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The article focuses on the decision of builder Irvin J. Kahn to experiment with prefabrications and take a risky act on advances in technology for the development of homes in Borrego Springs Park in California. Kahn found that prefabrication can be build in a wide range of styles and can also be build fast, making it unnecessary for a builder to tie up capital in interim financing. According to the Home Manufacturers Association, the cost of each house package average over 4,000 dollars.

The article offers information about Prefab builders of the U.S. who are trying to give their customers aluminum clad homes at no added costs. It states that National Homes Corp. introduced aluminum homes that offers advantages to householders as it gives freedom from the problem of upkeep. It adds that aluminum producers are actively exploring the market along with the plastic makers who are working to broaden the foothold in housing market

The article deals with a 1-million U.S. dollar national advertising and promotion campaign launched by U.S. prefabricated house builder Scholz Homes Inc. with the help of equipment manufacturers. The advertising campaign is aimed at selling prefabricated houses and attract more builders, as well as introduce various products and equipment. Company president Donald J. Scholz anticipates to gross around 10-million U.S. dollars in sales.

The article discusses the trend towards the selling of components of prefabricated houses aimed to give prefab houses a custom-made look, attract builders to use prefabs and shore up sales in housing. It cites the advantages of prefabs to a builder such easier access to mortgage money, fast turnover of the builders' own capital due to short construction time and lower prices for materials bought in large quantities. It indicates how the National Homes is geared for mass production operation and have to deal big to make prefab sales pay off.

The article reports on the continuous growth of National Homes Corp.'s prefabricated housing business in 1956. It states that the Lafayette, Indiana-based company has constructed its 100,000th home in October which surpassed the 93,000 houses that it sold in 1955. It cites the prefabrication techniques used by the firm during insulation, windows' installation and plumbing. Furthermore, it notes the different floor plans offered by National Homes which prices range from 7,500 to 40,000 dollars.

The article describes a prefabricated aluminum house built by C. C. and John D. Lincoln in Marion, Virginia. The experience gained by the Lincoln brothers in furniture manufacturing and war production of radar housings has resulted to the Lincoln house. A standardized panel made of thin-gage aluminum with a honeycomb core of craft paper impregnated with plastic served as the basis of the prefabricated home. Cinder blocks were used as its foundation.

The article reports on the efforts being done by metal manufacturers in the U.S. to venture into steel fabrication in 1944. In the annual meeting that was conducted by the American Iron & Steel Institute in New York in May, discussion focused on wartime operations and wartime technical problems. The article also offers information on the decision made by United States Steel Corp. to venture into prefabricated housing.

The article focuses on the war housing development program by the U.S. govenrment. It presents a photograph of 5,000 prefabricated and partly preassembled demountable homes that are being built in five months to relieve a housing shortage. It lists several companies which are being associated in various ways with the manufacture of prefabricated housing.

The article reports on a prefabricated housing program introduced by the U.S. Federal Public Housing Authority (FPHA). It relates the removal and relocation of 186 houses, which represent almost one-third of the 586 prefabricated homes built in Indianhead, Maryland, for workers at a Navy ordnance plant. It figures the construction and completion of prefabricated houses, the availability of occupancy, and the already occupied houses.

The article reports on the consideration of prefabricated houses and mutual insurance financing scheme in defense housing program to meet U.S. government's demand for more and cheaper houses. It states that the scheme introduced by Colonel Lawrence Westbrook offers house building capital, which will be paid by renters for 25 years. It discusses the trials for the scheme and prefabrication in a project in Camden, New Jersey, in which the methods were noted to offer speed and economic benefits.

The article reports on the development of adhesives that can bind the laminated panels to be used in low-income housing projects in the U.S. These adhesives would facilitate the use of prefabricated panles in house construction, hence, considerably reducing the cost. The adhesives are reported to be water and weather proof and can withstand on all types of weather conditions. Information on its affect on housing industry and ways to use laminated panles in house building is presented.

The article reports on the positive outlook for prefabricated housing in the U.S. in 1954. According to the figures released by the Prefabricated Home Manufacturers' Institute, the 1953 sales of close to 55,000 dwelling units will be close to 500 million U.S. dollars. The author adds that enthusiasts are expecting 1954 to be the best year ever for prefabricated housing. The features of a basic prefabricated package, the considerable loosening of the mortgage money market and the increased incomes of minority groups are also discussed.

