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By working closely with a modular manufacturer, it’s possible to build a custom-quality home faster and less expensively than the site-built variety. A New Jersey builder of solar homes tells how he does it. More
Sprucing up factory-built house designs More
A Massachusetts builder explains how he uses factory-built panels to lower costs and speed construction of custom homes and additions. More
On visits to Japan and Sweden, our Midwest editor found that foreign housing has a technological edge, but that U.S. builders retain a big home-court advantage. More
