“Everyday Engineering: Understanding the Marvels of Daily Life” S:1 E:4 Platform-Framed Housing Construction

S:1 E:4 Platform-Framed Housing Construction Turn to the third major technique for building a house: platform-framed construction, which is a flexible arrangement of lightweight modular floor platforms, wall panels, and roof trusses. This efficient approach has been widely used in the U.S. for over a century.