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panelized

American  
[pan-l-ahyzd] / ˈpæn lˌaɪzd /

adjective

  1. composed of prefabricated sections of walls, floors, or roofs that can be assembled at the building site.

    a panelized house.


Etymology

Origin of panelized

panel + -ize + -ed 2

Example Sentences

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Van Schaik said he chose panelized construction because transport is easier and because lenders and insurers have fewer questions, but he said the core benefit is actually design flexibility.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2025

"There's a stigma attached to modular panelized construction because people tend to think of it as mobile homes," said Nanayakkara.

From Reuters • Nov. 7, 2023

These homes won’t come on cranes; they’ll be panelized and assembled in backyards.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 18, 2019

“In that case, the home becomes more of a hybrid with most of it panelized and the great room built on-site.”

From Washington Post • Jun. 11, 2018

The Freedonia Group, an industrial market-research firm, expects the size of the prefabricated-housing market, which includes panelized, manufactured, modular and precut, to rise to roughly $11.8 billion by 2007, up from $9.5 billion in 2003.

From Time Magazine Archive