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Katrina Sparks a Revolution in Green Modular Housing
Katrina Sparks a Revolution in Green Modular Housing
A few years ago modular was shunned as just a cut above mobile homes or manufactured housing. Thanks to a hurricane and some architectural star power, modular housing has gone higher quality and green.
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