Offsite Construction for Housing: Research Roadmap
Offsite construction of housing, which includes manufactured housing, modular homes, and prefabricated structural components, offers the potential for production efficiencies, improved quality, and lower costs. This research roadmap provides a literature review, information gathered by consulting with experts in the industry, and recommendations for future research at HUD to advance offsite housing construction. The research roadmap identifies six topic areas for priority: Regulatory Framework; Standards and System Performance; Capital, Finance, and Insurance; Project Delivery and Contracts; Labor and Workforce Training and Management; and Business Models and Economic Performance.

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