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100			_aSalman, S
245			_aFlatpack's back
260			_c2002
490			_aHousing Today _v(289) 20 June 2002, 26-28(3)
520			_aConsiders the growing popularity of prefabricated (prefab) houses, highlighting their advantages and disadvantages. Supporters of prefab argue that today's factory-made homes are high quality with costs and construction time 10% less than in traditional housebuilding. In addition, construction work is more streamlined and less disrupted by external factors such as the weather. Discusses how the Peabody Trust and government are promoting modular housing and argues that prefab houses are a practical answer to social housing shortages. However, warns that prefab houses may go out of fashion again, the prices of microflats will eventually increase and the size of modular housing is limited by transport considerations.
590			_aABS
650			_aPREFABRICATED HOUSING
650			_aMODULAR HOUSING
650			_aSOCIAL HOUSING
650			_aFACTORY-BUILT HOUSING
650			_aAffordable housing _96215
690			_aHOUSING
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