Material Matters: Why Ribcell's 1970s revival might be the future of prefab housing

Material Matters: Why Ribcell's 1970s revival might be the future of prefab housing
Retired architect Keith Hay. (Image: BusinessDesk)
Greg Hurrell
A retired architect says New Zealand needs to relearn the lessons of prefabricated housing technology from the 1970s to truly cut construction and compliance costs in the industry.BusinessDesk recently highlighted the plight of struggling factory-based house builders running well below capacity.But Keith Hay said prefab building companies in NZ still used the traditional construction methods the industry had built with for decades. That was why they were failing to turn the industry on its head.“There’s no innovation whatsoever,&rdq...

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