As we stand on the cusp of a fundamental restructuring of the housing & building industries this book provides timely insights into the promise of prefabricated housing The idea of a more industrialised approach to house building is not a new one since the 19thcentury designers inventors engineers builders developers & entrepreneurs have all been fascinated by the idea of the factory-built modular home But international housing affordability crises emerging technologies & concerns for more sustainable building practices have given a new urgency to the need to transform building construction in the 21st century Richly illustrated & drawing on historical examples & contemporary design studies the book takes the reader through the foundations of prefab leading up to a discussion of contemporary problems & opportunities It
Includes:: a broad international survey of leading companies & their products & draws on research from an international team of experts in the field This book suggests a future scenario for industrialised house building that will both challenge the existing industry & stimulate the public imagination