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* and various residential buildings were considered the most likely candidates for modular construction in the United States up until 2022. This according to respondents from design firms and contractors to a late 2019 survey, after they were asked about which building types would see the highest frequency of prefabrication and/or modular construction for the next three years. Prefab, or modular construction - sometimes also referred to as "tiny homes" - refers to the process off offsite construction, where a building gets constructed in a factory before being placed on location. Housing is the most well-known building type where this might occur, due to its construction speed and - especially - affordability. Note that the figures provided were from before COVID-19. Whether the prefab expectations in healthcare facilities has increased since the survey question was asked, was not yet clear in early 2021.