prefabrication
Example Sentences
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About 200 of an estimated 2,000 homes destroyed in the 2023 Maui wildfires have already been rebuilt using prefabrication, said Tom Hardiman, executive director of the Modular Building Institute, a nonprofit trade association.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2025
Although the structures take 165 man-hours to produce including the prefabrication, his team can build one a day, Zhuk said.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 4, 2023
Factory prefabrication offers a more controlled environment, the opportunity to order parts more cheaply in bulk and the ability to gather workers with specific skills in one place with a consistent schedule.
From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2022
Broken: The collapsed pedestrian bridge in Florida shows how dangerous the fashionable philosophy of prefabrication can be, Matthew N. Eisler argues.
From Slate ● Mar. 19, 2018
The prefabrication plant may sound boring, but it is a vivid example of how companies such as Shapiro & Duncan make big financial bets on technology.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 8, 2013
