Design magazines love them. So do movie stars and environmental activists. New technology, including the use of robots in factories, makes them even easier to build. So why are advocates of prefab ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

SHERI KOONES is the author of six “Prefabulous” books, including “Prefabulous Small Houses” (Taunton Press, 2016; $21.95), which features 32 gorgeously livable, inspiringly sustainable prefabricated ...

A hundred years ago, it was nothing for a homebuyer to purchase a house from the same source that supplied her corsets and motor buggy. From 1908 through the 1940s, Sears, Roebuck and Company sold ...

A prefabricated home is assembled on-site from prebuilt parts, as opposed to a stick-built home, which is constructed from the ground up in the traditional way. Prefabricated houses are often thought ...

While the Great Depression curtailed building during the early 1930s, World War II put a damper on building with severe manpower and material shortage in 1941 and several years after. This was during ...

Karen Manley receives funding from the Australian Research Council, Queensland Department of Housing and Public Works, and the Western Australian Building Commission. Buildings offer an easily ...

While researching international prefabrication, I came across some of the most remarkable houses I’ve ever seen. Prefab is still a growing phenomenon in the United States, but it is more mainstream in ...

Imagine a home that blends elegance, functionality, and peace of mind—without draining your bank account. In Europe, one prefab home model is transforming how families envision housing: comfort, cozy ...