14. We should totally steal panelized straw and panelized rammed earth from the euros though
July 23, 2025 at 10:56 PM
14. We should totally steal panelized straw and panelized rammed earth from the euros though
That Fortnite stream ruined him
January 4, 2025 at 2:42 PM
That Fortnite stream ruined him
Panelized solutions are also a great option.
March 31, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Panelized solutions are also a great option.
Superstructure is complete for 15 new deeply affordable homes for Indigenous and Black seniors facing homelessness. Housing provider St. Matthew’s House and developer Assembly used modular, panelized construction methods to build on this narrow, infill site on Barton Street in Hamilton.
December 26, 2024 at 12:48 PM
Superstructure is complete for 15 new deeply affordable homes for Indigenous and Black seniors facing homelessness. Housing provider St. Matthew’s House and developer Assembly used modular, panelized construction methods to build on this narrow, infill site on Barton Street in Hamilton.
On the other hand, panelized modular has a proven history.
In fact, the Soviet Union solved their mid-century housing crisis with panelized modular.
You know those ugly soviet apartment blocks? Yep.
In fact, the Soviet Union solved their mid-century housing crisis with panelized modular.
You know those ugly soviet apartment blocks? Yep.
February 2, 2026 at 6:44 PM
On the other hand, panelized modular has a proven history.
In fact, the Soviet Union solved their mid-century housing crisis with panelized modular.
You know those ugly soviet apartment blocks? Yep.
In fact, the Soviet Union solved their mid-century housing crisis with panelized modular.
You know those ugly soviet apartment blocks? Yep.
Assembled in 17 days using panelized mass timber, sourced from Ontario. Shaped around the church to create a courtyard at the back. Twenty-five new homes.
"Although the homes are configured as compact micro-units, the lack of double-loaded interior corridors allows every suite to be a dual aspect unit — a rarity, unfortunately, for North American apartments — with natural light coming in from two sides."
Supportive Housing Graces an Adapted Toronto Church
A newly minted Toronto Urban Design Award winner, 1120 Ossington proves that a simple, boxy building can be beautiful — and deeply humane.
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September 12, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Assembled in 17 days using panelized mass timber, sourced from Ontario. Shaped around the church to create a courtyard at the back. Twenty-five new homes.
Panelized mass timber housing for asylum seekers in Switzerland
October 5, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Panelized mass timber housing for asylum seekers in Switzerland
So much potential for prefab, especially panelized prefab. But shipping containers do not make good housing.
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April 27, 2026 at 5:57 AM
So much potential for prefab, especially panelized prefab. But shipping containers do not make good housing.
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The workers at Kent Homes in Bouctouche, NB are changing the way we build homes in Canada, making it smarter & faster.
Projects using this same innovative technology—modular housing, 3D printing, and panelized construction—can now apply for federal financing. #cdnpoli #peipoli
The workers at Kent Homes in Bouctouche, NB are changing the way we build homes in Canada, making it smarter & faster.
Projects using this same innovative technology—modular housing, 3D printing, and panelized construction—can now apply for federal financing. #cdnpoli #peipoli
November 17, 2024 at 12:38 PM
We're exploring off-site construction+pre-approved stock designs as a way to make townhomes a little more attainable as a 'starter' ownership model. First:
INDIGO: 1173sf + in-unit garage, 3br2ba 20x26'7 footprint. 2 Rohe Homes Lotus modules on a panelized first floor. Fits 4 on a 5000sf lot.
INDIGO: 1173sf + in-unit garage, 3br2ba 20x26'7 footprint. 2 Rohe Homes Lotus modules on a panelized first floor. Fits 4 on a 5000sf lot.
May 24, 2026 at 4:13 PM
We're exploring off-site construction+pre-approved stock designs as a way to make townhomes a little more attainable as a 'starter' ownership model. First:
INDIGO: 1173sf + in-unit garage, 3br2ba 20x26'7 footprint. 2 Rohe Homes Lotus modules on a panelized first floor. Fits 4 on a 5000sf lot.
