Storm-Ravaged Areas
Factory-built homes engineered for coastal conditions are
taking off in towns devastated by Hurricane Sandy.
By Jennifer
Goodman, Builderonline
Along the coastal communities devastated by Hurricane Sandy,
many homeowners are turning to off-site construction as a way to rebuild their
homes affordably, efficiently, and quickly.
More than 650,000 homes along the shores of
and
took the brunt of the October 2012 storm. Estimates are that close to 60,000
homes still need to be rebuilt, and many homeowners are exploring alternatives
to site-built construction.
“The storm has forced a lot of people to look into how they
want to rebuild,” says Mike Dayer of Phoenix Custom Homes, a modular builder in Manahawkin,
N.J. “It’s really brought modular building into the mainstream here.”
