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In your memo, be sure to discuss the amount of creativity exercised in selecting materials like these. Also reference the article you read.

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New Directions in Residential Construction
Several states and their communities suffered devastation following Hurricane Katrina. Thousands of homes were destroyed or so impregnated with mold following the flooding that they became permanently uninhabitable. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which is part of the Department of Homeland Security has been working with state and local governments to develop innovative and affordable modular housing that can be moved from one location to another with minimal expense. Read this article on cutting-edge modular homes: about the Alabama pilot project on the FEMA website at https://www. fema. gov/alabama-alternative-housing-pil ot-program

You work for a high-end residential construction firm. In the past, "modular homes" was a buzzword for "trailer home" and definitely nothing a residential construction firm like yours would want to be associated with, but times are changing. People are asking for new options and wanting to leave a smaller carbon footprint, for one thing. Another issue is that clients are asking about using recycled and reused materials in their home design, and asking that your firm create designs with these materials.

Your boss wants you to research the potential of designing and creating high-end modular homes for clients.

In a short paper written like an informal memo to your boss, take a position on the following:

whether your firm should start creating cutting-edge modular home designs; and
whether your firm should start creating designs with recycled and reused materials in used builds.
In your memo, be sure to discuss the amount of creativity exercised in selecting materials like these. Also reference the article you read. It is fine to use a conversational tone and the first person, and even to use bullet points and lists.

You should be able to answer these questions thoroughly in two pages or less.