Panelization, the most widely-used form of systems-building, refers to a construction method where housing components are prefabricated in a climate-controlled facility before being shipped to a home site.
A majority of today’s production and portfolio builders use factory-made floor and roof trusses, the most commonly known form of panelization.
Component panel types include simple pre-cut floor and roof trusses and strong and efficient structural insulated panels (SIPs).
Geodesic domes, the highly energy-efficient housing pioneered by Bukminster Fuller are constructed of hundreds of triangular panels.
A BSC study, in conjunction with the Wood Truss Council of America (now the Structural Building Components Association), found that construction of a 2,600 sq. ft. home with trusses and panels used 26% less lumber, generated 76% less waste, and was constructed in just 37% of the man hours of a similar, stick-built home.
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