PROPERTY AND CONSTRUCTION NEWS

South Leeds: Bygone days of the â€˜beautiful isleâ€™
Yorkshire Evening Post
On March 26, 1935, it was proposed to erect 4000 dwellings, most to use the so-called Mopin system of construction, which meant erecting a framework and attaching to that pre-fabricated panels. The plan made provision for 702 semi-detached houses, ...

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Tiny House Builder has Introduced an Entirely New Concept to the Growing Tiny ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
With Tiny House Kits from Best Tiny House.com, anyone can build their own Tiny House Design in a weekend. This innovative company offers Tiny House Plans, as well as Prefab Tiny Houses and completed structures. The company's website: BestTinyHouse.com ...

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A house built in a day: Prefab LEED-certified home to be Modernism centerpiece
The Desert Sun
Building of a prefab home in Palm Springs: LivingHomes delivers a prefab home to an empty lot on N. Palm Canyon Drive just north of Alejo Road which will be on display during Palm Springs Modernism Week. Pete Soriano (top) and Moe Adames construct a ...

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Today's Zaman

Quake survivors accommodated in prefabricated homes in Van
Today's Zaman
Since the earthquakes, which left over 600 dead and many people homeless, survivors have been struggling with the harsh winter weather conditions in tents and prefabricated homes provided by the state or nongovernmental organizations.

'Cabin fever' drives young Czechs out of Soviet-era housing
Toronto Star
“It's true that prefabricated housing is the cheapest. In the future, it will trend toward lower income (tenants),” said Lux. “I expect that in a few years some will be demolished ... This firstly will appear in regions affected by decline of industry.

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