Utah Passes Bill to Regulate Modular Construction at the State Level
Goals for housing innovation and affordability meet in the Utah's passage of a new bill that establishes a statewide modular construction program
What's Needed to Ensure Modular Construction Companies Succeed?
Factory-built housing is increasingly being hailed as a solution to the housing shortage and affordability crisis, but the companies building those homes are failing
Modular Home Building Pioneer Veev to Shut Down
The Bay Area startup, once valued at $1 billion, lost funding and is now on the verge of closure
UMass Students Create Affordable, Low-Carbon Home
Students at the University of Massachusetts Amherst's DesignBuild program help address the housing affordability crisis by designing and constructing an energy-efficient modular home
Modular and Panelized Homes Market Share
Demand is rising for modular and panelized construction, but few single-family homes are actually completed using off-site building methods
Off-Site Construction's Role in Providing Affordable Housing
As affordable housing becomes harder to find, off-site construction is gaining traction as a viable alternative
Show Village
Four Innovative Modular Homes at Show Village 2020
Pro Builder’s annual Show Village and The New American Home at IBS 2020 demonstrate a variety of innovative housing options
Off-Site Construction
What Can Manufactured Housing Do for the Affordable Home Shortage?
Ridaa Murad, founder of Breakform, a company that owns more than 20 communities with manufactured housing, writes in Forbes that such developments…
Prefab Solar Home Comes Move-in Ready
Haus.me not only has a lifetime warranty that offers refunds in case its houses are destroyed by aliens or zombies, the Reno, Nevada off-site…
Modular Homes
Amazon Sells Out of 3-Bedroom Houses
A three-bedroom house priced at $105,000 on Amazon has sold out. The online retailer started selling the modular house in recent months according…
Modular Homes
The Framer Who Went Modular: Q+A With Nathan Young of ModsPDX
By rethinking his approach to legacy building methods, Nathan Young is achieving greater efficiencies and lower production costs
Framing + Building Envelope
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Homes That Can Be Assembled in Less Than 3 Months
Seattle-based startup Node is among many companies using modular building to speed up the construction of housing. However, unlike some modular…
Modular Homes
Florida Builder Creates Hurricane-Proof Modular Homes
Florida-based Green Dwellings is working to create energy-efficient modular homes that will stand up to hurricanes, WUFT reports…
Modular Homes
Modular Construction Can Deliver Projects 50% Faster
Modular construction can deliver projects 20% to 50% faster than traditional methods and drastically reshape how buildings are delivered,…
Amazon Offers Prefab Houses With Free Shipping
MarketWatch walks readers through three prefabricated homes that can be ordered online at Amazon.com. The homes profiled range…
