Cost-Benefit Analysis: Prefabricated Structures vs. Traditional Building in Post-War Reconstruction Post war reconstruction is a race against time, funding constraints, and operational risk. The real question is rarely “which method is better” in general. It is which method delivers safe, code compliant buildings at scale, with the least schedule uncertainty, the lowest lifecycle cost, and the fastest return to normal life. Prefabricated construction, including modular buildings, panelized systems, and container based solutions, often outperforms traditional site built construction in post war contexts because it transfers risk away from unstable sites into controlled production, and it compresses schedules in a more..