Neighbor News: Valparaiso University Puts the “Fab” in Pre-Fab
To the layman, the term “pre-fab” in construction conjures up images of double-wide trailers, assembled with staples, plastic sheeting, and low-grade M.D.F. But the truth is that these days, computers turned that notion of “pre-fab” on its head. Witness Valparaiso University, a little over an hour to our southeast. The college is building a new dormitory, and Mortenson Construction is assembling it...