive house project.[1][6] The company states its buildings are delivered at market-competitive cost in 60% of the time and are all-electric with 55-70% greater energy efficiency and 35% less embodied carbon.[4][7] Assembly OSM pursues PHIUS Passive House certification and WELL for Residential certification, and is a signatory of the AIA 2030 Commitment.[10] The company won a NYSERDA Buildings of Excellence award in April 2024 and partners with organizations including NYCEEC, the DOE's IMPEL program, and the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center.[8][9]

The company's own site places it in New York: Two New York City project addresses listed: 147 St. Felix and 247 E 117th Street in East Harlem; press coverage references East Harlem proje. [1]

Assembly OSM says it is "applying the innovations and technologies that have transformed automotive, aerospace, and electronics manufacturing to the problem of making buildings" by using a "distributed supply chain of expert fabricators." [5]

Growth & traction

Assembly OSM says it delivers "sophisticated, high-rise residential architecture, delivered at market-competitive cost in 60% of the time." [4]

Assembly OSM says its buildings are "all-electric, +55-70% more energy efficient, and have 35% less embodied carbon," with zero onsite emissions, and targets net-zero operational carbon by 2027, net-zero carbon by 2030 and climate positive by 2040. [7]

Assembly OSM won a NYSERDA Buildings of Excellence award in April 2024 and is an early adopter of IWBI's WELL for Residential program. [9]

Customers

Assembly OSM's built work comprises Prototype Alpha, 147 St. Felix in Brooklyn and 247 E 117th Street in East Harlem, a passive house project. [6]

Partnerships

Assembly OSM names NYCEEC, the Advanced Building Construction Collaborative, the DOE's IMPEL program, GRESB, the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center and NYC Accelerator as partners. [8]