Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jamie Hailstone is a U.K-based reporter, who covers sustainability. From the heavy use of raw materials to logistics and ...

Modular construction, which has roots going back a century, could be poised to gain in popularity as new investors fund the concept. Many modular home builders are small and regional, but Berkshire ...

Snow loads, –30 °C nights, and humid summer heatwaves test any cabin. A prefab kit that thrives in those extremes starts with a super-tight shell: thick wall assemblies, continuous insulation, and ...

New Frameworks, an Essex Junction company that makes homes insulated with tightly packed straw, has started creating modular kits that can be assembled at building sites. The small, all-electric homes ...

With all the talk about housing affordability out of reach for many British Columbians, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the popularity of modular homes is on the rise. But these new modular homes ...