The article focuses on prefabrication (prefab) housing industry. Despite the possible drop in home building, prefab builders still remain optimistic due to the fact that they are in a business that serves defense, and less affected by mortgage restrictions than other builders. The big names in the prefab industry include American Houses Inc., Gunnison Homes Inc., and National Homes Corp.

The article offers information on prefabricated low-prized homes from Scholz Homes, Inc.

The article reports that Mobilhome Corp. of America is offering to set up build up houses it makes in its plant at Bakersfield, California to place where the customers wants. Hugh Curran, founder and president of the company states that he can deliver houses two weeks after he gets the order. It mentions that prices range from 4,700 dollars for one-bedroom house to 8,550 for three-bedrooms house. It highlights that there are basic five models of houses which variety of exterior designs.

The article offers information on the construction of mass-produced, prefabricated, enameled steel houses by Lustron Corp. As stated the company's president, Carl Strandlund, announced its plans on the houses with a five-year lease on the wartime Curtiss-Wright plant in Columbus, Ohio and an RFC loan of 15.5 million dollars, plus 840,000 dollars it raised by sale of stock. Lustron expects that at peak production, the company will complete 150 to 180 houses a day.

This section offers news briefs on the U.S. government as of March 1946. U.S. Housing Expediter Wilson Wyatt is waiting for action and the release of 150-million dollars in funding from the U.S. Congress, before beginning production for prefabricated houses. Opposition to the Senate Labor Committee's proposal to implement a minimum wage of 65-cents per hour is being prepared by Southern Democrats and Republicans. The U.S. Senate is scheduled to approve 100-million dollars in loan funds for the Rural Electrification Administration.

The article discusses speculations on the possible export of factor-made American houses to Europe as a replacement for homes destroyed in the continent's war-battered cities. It mentions that British Prime Minister Winston Churchill has advocated that only prefabricated structures will be used as temporary measures since the region does not like wooden houses. It affirms that the prefab industry is staggered by the immensity of orders and the huge task of reconstructing the area after the war.

The article discusses the bridge-frame construction model of prefabricated houses from PHC Housing Corp. It states that the bridge-frame houses have more conventional appearance and less shipping costs than plywood panel construction. It notes that PHC Housing Corp. president Ernest W. Pavey worked with engineers and real estate men such as senior architect Harvey Wiley Corbett to develop the bridge-frame model. Pavey says that the assembly costs on a house are at least 50% of the total price.

The article discusses entrepreneur Steve Glenn's eco-friendly home in Santa Monica, California. The home was pre-fabricated and is a tribute to California modernist design. The house functions both as a house and also as a prototype for Glenn's new business, LivingHomes, that sells prefabricated houses that do the least amount of damage to the environment.

The article focuses on the growth of the Toyota Motor Corp. into areas outside of the automobile industry. Toyota has moved into consulting, pre-fabricated homes, health-care support, aviation and other industries. The article describes how Toyota has sought synergies from its car production business in other areas. For example, the manufacturing process that Toyota uses to build pre-fabricated homes in Japan uses tools and techniques designed for building Toyota automobiles. INSET: The House Toyota Built.

The article focuses on a new generation of prefabricated housing as a cost-efficient alternative in America's overheated real estate market. San Francisco magazine "Dwell" has launched a new line of prefab houses that targets its design- yet budget-conscious readers. Fascination with prefab has also been growing in Europe. Buyers of Dwell Homes have three floor plans to choose from, designed by Resolution. Each option offers the clean geometry of buildings designed by architects Frank Lloyd Wright and Buckminster Fuller, both early supporters of prefab housing.

The article reports on unique construction ideas that can reduce the cost and time required to rehabilitate slum dwellings. The instant rehabilitation method involves cutting into the roof and into each of the floors, then cranes are used to drop prefabricated kitchens and baths into the core. The method was demonstrated in the renovation of dilapidated buildings on New York's Lower East Side by T. Y. Lin & Associates. Another method is being conducted by the Kate-Maremount Foundation.

