How factory-made housing is faring in Massachusetts

Massachusetts has a housing shortage. It will take building at least 222,000 homes in the next 10 years to catch up, according to a state assessment.

For years, developers have argued modular housing is part of the solution. That is, housing built largely in a factory and then assembled on site.

Scott Kirsner, columnist with editorial partner MassLive, joins WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss a new modular project in East Somerville and some of the challenges modular construction faces.