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by chakintosh 1079 days ago
> Building components that are small enough to fit in highway lanes, on the other hand, are manufactured in centrally-located, capital-intensive factories and shipped to their final destinations, just like cars or electronics. Think: boilers, doors, windows, air handlers, etc.

The elaborate on your idea, there are a couple startups that do work in "real estate" if you can even call it that, they ship ready-made prefab aimed at people looking for separate mancave/home office from the actual home.[1] Those are things you can ship in highways and load in with a crane. But that's about it. These startups had their boom during COVID but you don't hear much about them now.

[1] https://www.dwell.com/article/prefab-home-office-accessory-d...