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Vince Cable visits Elephant & Castle to promote prefabricated homes
London SE1
Last year we reported that bathrooms in the new homes have been assembled 3,400 miles from Elephant & Castle in a factory in the United Arab Emirates. The visit coincided with the announcement of a £22 million grant from the Government to accelerate ...

Renovating older homes creates a world of options for Japanese buyers
Chicago Tribune
Private businesses entered the housing construction industry, too, starting to sell prefabricated houses in about 1960. These houses had shorter construction times, as their materials were prepared at factories and assembled at construction sites.

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Growing Consumer Preference for Modular Homes Drives the Prefabricated ...
Virtual-Strategy Magazine (press release)
GIA announces the release of a comprehensive report on the US Prefabricated Housing market. Shipments of Prefabricated Housing in the United States are projected to reach 133 thousand units by 2020, driven by the strong demand for eco-friendly and ...

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World's First Carbon-Positive Prefab Home Hits the Market
EcoWatch
Green building has entered an exciting new realm. Archiblox, an Australian architecture firm, has unveiled the world's first carbon-positive prefabricated home. The Archi+ Carbon Positive House, currently on display in Melbourne's City Square, is so ...
This carbon-positive house offers the environmental impact of 6000 treesBlastr
Australian architect unveils carbon-positive prefab houseGlobal Construction Review

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5 high-concept prefab homes from around the world
The Real Deal Magazine (blog)
Modular housing has come a long way since it first went big in the 1970s. Here is a look at five high-design prefabricated homes from around the world via Dwell. going-dutch-prefab-affordable-laminated-veneer-lumber_square. 1. Cubbico's modular homes ...