If you're interested in the economics and history of home construction, with a focus on different levels of prefabrication, Brian Potter has a very relevant sub

If you're interested in the economics and history of home construction, with a focus on different levels of prefabrication, Brian Potter has a very relevant substack. Below are a some articles I think are relevant to North Americans looking to understand the state of prefabrication: [1] reviews prefabrication systems, broken down by technology. The conclusion suggests it's difficult for these systems to reach the scale necessary for success. [2] explains the primacy of balloon frame construction in North America through the frame of "worse is better." [3] most recently, a survey of componentization technologies. 1: (Two parts) https://constructionphysics.substack.com/p/book-review-industrialized-building https://constructionphysics.substack.com/p/book-review-indus... and https://constructionphysics.substack.com/p/industrialized-building-part-2 https://constructionphysics.substack.com/p/industrialized-bu... 2: https://constructionphysics.substack.com/p/balloon-framing-is-worse-is-better https://constructionphysics.substack.com/p/balloon-framing-i... 3: https://constructionphysics.substack.com/p/building-components-and-the-past https://constructionphysics.substack.com/p/building-componen...