As examined in Andrew Brinker’s recent story (”Building housing is costly. But what about an assembly line?” Business, June 27), modular housing presents an intriguing opportunity for Massachusetts. Although modular homes do not significantly address the greatest barrier to housing production — the cost — they do offer a more expedited construction timeline, a more efficient building process, and less waste.
One major consideration not covered in the story is the necessity for any modular housing factory to have a steady line of production to keep its operations running and workers employed. One of the greatest challenges for modular housing, and part of the reason it has not been fully embraced, is the difficulty in avoid cyclical changes in demand and the inefficiencies that come with ramping up and ramping down production.
Source: Modular housing could be a fix for the state’s housing crisis
