Call it a mother-in-law suite, a granny flat, a guest house, a backyard office, an accessory dwelling unit, or just your own sweet compact home. Whichever name you choose for it, there’s no denying ...

Kit homes are an increasing popular option for home buyers looking for a cost-effective way to build their own house or ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jamie Hailstone is a U.K-based reporter, who covers sustainability. From the heavy use of raw materials to logistics and ...

The Finnish prefab builder uses locally sourced spruce and pine, touting them for their performance in a range of climates.

Adding two income-producing rentals or self-contained guest homes next to an existing house on a city lot continues to get easier in Oregon. Factory-made compact dwellings, complete with windows and ...

This minimalist off-grid prefab is designed to not look like a prefab. For all their advantages when it comes to quality and sustainability, prefabs still get unfairly characterized as being ugly, ...

In the late 1800s and early 1900s one could purchase the parts of a house from a catalogue. The components would then be delivered to the homeowner by train. Most often the homeowner would put the ...

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