A local company will be taking part in a University of Virginia project that just earned a $2.5 million award from the Tobacco Commission — designing modular, affordable, energy-efficient housing that can be quickly transported disaster areas where they can be assembled easily, as well as address general residential housing needs. “The grant will fund research, development, testing and demonstration of housing for disaster recovery and residential housing markets — encompassing design and computer-aided manufacturing — and may lead to a robust modular and panelized hou...