Wort des Tages
20 June 2026
modular building
nounBauwesen
A method where structures are prefabricated in sections, or modules, off-site in a factory setting before being transported and assembled at the final location.
Warum dieses Wort
The gain is not just speed but tolerance: a factory floor is flat, dry and lit, so modules come out squarer than anything framed in the rain. The tradeoff moves forward, into design freeze and crane logistics.
In use
Modular building only pays off if the design is locked by March; once those modules are on the line you're not moving a stud.
Written by our editors to show how the term is used, not a recorded quotation.