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NJCher

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3. Fascinating article + pics

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Mon Jun 10, 2024, 04:43 AM

Jun 2024

HUD Secretary George Romney, a former Republican governor and Nixon appointee (and, yes, Mitt’s father) pitched it as Economics 101: If you quickly increase the supply of housing, you drive down the price for all.

Can you, in the farthest stretches of your imagination, conceive of a Republican behaving like this today?

Too busy dreaming up phony congressional hearings today.

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How an American Dream of (modular construction) Housing Became a Reality in Sweden [View all] BlueWaveNeverEnd Jun 2024 OP

I have read that one big problem with modular construction Old Crank Jun 2024 #1

I'm betting NJCher Jun 2024 #4

It is why we have national standards for many manufactured products. Old Crank Jun 2024 #5

City regulations also. duncang Jun 2024 #8

That was the interesting part of the article JanMichael Jun 2024 #9

Also, codes are often more about profit than necessity localroger Jun 2024 #12

The Twenty Storey Tower Built With Sustainable Wood Sara Kulturhus RE:TV Celerity Jun 2024 #2

Fascinating article + pics NJCher Jun 2024 #3

Montreal had a very visible modular apartment construction for its 1967 World's Fair Sanity Claws Jun 2024 #6

There are hundreds of modular home builders in the US FBaggins Jun 2024 #7

I always thought using older steel shipping containers as a base and build something along those lines, mitch96 Jun 2024 #10

Two big problems with shipping container construction... localroger Jun 2024 #11

I don't see it as a problem, I see it as a opportunity for creativity. A box is a good place to start.nt mitch96 Jun 2024 #13

It's a bit of both FBaggins Jun 2024 #15

I think it's a great place to start. I've seen some creative "boxes" nt mitch96 Jun 2024 #16

I've seen a couple of articles lately about 3-d printed homes. Apparently, a little house Vinca Jun 2024 #14