Modular construction can build housing faster and cheaper than traditional methods, but can Philadelphia convince developers to set up factories here?

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 ...

What makes financing factory-built homes different from financing traditional site-built houses? MARIANNA, FL, UNITED ...

Modular building, if brought to scale, has the potential to reduce construction costs and make building new homes more affordable, especially in areas experiencing severe affordable housing shortages.

The director of government affairs for the Modular Building Institute says the technology can create housing fast—if it can work through its PR problem. Unlike houses built on-site using framed ...

The concept of modular construction may seem foreign to some, but it is gaining traction as a safe and efficient means of building. In fact, COVID accelerated the pace of prefabrication and modular ...

With a surge in global population projected to double the number of buildings over the next 30 years, modular construction emerges as a sustainable solution to claim a significant share of the $373 ...

Using modular bathroom pods reduces coordination issues associated with the multitude of trades needed for on-site construction and contributes to waste savings, reduced construction times, and ...

When Minneapolis’ housing authority put out a request to build affordable housing at scale across the city, eight teams of designers, developers and architects submitted proposals. The winning bid: a ...

Gerhard Britz - Managing Director at WACO Modular Long construction timelines are becoming increasingly untenable. As a ...