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FBaggins

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7. There are hundreds of modular home builders in the US

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Mon Jun 10, 2024, 06:13 AM

Jun 2024

And Operation Breakthrough failed not due to a lack of Congressional will, but because the products were inferior to traditionally constructed homes.

There are tens of millions of homes built in the 70s or earlier that are still perfectly serviceable. Few OB homes remain and even fewer are desired housing.

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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