INDIGO: 1173sf + in-unit garage, 3br2ba 20x26'7 footprint. 2 Rohe Homes Lotus modules on a panelized first floor. Fits 4 on a 5000sf lot.
What are some underrated or overrated construction innovations today? Ie: mass timber, pre-cast concrete, volumetric modular, panelized, etc.
March 25, 2026 at 3:35 PM
What are some underrated or overrated construction innovations today? Ie: mass timber, pre-cast concrete, volumetric modular, panelized, etc.
Wrong answers only: he’s going to sign a building standards harmonization agreement that will treat EU standards as accepted in NYC, so that Albanian developers in the Bronx can import panelized wall systems from factories in the Balkans with no regulatory hoops
Edi Rama, the Albanian prime minister Mayor Adams is meeting with during his trip to the Balkan country this week, has faced international condemnation for rolling back press freedoms in Albania.
Rama is also the chairman of Albania's Socialist Party. www.nydailynews.com/2025/10/06/m...
Rama is also the chairman of Albania's Socialist Party. www.nydailynews.com/2025/10/06/m...
October 6, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Wrong answers only: he’s going to sign a building standards harmonization agreement that will treat EU standards as accepted in NYC, so that Albanian developers in the Bronx can import panelized wall systems from factories in the Balkans with no regulatory hoops
Good examples of how biobased materials including straw can contribute to fire resilient buildings.
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Featuring @andrewmichler.bsky.social via @phaccelerator.bsky.social
Assembly Matters: Panelized System Solutions for Fire + Smoke Resilience
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April 19, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Good examples of how biobased materials including straw can contribute to fire resilient buildings.
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Fatalism over prefabrication ignores the fact that we used to build lots of housing this way after WWII – trailer homes in the US, huge panelized apartment blocks in Europe. The question is: why did we stop, and how can we bring it back in a way that is more in keeping with modern needs?
Quartier neuf 🏗️ cité moderne HLM montage des éléments préfabriqués de l'uc1 🏙️ Bron Parilly fin 1950 Des architectes Lyonnais disciples de Le Corbusier, dont René Gagès et Franck Grimal. Leur construction utilise des procédés révolutionnaires pour l’époque
February 11, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Fatalism over prefabrication ignores the fact that we used to build lots of housing this way after WWII – trailer homes in the US, huge panelized apartment blocks in Europe. The question is: why did we stop, and how can we bring it back in a way that is more in keeping with modern needs?
Shortstack Mississippi utilized a hybrid system of panelized, wood-framed walls paired with Cross-Laminated Timber, delivering 36 new, mixed-income, multifamily units in 13-months to North Portland’s historic Mississippi District.
📍Portland, OR
🏗️ Shortstack Housing
📍Portland, OR
🏗️ Shortstack Housing
April 11, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Shortstack Mississippi utilized a hybrid system of panelized, wood-framed walls paired with Cross-Laminated Timber, delivering 36 new, mixed-income, multifamily units in 13-months to North Portland’s historic Mississippi District.
📍Portland, OR
🏗️ Shortstack Housing
📍Portland, OR
🏗️ Shortstack Housing
In America, a rudimentary type of panelized modular is used in the construction of most suburban tract homes in the form of prefabricated roof trusses.
February 2, 2026 at 6:44 PM
In America, a rudimentary type of panelized modular is used in the construction of most suburban tract homes in the form of prefabricated roof trusses.
One thing most townhomes lack is any private open space. by pulling out the garage a little, we get a modest private courtyard space and a walk-out terrace off the living level + a fourth bedroom.
'GARDEN' 1406 sf+garage, 4BR 2.5BA 20x38 footprint. panelized ground floor, 4 mods+2 bath mods.
'GARDEN' 1406 sf+garage, 4BR 2.5BA 20x38 footprint. panelized ground floor, 4 mods+2 bath mods.
May 25, 2026 at 2:10 PM
One thing most townhomes lack is any private open space. by pulling out the garage a little, we get a modest private courtyard space and a walk-out terrace off the living level + a fourth bedroom.
'GARDEN' 1406 sf+garage, 4BR 2.5BA 20x38 footprint. panelized ground floor, 4 mods+2 bath mods.
