- A majority of today’s production and portfolio builders use factory-made floor and roof trusses, the most commonly known form of panelization.
- Component panel types include simple pre-cut floor and roof trusses and strong and efficient structural insulated panels (SIPs).
- Geodesic domes, the highly energy-efficient housing pioneered by Bukminster Fuller are constructed of hundreds of triangular panels. The National Dome Council is part of the BSC’s Panelized Council.
- A BSC study, in conjunction with the Wood Truss Council of American, found that construction of a 2,600 sq. ft. home with trusses and panels used 26% less lumber, generated 76% less waste, and was constructed in just 37% of the man hours of a similar, stick-built home.