This section offers news briefs concerning personal business and investment in the U.S. as of June 5, 1965. The features of prefabricated homes are described, noting the growing number of companies that offer such homes at affordable rates. The excise tax cuts to be implemented on July 1, 1965 will be imposed on imported luxury items. The gift certificates called The World on a String available at various New York shops are recommended as a bridal gift.

The article offers information on a factory-built prefabricated house developed by Sekisui Chemical Industry in Japan.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles published in the previous issue of the journal including "Is the Stock Worth Its Price?" in the November 22, 1958 issue, another article on industry's count of wood pre-fab houses, in the December 27, 1958 issue, and an article on Cribbens and Sextons in the December 20, 1958 issue.

The article offers information on several miscellaneous topics. The U.S. prefabricated housing industry is expecting to sell about 75,000 factory-fabricated houses in 1957. As mentioned, recent policy changes in military obligation include an additional 11 weeks active duty for the U.S. National Guard, extension of age limit for the six-month training program of the U.S. army. A recipe for shrimp du jour, a shrimp dish, is also included.

Information concerning the topics discussed at the International Home Exposition, Showcase for Living at the New York Coliseum is presented. Topics of the exposition include the development of new houses, home-building organizations and different types of housing. It mentions that new models of houses are exhibited during the exposition in which the houses are machine-made. It states that prefabricated houses with kitchens equipped with various built-ins were also featured at the show.

The article focuses on the U.S. prefabricated housing industry. It reports that William H. Harman Co. has filed a bankruptcy petition, stating its failure was caused by problems in distribution and sales financing. It states that marketing and financing problems have been the reason for failure of several prefabricated house manufacturing companies in the U.S. It discusses business method of several house fabricating firms including American Houses Inc., National Homes Corp. and Crawford Corp.

The article offers information on the condition of the housing industry of the U.S. It states that despite the huge goals set under the Wyatt housing program the industry was forced to scale them down. It highlights the steps taken by the U.S. Government to transform the industry into a major producer of housing. The article also highlights the efforts prefab (prefabricated house) manufacturers, and dealers, which include Wingfoot Homes Inc, HomeOla Corp., and General Panel Corp.

The article focuses on a trade agreement of Finland with other countries. between Finland and Poland. According to an agreement with Poland, Finland will ship 4,000 wooden houses to Poland, along with raw material in exchange for 500,000 metric tons of coal. In a renewed trade agreement with Soviet Union, Finland will ship prefabricated housing arranged as a part of Finnish reparations.

The article focuses on the housing program prepared by Housing Expediter Wilson W. Wyatt that President Harry Truman released in February 1946. Wyatt laid out priorities, allocations, price controls and emergency measures to meet the target of 2,700,000 new homes. These included pushing production of conventional and new building materials, government risks in development of new materials and federal aid to the prefabricated home industry. To start the project Wyatt needed Congress to vote on the budget and to put price ceilings on existing homes.

The article examines United States Steel Corporation's (Big Steel) acquisition of prefabricated house company Gunnison Homes Incorporated in April 1944. According to the author, Big Steel's acquisition of Gunnison broke the tradition of big industry by entering a business that has direct contact with the consuming public. The author says that an interest in housing and a desire to open peacetime market for steel were the driving force behind the acquisition.

The article reports on the introduction of different models of prefabricated houses in Great Britain. Engineers of the U.S. Army supervised the building of Quonset huts in an effort to keep the British people from living in bomb-shelters. A total of 30,000 of prefabricated houses developed by the U.S. Federal Housing Authority (FHA) were also shipped to England. Moreover, Swedish two-decker and aluminum housing units were produced, however, British citizenry favored the traditional houses.

The article discusses the state of Britain's economy in the war's aftermath as of May 1945. It states that industries are gearing up for about 750,000 decommissioned soldiers before year's end, but that resorts, theaters and hotels have become crowded. Shortages in furniture, shoes and food will continue, for though Denmark has been liberated, its output is more needed in Holland and Norway, though fishing off of coastal waters can commence. Prefabricated houses from Sweden are expected shortly, as will the incarceration of Nazi prisoners at barracks.

