Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Writes on housing innovation for sustainability and affordability. In the midst of an ongoing housing crisis, more attention is ...

BUENOS AIRES -- Sebastián Koltan urgently wants to explain something central about Cas4, the new modular home company whose buildings he designs. "There's something..." he interrupts. "There's ...

When Richard and Terry Jeng bought their tiny bungalow in South Arlington, Virginia, in 2001, they kept their clothes in the attic since the closets in their first-floor bedroom were practically ...

Urban, market-rate housing that lower-income workers can actually afford is one of our country’s biggest needs. For multifamily designers, this challenge presents several opportunities for creating ...

Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, we have seen record-high construction costs and delays that have affected almost every industry across the country. And, with the most recent report from CBRE ...

As the multifamily space becomes more open to the idea of modular design, non-traditional building methods have become more popular. Despite the pervading conventional wisdom, modular builders are ...

On a cold day in January, homeowners Nick and Catherine Swezey stood in their kitchen looking up at the sky. The roof of their 1923 bungalow in Washington, D.C.’s Kent neighborhood had been torn off ...

There is no shortage of developers or builders who have tried prefabrication and now swear against it. I hear more and more, “we tried it and it didn’t work.” Yet, some are achieving huge success. But ...

When Richard and Terry Jeng bought their tiny bungalow in South Arlington, Va., in 2001, they kept their clothes in the attic because the closets in their first-floor bedroom were practically ...