Show T r its it's a womans woman's b by MARY LEE Modular housing is slated to boom in the coming decade In fact the impact of manufactured manufactured manufactured manu manu- housing on the building trade is so great that George Romney Secretary Secretary Secretary Secre Secre- tary of Housing and Urban Development has said that by 1980 two-thirds two of the housing units built in this country will be factory built That production will also in include include in- in clude elude mobile homes as well as modular and panelized housing In 1971 alone more than modular units were erected but by 1974 it is expected expected expected ex ex- ex- ex that units willbe will willbe willbe be built Along with that figure figure figure fig fig- ure there is a forecast of single-and-multi- single family panelized homes and about rise high-rise panelized units by 1975 The modular home is a three-dimensional three building block that is delivered on a chassis and at the building site The prefabricated prefabricated prefabricated or panelized home is a two-dimensional two component that is assembled on the site Mobile homes of course can be towed to the site Although panelized homes are being produced at a greater rate now than the modular types modules are growing in popularity for a number of reasons According to one spokesman spokes spokes- man for the industry it takes three or four days to put up upa a panelized home and three to four months to finish the interior This time is 70 percent percent percent per per- cent less using modules Furthermore Furthermore Furthermore Fur Fur- the modules often can be had complete with refrigerators refrigerators refrigerators re re- ranges and cab cab- One producer even offers a module complete with rugs and in built-in furniture Factory-built Factory homes also are developing more beauty and elegance as well as Not only do they provide provide provide pro pro- vide attractive housing but they help to alleviate the nations nation's nations nation's nations nation's na na- na- na tion's critical housing shortage shortage shortage short short- age at all income levels I I lr IO II lr II |