A modular, precast system of concrete 'rings' can be connected in different ways to build a range of models of energy-efficient homes. Pablo Moyano Fernández, CC BY-SA Wood is, by far, the most common ...

MELROSE, Mass. — With all the recent advances in prefabricated home construction, it’s not too uncommon to see a house arrive on the back of a truck. What’s unusual is when the basement does, too. In ...

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Wood is, by far, the most common material used in the U.S. for single-family-home construction. But wood construction isn’t engineered for long-term durability, and it often underperforms, ...

Residents from a dozen blocks away drove by to gawk at the soaring crane as it swung several-ton walls off a trailer bed to stand on a concrete slab, creating the skeleton of a house in mere hours. It ...

With the recent advances in prefabricated home construction, it’s not too uncommon to see a house arrive on the back of a truck. What’s unusual is when the basement does, too. In the space of just ...

Wood is, by far, the most common material used in the U.S. for single-family home construction. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. But wood construction isn't engineered ...