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Re:US Construction worker productivity has dropped 40% in th... by mywittyname on Monday January 23, 2023 @01:04PM (#34492510)
Manufactured homes have been a thing for decades now. The problem with them is that their efficiency gains don't scale. It's relatively cost effective to produce a single-wide trailer, but not so much when producing cookie cutter two story homes with basements.

For American-style suburban homes, it's most efficient to build most of the home on site, and only manufacture off-site a handful items like roof trusses. People might not realize this, but a small crew can frame several houses in a single (very, very long) day.

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Re:US Construction worker productivity has dropped 40% in th... by softfalcon on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @01:04AM (#34499977)
Agreed, that’s why I said “experimenting”… cause as you’ve stated, it’s still not scalable. I think in time though, someone is going to disrupt this market. That’s just my opinion though.
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