2024-12-22T07:53:03-05:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/150248413/a-conversation-with-cover-co-founders-on-their-tesla-inspired-building-process-and-the-future-of-construction Sean Joyner 2021-02-10T14:24:00-05:00 >2024-12-09T16:31:09-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/87/87e3521d7c892538ab26cad1e77c9d86.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Alexis Rivas and Jemuel Joseph first met while studying architecture at the Cooper Union. After school, Alexis worked on several residential projects at a number of firms. He began to notice inefficiencies in the project delivery process, which propelled him into an exploratory journey that eventually led him to a job in prefab construction. But that wasn't good enough for Alexis.&nbsp;</p> <p>He believed the prefab construction industry had missed a few things. There were still too many pitfalls. With lessons uncovered from the automotive and tech industries, Alexis wanted to productize the home, approaching its production like one might approach the production of a car or a smartphone. But he needed help.</p> <p>Alexis reached out to his old colleague from architecture school, Jemuel, who had a special gift with software and computers, and the two soon embarked on an ambitious pursuit to reinvent the way homes are designed and delivered.&nbsp;</p> <p>Soon, the partners conceived <a href="https://archinect.com/cover" target="_blank">Cover</a>, a technology company that...</p>