New Brunswick is exploring modular housing to address its housing crisis, banking on this method for rapid project execution and to mitigate the construction backlog. The province, along with industry leaders and researchers, sees modular construction as a scalable solution to swiftly increase housing supply. This approach allows for buildings to be assembled on-site like blocks, potentially speeding up the construction process significantly. Despite the optimism, the local construction industry points out challenges like the need for supply chain development and adaptation among builders to fully embrace large-scale modular projects.
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