I just watched what I thought was a major inroad by modular housing into the world of Habitat for Humanity but it turns out that a Canadian company, Toronto based Modular Home Additions, is just a wall panel and truss supplier. They have usurped the term modular to mean any part of a home that is built off-site.
I was really disappointed that all the people in this video now think that wall panels and trusses alone are modular construction. We as an industry still have a long road to travel before the home buying public realizes that modular means MODULAR.
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Habitat for Humanity in Loveland, CO is using modular construction for their ranch housing. They recently set a home in Berthoud, CO. Habitat has worked with a local modular builder to develop plans and state approvals and then partners with a high school construction program to build the home over the coarse of the school year.
Coach
The Organization has hijacked the idea of what a modular home should be.
I have found it is easier for customers to accept panelization ( even though there is all the subs and on site finish )
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Modular homes are a finished project and better built
Yours,
Terry @ HomeCrafters
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