It will feature educational sessions, trade show exhibits, award ceremonies, and networking opportunities tailored to manufacturers, builders, dealers, suppliers, and associates in the concrete, log, modular, and
panelized home building industries.
A
panelized home can use an open panel--a frame component with sheathing on the outside that is not insulated or finished on the inside, or a closed panel--a more finished version of an open panel, or a structural insulated panel (SIP).
At an 18,000-square-foot factory on Sand Island, Frametech fabricates home panels from coiled steel and is creating
panelized home components that Jackson believes can cut construction costs for tract housing by up to 30 percent.
Go behind the scenes of the booming modular and
panelized home building industries during this annual event.
Go behind-the-scenes of the booming modular and
panelized home building industries during this annual event.
This event features educational sessions, exhibits, and considerable networking opportunities tailored to manufacturers, builders, dealers, suppliers, and associates in the concrete, log, modular, and
panelized home building industries.
It was fortunate, then, that Bishop's imagination for his
panelized home building company, Englewood, Fla.-based Home Front, included developing SIPs made of fiber-cement Hardie board that can withstand 200-mph winds.
The awards recognize topnotch marketing materials, model homes, and residential construction in the concrete, log, modular, and
panelized home industries.
Compared to a stick built house, a
panelized home can be constructed and weatherproof within days instead of weeks, which will also speed up the move-in date.
Some still think they limit design, but new CAD programs and production lines can turn just about any design into a
panelized home.
Most are
panelized home manufacturers and building material suppliers, but some are builders.
Settlers in remote areas and prospectors during the gold rush lacked the raw materials and skilled labor required for traditional construction methods, creating demand for
panelized homes manufactured on the East Coast that could be shipped west by rail, wagon, and mule (Bock 2006; Herbert 1984).
