Editing Modular building (section)

===Building strength===
[[File:Modular Construction home josh vignona.jpg|alt=Modular Home being built in Vermont photo by Josh Vignona|thumb|Modular home in Vermont]]
Modular homes are designed to be stronger than traditional homes by, for example, replacing nails with screws, adding glue to joints, and using 8–10% more lumber than conventional housing.<ref>{{cite web|title=Disruptive Development: Modular Manufacturing In Multifamily Housing|url=http://ternercenter.berkeley.edu/uploads/A.Stein_PR_Disruptive_Development_-_Modular_Manufacturing_in_Multifamily_Housing.pdf|access-date=10 September 2017|page=35}}</ref> This is to help the modules maintain their structural integrity as they are transported on trucks to the construction site. However, there are few studies on the response of modular buildings to transport and handling stresses. It is therefore presently difficult to predict transport induced damage.<ref name="sciencedirect.com"/>

When FEMA studied the destruction wrought by [[Hurricane Andrew]] in Dade County Florida, they concluded that modular and [[masonry]] homes fared best compared to other construction.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=2765|title=FIA 22, Mitigation Assessment Team Report: Hurricane Andrew in Florida (1993) |website=Fema.gov}}</ref>