Off-Site (prefab) Building and Shelter News, Links and Resources

17-9-18

Industry hits back at calls to scrap modular housing funding 

 Housing factory Environmental Audit Committee report said factory-built homes more prone to overheating 

https://www.bdonline.co.uk/news/industry-hits-back-at-calls-to-scrap-modular-housing-funding/5094968.article

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10-9-18

There are two main barriers to the widespread use of offsite construction  

https://www.offsitehub.co.uk/industry-news/news/industry-news/news/there-are-two-main-barriers-to-the-widespread-use-of-offsite-construction/

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here it is! The 5-1/2 yurt. hexayurt 

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/hexayurt/F47q_W-EF9A

– Almost twice as much area above 6' as a hexayurt
– Full-height door, in a 4x8 plywood sheet
– Velcro assembly, no taping / cutting on playa
– Single-person assembly*

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8-9-18 
 I-was-temporarily-housed-in-a-shipping-container-when-i-was-pregnant-and-homeless-18-months-later-im-still-here/

https://inews.co.uk/opinion/comment/i-was-temporarily-housed-in-a-shipping-container-when-i-was-pregnant-and-homeless-18-months-later-im-still-here/