Insights
Notes on how prefabricated timber buildings are specified, built and judged — written for the architects, developers and contractors who ask us these questions before a project starts.
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Element, panel, modular, timber frame — what to call it
Five names for overlapping things. What each term actually tells you about structure, material and how much of the house arrives finished.
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Airtightness — why we care about it
The single measurement that reveals whether a building was actually assembled well — and the one thing a factory cannot guarantee on its own.
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Cheap prefab is the expensive kind — how to choose a manufacturer
Estonia is Europe's largest exporter of prefabricated wooden houses. That success attracts entrants who compete on price alone — and the customer carries the risk.
