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Factory-made modular housing is still a cottage industry in the UK, but Stanworth thinks it could become more popular.
Experts in modular housing say a major reason for its small share of the market is a lingering image problem -- modular housing is often confused with manufactured housing, the industry's term for mobile homes.
"The first thing I think of when I think of modular housing is cheap," said Martina Guzman, a graduate student at Columbia who has not lived in a modular dormitory, but has some experience in construction.
For Stephanie Allen, a director of the Hogan's Alley Society, the modular housing is the first part of a vision to address the issue of homelessness that particularly affects Vancouver's Black population.
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Modular houses were popping up like mushrooms in the fields, and light pollution was blanching the nighttime skies.
Each of these three-bedroom modular houses was crafted to meet exacting energy standards in central New York state and then shipped to Massachusetts for on-site assembly.
Sheri Koones: While I was researching and writing one of my earlier books on home construction, I watched a modular house being set and was impressed by the speed of construction, efficiency and beauty of the house.
Most modular houses are also energy-efficient.
Answer: It is a popular misconception that all modular houses are cheap, unattractive boxes.
Early modular houses were also inexpensive and tended to look very plain in appearance - they were considered by many to be "low-class" housing.
You complete the drywall, carpentry, exterior trim, final electrical hookups, lay carpet, etc. Modular houses are so efficient because they use sturdy construction methods and materials.
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