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== Open modular building == {{See also|Green building}} The term Modularity can be perceived in different ways. It can even be extended to building P2P (peer-to-peer) applications; where a tailored use of the P2P technology is with the aid of a modular paradigm. Here, well-understood components with clean interfaces can be combined to implement arbitrarily complex functions in the hopes of further proliferating self-organising P2P technology. Open modular buildings are an excellent example of this. Modular building can also be [[open hardware|open source]] and green. Bauwens, Kostakis and Pazaitis<ref>Bouwens, M., Kostakis, V., & Pazaitis, A. 2019. The Commons Manifesto. University of Westminster Press, London, pg. 24</ref> elaborate on this kind of modularity. They link modularity to the construction of houses. This commons-based activity is geared towards modularity. The construction of modular buildings enables a community to share designs and tools related to all the different parts of house construction. A socially-oriented endeavour that deals with the external architecture of buildings and the internal dynamics of open source commons. People are thus provided with the tools to reconfigure the public sphere in the area where they live, especially in urban environments. There is a robust socializing element that is reminiscent of pre-industrial vernacular architecture and community-based building.<ref>Bouwens, M., Kostakis, V., & Pazaitis, A. 2019. The Commons Manifesto. University of Westminster Press, London, pg. 25</ref> Some organisations already provide modular housing. Such organisations are relevant as they allow for the online sharing of construction plans and tools. These plans can be then assembled, through either digital fabrication like 3D printing or even sourcing low-cost materials from local communities. It has been noticed that given how easy it is to use these low-cost materials are (for example: plywood), it can help increase the permeation of these open buildings to areas or communities that lack the know-how or abilities of conventional architectural or construction firms. Ergo, it allows for a fundamentally more standardised way of constructing houses and buildings. The overarching idea behind it remains key - to allow for easy access to user-friendly layouts which anyone can use to build in a more sustainable and affordable way. Modularity in this sense is building a house from different standardised parts, like solving a jigsaw puzzle. [[3D printing]] can be used to build the house. The main standard is [[OpenStructures]] and its derivative [[Autarkytecture]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://m.z33.be/en/artworks/thomas-lommee-christiane-hoegner-autarkytecture |title=Thomas Lommée & Christiane Hoegner - Autarkytecture | z33 |access-date=2015-01-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231104727/http://m.z33.be/en/artworks/thomas-lommee-christiane-hoegner-autarkytecture |archive-date=2014-12-31 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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