Prefab, (short for prefabrication), offers significant advantages to buidling. House can be:

• Higher quality, with improved finishing and attention to detail without deterioration from being exposed to the elements
• Produced quickly, being assembled in a matter of days or even hours
• Very resource efficient, producing little construction waste (a big environmental problem for the sector)
• Affordable!

So why are we not doing more of it?

Bell has lead PrefabNZ since it was conceived and then incorporated directly as a result of her research as part of a Masters in Architecture. She's arguably New Zealand's most expert voice in the industry and is motivated to share the many benefits and some of the challenges of prefab.

Links:

• http://www.kiwiprefab.co.nz/
• http://www.prefabnz.com/
• http://www.homeinnovation.co.nz/

Pam's Book recommendations:

• Massive Change, by Bruce Mau: http://amzn.to/1285lEt
• Refabricating Architecture, by Stephen Kieran and James Timberlake: http://amzn.to/ZXlGL0