▁standard ▁is ▁Open Struct ures ▁and ▁its ▁derivative ▁Aut ark y te ct ure . ▁ ▁Key ▁mark ets ▁ ▁P erman ent ▁mod ular ▁buildings ▁can ▁be ▁util ized ▁in ▁any ▁application ▁where ▁stick - built ▁construction ▁is ▁used . ▁The ▁primary ▁mark ets ▁served ▁are ▁K - 1 2 ▁education , ▁higher ▁education ▁student ▁housing , ▁office ▁and ▁administrative ▁space , ▁ret ail ▁and ▁hospital ity , ▁health care , ▁and ▁public ly ▁fund ed ▁facilities . ▁ ▁Research ▁and ▁development ▁ ▁Mod ular ▁construction ▁is ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁continued ▁research ▁and ▁development ▁world wide ▁as ▁the ▁technology ▁is ▁applied ▁to ▁t aller ▁and ▁t aller ▁buildings . ▁Research ▁and ▁development ▁is ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁mod ular ▁building ▁companies ▁and ▁also ▁research ▁instit utes ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Mod ular ▁Building ▁Institute ▁and ▁the ▁Ste el ▁Const ruction ▁Institute ,. ▁An ▁example ▁of ▁a ▁recent ▁research ▁project ▁is ▁M OD CON S . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Com mer cial ▁mod ular ▁construction ▁Const ruction ▁ 3 D ▁printing ▁Container ▁home ▁Inter tek ▁Kit ▁house ▁M AN ▁steel ▁house ▁Man ufact ured ▁housing ▁Mod ular ▁design ▁Port able ▁building ▁Pref ab ric ation ▁Open - source ▁architecture ▁Open ▁source ▁hardware ▁Open Struct ures ▁Pref ab ric ated ▁home ▁Rel oc atable ▁buildings ▁St ick - built ▁home ▁T iny ▁house ▁movement ▁T oter ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Mod ular ▁Home ▁Build ers ▁Association ▁– ▁National ▁trade ▁association ▁representing ▁the ▁legisl ative ▁and ▁regul atory ▁interests ▁of ▁the ▁mod ular ▁housing ▁industry