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"We are very optimistic that we're going to be part of a strong housing market recovery and we'll bounce back sooner than the stick-built guys," says Executive Vice President Thayer Long .
Chicago Firm Parks on Long Island Dawn Wotapka 2011
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With credit tight for traditional stick-built buyers and many Americans looking for housing alternatives, the trade group thinks the number of residents could climb.
Chicago Firm Parks on Long Island Dawn Wotapka 2011
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Some of the roads off to the left and right are dirt, and you see a mobile home for every two stick-built houses.
Interstate 69 Matt Dellinger 2010
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And because they are modular designs, you can easily change the layout or add on extra modules if you need to expand at a cost much lower than stick-built contracting.
John F. Wasik: How Green Building Can Save the Housing Industry 2009
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But the vast majority of homes have been built using the very best 19th-century, stick-built/balloon frame methods.
John F. Wasik: How Green Building Can Save the Housing Industry 2009
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The company compares construction methods to putting up a modular home versus constructing a stick-built house.
The New Nukes 2009
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Homes today are still usually "stick-built" on site, though admittedly many components are mass-produced in a factory.
From Religion to Real Estate, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Do you know of good sources for material on those stick-built, cage-like sculpture's that seem to have made a tremendous impact at the time?
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The Harbinger house, complete with all of its bells and whistles ran about $150 psf, and the Lawrence Group estimates that its shipping container prefabs will run roughly 15% cheaper than comparable stick-built homes.
SG Blocks Container House Debuts at West Coast Green | Inhabitat 2008
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The project uses modular construction because it allows for the production of higher quality homes faster, with much less waste for less cost than traditional stick-built construction.
Los Angeles Business Council Architecture Awards | Inhabitat 2008
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