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A lot of concrete prefabricated houses were built in the UK after the war. Their history of problems would make them very unpopular for new build today. http://www.neverpaintagain.co.uk/blog/damp-in-concrete-house...


I suspect he was referring to non-concrete prefabs.

I love a cool robot as much as the next guy, but a lot of these "building of the future" technologies act like they've won the race after the first lap. Prefab houses don't just give you the basic structure, they give you a finished house, with flooring, cabinetry, wallpaper, plumbing, electric... it's like the difference between a 3d printer that can print some of its rigid components and one that can print its servos and control circuits.


Most of them have been knocked down they are keeping a few as listed buildings in Birmingham.




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