A geodesic dome is an almost spherical structure based on a network of struts arranged on great circles (geodesics) lying approximately on the surface of a sphere. The geodesics intersect to form triangular elements that have local triangular rigidity and

About 90% of today’s timber-frame homes on the US market come as pre-engineered packages each made in one of some 400 log mill factories. In these factories, structural engineers take on challenges presented by wood construction such as log shrinkage.

Steel-frame homes are pre-engineered, pre-designed, partially pre-assembled homes whose components were made in factory-controlled environments then delivered to building sites. From a design point of view, these homes are equivalent to conventional st

A log home (or log house) is technically the same thing as a log cabin. The term log home is contemporary and is preferred by most log home builders, while log cabin indicates a smaller, more rustic log house such as a hunting cabin in the woods.

The term Precut homes refers to offsite-built home packages containing building materials which are cut to their final sizes and shapes, and then transported to their building sites for assembly into balloon-framed dwellings according to their respective

Panelized home construction is a technologically-advanced construction approach in which pre-engineered wall sections are made in a factory-controlled environment, then transported to the building site for assembly.

Manufactured homes, or HUD homes, are built to construction standards set forth in the Federal Housing and Urban Development Code (HUD). HUD is the only national building code in the USA.

Modular homes are offsite-built houses manufactured in a remote facility and delivered to their intended site of use. The name "modular home" refers to a method of construction, rather than to an architectural style.

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