The article reports on the decision made by Great Lakes Steel Corp. to enter the postwar market for prefabrication houses in the U.S. in 1944.

The article reports that Japanese are placing orders for the U.S. precut homes. It states that backward domestic homebuilding and curiosity about western lifestyles could be the possible reasons for increase in demand of the precut homes. Three companies of the U.S. Serendipity Group Inc., Racine Homes Inc. and Plastonium Inc. have got long term contracts to deliver the houses to Japan. It highlights that slight modifications are required to meet the Japanese building codes, mainly in plumbing.

The article focuses on the trend in pre-fabricated steel houses on the Pacific Coast in the U.S. as of January 8, 1938. Topics discussed include the cost effectiveness of fabricating costs compared to other forms of housing and the benefits to home builders like elimination of terminates and resistance to earthquake. Also mentioned are key manufacturers in the housing trend including SouléSteel Co., Latisteel Corp. and Lea System which are preparing promotional campaigns.

The article describes a prefabricated home built in standardized sections being showcased by Houses Inc. in New York City in 1934. Final tests of heating equipment in prefabricated units will be followed by the start of sale in February 1935. The cost of a six-room cottage is estimated at 5,000 dollars. Steel was used in the frame of the house and cement and asbestos were selected for the wall panels.

The article offers information on miscellaneous issues. It suggests prefabricated vacation houses for people who want summer places at less expenses. It mentions several ways of watching one's portfolio during vacation, including arrangement to pay for stocks and giving stock powers to brokers. It states that if a person goes home due to poor health, because of the availability of medical care, then the cost of meals and lodging is deductible.

The article reports on the decision of Libbey-Owens-Ford Co. to start producing houses that are prefabricated and demountable in the 3,000 U.S. dollar price range in the U.S. in March 1942, which will be made of standard building materials like lumber.

The article focuses on prefabricated houses that are included in the amended Lanham housing bill in the U.S. as of January 1942. It notes the move of Federal Works Agency (FWA) administrator General Philip B. Fleming to form a new organization to handle prefabrication, the housing program's most controversial part. It stresses an opportunity and work for several woodworking shops being created by the increase in demand for demountable houses per month for defense. Also mentioned is the capacity problem facing prefabricators.

The article reports that Tennessee Coal Iron & Railroad Co. plans to sell fabricated houses in the U.S.

The article focuses on prefabricated houses offered by Techbuilt Inc. of Carl Koch in the U.S. It states that Koch got publicity worth two million dollars through magazine and television coverage but profit from the houses depends on his merchandising plan. It mentions that first 120,000 stock shares are expected to sell at 2.50 dollars and how well stocks get issued will determine future of the company. Koch will reportedly have to face competition as others are also investing in the houses.

The article introduces a new design in prefabricated materials designed by East Coast Aeronautics, Inc. of Mount Vernon, New York. Made by Owens-Corning Fiberglass Corp., the Fiberglas-reinforced plastic panels are shaped like orange peels that lock together to form 20-foot diameter, dome-like huts. The huts are designed for military personnel and equipment and can accommodate 12 to 20 men.

The article offers information on prefabricated housing plan of the Semico Homes Division of Seney Millwork Co.

Profiles William J. Levitt, the social architect behind Levittown, New York. Levitt's focus on producing the two-bedroom home fast, cheaply and in enormous numbers; Impact on the dynamic of life in America; Background on the construction of the homes; How suburban life became the norm for vast numbers of Americans; View of Levitt that he was spreading postwar prosperity; Controversy over Levitt's legacy.

Describes new models of prefabricated fireplaces. Variety of facing styles; Characteristics of zero-clearance units; Design specification of Ruegg's Heatflame prefabricated fireplace system; Costs of a prefabricated fireplace.

The article reports on the expansion of Japan's housing industry to the European market because of the new product developed by Misawa Homes Co. Ltd. It reports that Misawa, Japan's second-largest producer of prefabricated houses, has developed a house which could be assembled for only two hours. To keep up with the demand, the company has already displayed its technology in trade shows and also plans to export its production facilities if it would not succeed in licensing the product.

The article offers information on the shopping center of Swift Homes Inc., set up in New York on the second week of March, 1962 that displays line of prefabricated houses.