From the late 1800s until about 1940, balloon-frame wood construction was a fast and easy way to construct multi-story homes found primarily in the East and Midwest. The balloon frame uses a ...

It's called "balloon frame" construction, and thousands of homes around the region have it. A fire that gutted a balloon frame home in Allentown on Sunday started small, with a family making ...

He said many homes were simply attached to an existing structure requiring construction of only three ... are comprised mostly of balloon frame homes. He said that once fire gets into the walls ...

Construction of prefabricated homes is ramping up and providing an alternative to traditional multifamily, where the construction process has slowed because of rising costs and supply-chain delays.