When most Americans imagine a home, they picture a wood-framed house. But in an era of high housing costs and extreme weather events, precast concrete offers a mix of durability and efficiency.
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Modern methods of construction — such as modular and prefabricated housing — are a promising answer to the housing shortage problem.
Australia’s car factories lie silent after the industry foundered. These factories could be used to help solve a huge problem: how to build more housing.
Fixing Canada’s housing issues requires a multifaceted strategy beyond funding innovative construction technology. A holistic solution must include policy reforms.
Modular building techniques offer sustainable, affordable and adaptable solutions for a rapidly changing world.
Innovative materials and modular buildings offer New Zealand a way to build back better after Cyclone Gabrielle. But to do this, we need to develop the framework to support the new approach.
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Associate Professor & Global Challenge Lead, Urban Transformations Research Centre, Western Sydney University; University of British Columbia
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Professor, Structural & Earthquake Engineering, University of British Columbia
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Lecturer in Architecture, Western Sydney University
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Senior Lecturer in Engineering, University of Waikato
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Assistant Professor of Architecture, Washington University in St. Louis