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The Elusive Cost Savings of the Prefabricated Home

The article examines why prefabricated homes, despite expectations of cost savings through industrialized production methods, often fail to deliver significant reductions in construction expenses. It explores the persistent challenges in construction productivity and the gap between theoretical efficiency gains and actual implementation in homebuilding.

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