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A relevant NY Times article. Mostly on factory built homes, but also has something on trusses for roofs. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/08/headway/how-an-ame
by pfdietz 2y ago
A relevant NY Times article. Mostly on factory built homes, but also has something on trusses for roofs.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/08/headway/how-an-american-dream-of-housing-became-a-reality-in-sweden.html?unlocked_article_code=1.qE4.4w_x.0kUHIeXybpY1&smid=url-share https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/08/headway/how-an-american-d...
"What may ultimately force the adoption of industrialized housing in the United States is a skilled labor shortage. This has already affected one area of home-building: roof trusses, the structural timber frameworks that support a roof. Trusses require precisely cutting angles, a skill few workers possess, and so the structures are now mostly made in factories."