Odell predicts that modular construction in the residential sector will become increasingly accepted and cost-effective. Image courtesy of HED While still met with skepticism in some circles, modular ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Writes on housing innovation for sustainability and affordability. In the midst of an ongoing housing crisis, more attention is ...

Unlike traditional building methodologies, modular design offers a degree of flexibility, efficiency, and scalability that is rarely paralleled. The true measure of a modular residence's worth lies in ...

who introduced automated conveyor belts to the process. The assembly line was so effective that it increased productivity by almost 500%. And as these processes were being refined, the housing ...

Amy Sims, founder of Helmerson Sims, a prefab design and consulting firm, is a pioneer in prefab housing design and construction. She has ushered in new standards of building efficiency and ...

After the Second World War, several architecture professionals focused on finding ways to quickly and effectively rebuild those devastated cities. In the context of the 1950s, a review of the Modern ...

DXA Studio and Liv-Connected cofounders Jordan Rogove and Wayne Norbeck believe the housing crisis can be addressed through modular housing. (Courtesy DXA Studio) In 2021, the Census Bureau estimated ...

Construction on the 1,600-square-foot dwelling began in December 2022 and concluded in June 2024. The client, a family that Palette had worked with before on a townhouse renovation in Brooklyn, wanted ...

Some were off-grid cabins toying with convention; others, warm family homes hiding mechanized production. All of them prove ...

More than 20 years after I first promoted the building method at Dwell, it has yet to live up to its promise—but it can. This ...

Factory-built, modular homes seem assured to have a substantial presence in rebuilding efforts after January’s wildfires. Companies tout modular’s speed and simplicity. But skeptics worry about risk ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Writes on housing innovation for sustainability and affordability. Inside Model/Z’s facility, local labor works to build ...