AEI: Lessons From American Experience with Factory-Built Housing
American Enterprise Institute report argues that greater reliance on mass production is unlikely to be a source of significant cost savings for the kinds of homes that most Americans live in today. It highlights potential for factory-built housing to provide more significant cost savings if smaller-size and reasonable but lower-quality construction is permitted, as is the case with manufactured housing. (PDF)
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CMHC: Profile & Prospects Of Factory Built Housing Industry
CMHC study provides a profile of the factory-built housing sector, including economic conditions in which its producers compete, and innovative and environmentally-friendly production practices which it employs. The report also highlights future prospects for the factory-built housing sector, as certain niche markets are expected to increase the demand for affordable housing. 2006 (PDF)
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NAHB: Annual Awards Recognizing Systems Built Marketing & Design
US National Association of Home Builders Building Systems Councils (BSC) announced winners of its annual Jerry Rouleau Awards for Excellence in Marketing and Home Design, honoring builders and manufacturers responsible for the finest marketing materials and home designs in the concrete, log, modular and panelized home building industry.
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MHI: Manufactured Housing Institute
US Manufactured Housing Institute is the national trade organization representing all segments of the factory-built housing industry. MHI serves its membership by providing industry research, promotion, education, and government relations programs.
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SBRA: Systems Building Research Alliance
US Systems Building Research Alliance, an industry research organization supports new methods for using factory built homes, solves technical challenges, promotes innovations in home design, construction, and installation.
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BC Gov: Determining BC Code Compliance Of A277-Certified Buildings
BC Building and Safety Standards Branch bulletin B15-01 Determining Compliance of A277-Certified Buildings clarifies that the BC Building Code applies to factory-built buildings and components and discusses the factory certification procedure. It also offers information on how Code-compliance is verified as part of the certification procedure for factory-built buildings and components. (PDF)
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Building Science: Energy Savings From Industrialized House
Building Science research on side-by-side energy testing and monitoring was conducted on two houses in Louisville, KY. From the data, it appears that this type of industrialized construction has energy efficiency advantages over conventional construction. (PDF)
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US DOE: Stud Walls With Continuous Exterior Insulation For Factory Built Housing
US Department of Energy report Technology Solutions Case Study: Stud Walls with Continuous Exterior Insulation for Factory Built Housing describes design development and variations on the use of exterior foam insulation. It includes material selection, manufacturing and cost analysis, and prototyping and testing. (PDF)
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WoodWorks: Off Site Wood Construction
WoodWorks online slide show presentation describes the unique design and construction techniques associated with pre-fabricated and off-site panelized wood systems. (PDF)
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