'GARDEN' 1406 sf+garage, 4BR 2.5BA 20x38 footprint. panelized ground floor, 4 mods+2 bath mods.
ya panelized modular has fantastic economics, you’re basically creating an assembly line for houses
financing as a buyer can get weird but they’re awesome, if I were doing new construction I’d for sure go that way esp with how shitty most large US homebuilders are
financing as a buyer can get weird but they’re awesome, if I were doing new construction I’d for sure go that way esp with how shitty most large US homebuilders are
September 23, 2026 at 10:33 PM
ya panelized modular has fantastic economics, you’re basically creating an assembly line for houses
financing as a buyer can get weird but they’re awesome, if I were doing new construction I’d for sure go that way esp with how shitty most large US homebuilders are
financing as a buyer can get weird but they’re awesome, if I were doing new construction I’d for sure go that way esp with how shitty most large US homebuilders are
@lloydalter.bsky.social covers intelligent city's prefab passivhaus housing in toronto - but the floor panels are what i find most intriguing...
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January 5, 2026 at 4:15 PM
@lloydalter.bsky.social covers intelligent city's prefab passivhaus housing in toronto - but the floor panels are what i find most intriguing...
cwc.maglr.com/wood-design-...
cwc.maglr.com/wood-design-...
Both of those were volumetric, not panelized
January 30, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Both of those were volumetric, not panelized
“Notably, labor unions are finally getting on board. United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America members are increasingly training to produce modular and panelized housing components in factory settings” www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/arti...
Is prefab housing finally ready to break through in California?
OPINION: Prefab housing has been around in California for over a century. We just haven’t built much of it. That could soon change under new state legislation, columnist Allison Arieff writes.
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April 26, 2026 at 5:17 PM
“Notably, labor unions are finally getting on board. United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America members are increasingly training to produce modular and panelized housing components in factory settings” www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/arti...
There’s plenty of low hanging disruptive tech that can be implemented in the US, but none gatekeepable. Universal healthcare, fully-automated heavy rail metro, panelized CLT point-access construction w/ active solar protection, consumer protection law.The sort of thing any 100k town in France has.
October 5, 2025 at 8:21 PM
There’s plenty of low hanging disruptive tech that can be implemented in the US, but none gatekeepable. Universal healthcare, fully-automated heavy rail metro, panelized CLT point-access construction w/ active solar protection, consumer protection law.The sort of thing any 100k town in France has.
As Marilyn and others have pointed out, there are two main forms of prefab. Volumetric (modular) and panelized.
Volumetric can work in a narrow range of circumstances, but it’s too inflexible and you’re shipping a bunch of air.
Volumetric can work in a narrow range of circumstances, but it’s too inflexible and you’re shipping a bunch of air.
February 2, 2026 at 6:44 PM
As Marilyn and others have pointed out, there are two main forms of prefab. Volumetric (modular) and panelized.
Volumetric can work in a narrow range of circumstances, but it’s too inflexible and you’re shipping a bunch of air.
Volumetric can work in a narrow range of circumstances, but it’s too inflexible and you’re shipping a bunch of air.
The rapid buildout of affordable homes ought to include:
- Passive House energy performance;
- 4-6 storey multifamily point access block apartment buildings;
- rapidly constructed panelized wall/roof/floor systems. Support for plants across 🇨🇦
- slab on grade foundations;
- standardized plans…
- Passive House energy performance;
- 4-6 storey multifamily point access block apartment buildings;
- rapidly constructed panelized wall/roof/floor systems. Support for plants across 🇨🇦
- slab on grade foundations;
- standardized plans…
March 31, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The rapid buildout of affordable homes ought to include:
- Passive House energy performance;
- 4-6 storey multifamily point access block apartment buildings;
- rapidly constructed panelized wall/roof/floor systems. Support for plants across 🇨🇦
- slab on grade foundations;
- standardized plans…
- Passive House energy performance;
- 4-6 storey multifamily point access block apartment buildings;
- rapidly constructed panelized wall/roof/floor systems. Support for plants across 🇨🇦
- slab on grade foundations;
- standardized plans…