Modular Units Will Address Housing Challenges

Oct 18, 2024 - Washington State University in collaboration with Colorado State University has received a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grant to develop comprehensive guidelines for designers and builders working on modular units. Led by Pouria Bahmani, assistant professor in WSU’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, the two-year grant aims to make modular housing, in which housing components are built and prefabricated in factories rather than at individual construction sites, more viable and help to address housing affordability in the U.S. Affordable housing makes it easier to maintin good health, and unaffordable housing negatively impacts health, including mental health.