At the April 22 meeting of the mayor and city council of Bastrop, Louisiana, council members discussed restrictions regarding the placement of manufactured and modular homes in the city, according to bastropenterprise.com. After agreeing that existing factory-built homes could be grandfathered in, City Attorney Doug Lawrence advised members of the …
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A private Chinese company has built ten stand alone homes in 24 hours, using a huge 3Dprinter and construction waste mixed with cement, according to gizmag.com. Suzhou-based construction materials firm Winsun creates cement/glass panels in a central factory and ships them to the site for assembly. MHProNews.com has learned the …
With perceptions of factory-built home dwellers still stigmatized in British Columbia, Canada, especially on a popular TV comedy show called “Trailer Park Boys,” which depicts low-rent lifestyles, British Columbia’s biggest pension fund, the BC Investment Management Corporation (BCIMC), hopes to change that perception. BCIMC acquired Parkbridge Lifestyle Communities, Inc. in …
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Modular shipping containers comprise the Hive-Inn hotel concept designed by Hong Kong architects at OVA Studio, and each module can be removed without disturbing the surrounding rooms. As the photo shows, the concept presents valuable branding opportunities, which would allow a fan to stay in a Lexus suite or a …
The annual Oxford, Maine Home Show begins Friday, April 25 along Route 26 with new manufactured and modular home models on display at Schiavi Home Builders, Turn Key Homes of Maine and Twin Town Homes. Billed as the largest show of its kind in New England, Norway Savings Bank, the …
Target Logistics, a division of Algeco Scotsman, which already operates a dozen modular mancamps in North Dakota for oilfield workers, recently received an almost $30 million contract to provide accommodations for hundreds more oilfield workers in ND over the next three years. Some energy companies that have operated their own …
Target on Target for another Modular Mancamp in the Bakken Read More
On April 24, the Greater Toronto Area Habitat for Humanity will celebrate the launch of its largest home to date, an eight bedroom modular dwelling for a Portugal family who emigrated to Toronto, Canada. With 12 children, including five who have special needs, Jose and Tanya Costa have worked tirelessly …
Following a story MHProNews.com last covered Dec. 17, 2013 regarding Forest City Ratner’s 32-story Atlantic Yards modular housing project in Brooklyn, New York, therealdeal.com reports the completion date of the B2 Tower has now been pushed back to late 2015, instead of June 2014. Shanghai-based Greenland Holding Group, which invested …
Brooklyn’s B2 Modular Tower Delayed; City not Happy Read More
G&I Homes, Inc. recently took over the former site of Serenity Housing Sales, Inc. in Ballston Spa, New York, joining the company’s other manufactured and modular home sales centers in Utica, Vernon, Brewerton, Whitney Point and Oneonta, according to uticaod.com. As MHProNews.com has learned, G&I has been in business 49 …
Grand Rapids, Michigan-based modular home dealer Midway Homes is expanding back into the opening of a division selling recreational vehicles (RVs). In business since the 1950s, rvbusiness.com reports Midway did sell RVs at one time but moved into the manufactured and modular home business when RV sales declined. An open …
State College, Pennsylvania community members, gathering to discuss the need for affordable housing in the area, suggested modular housing as a means to meet the challenge. A woman who lives in a subsidized housing community says she spent a long time trying to find suitable lodging. “This was the only …
The Missouri state department of revenue is set to start collecting sales tax on the sale of manufactured homes due to a recent state supreme court ruling. According to missourinet.com, manufactured homes (MH) are considered personal property, which is subject to sales tax, much as an automobile. There are 217,600 …
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Due to new state regulations that would have driven up the cost to operate the St. James Parish Youth Detention Center in Vacherie, Louisiana, the facility has been unused since June 30 of last year, and the Parish Council has put it up for sale for $2.5 million, according to …
Former Detention Center may Become Modular Housing Read More
With turnaround times as low as four to six weeks, Palomar Modular Buildings of DeSoto, Texas is augmenting the supply of their most popular modular classroom buildings as school districts begin preparing for next year’s enrollment. Producing both permanent and temporary education facilities that can be customized to match existing …
According to Ned Fowler, the founder and executive director of the Northwest Regional Housing Authority, there are 8,100 manufactured homes (MH) in Wilkes County, North Carolina, and 5,500 are pre-1976 factory-built homes. At a meeting of city and county officials, Fowler said there are 2,502 renters and 2,380 owners in …
Pre-HUD Code Homes in North Carolina becoming Dilapidated Read More
Updating a story MHProNews.com last posted Dec. 11, 2013 regarding a new modular apartment building in New York city, the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI) has received word from The Real Deal that winners of an affordable housing lottery to decide who will have the opportunity to live in the Stack, …
Modular Apartment Winning Entrants to be Chosen in May Read More
Following a story MHProNews.com last posted Feb. 26, 2014 regarding a modular housing representative’s opposition to roundabouts on Iowa roads because semis hauling modular homes must take alternate routes due to a lack of maneuverable space, a roundabout will be built just west of Pinckneyville at the intersection of routes …
Updating a story MHProNews posted Nov. 8, 2011 concerning the 1933 prefab Steel House from the campus of Connecticut College in New London, CT, the modular house was being shipped panel by panel to a facility in Pennsylvania to be restored and shined up. Affectionately called “Rusty” on the campus, …
The Virginia Manufactured and Modular Housing Association (VAMMHA) informs MHProNews Gov. Terry McAuliffe of Virginia has appointed two new people as citizen members of the Virginia Manufactured Housing Board. Deputy Building Official for Martinsville, VA David C. Bridges, and Shawna J. Cheney, attorney at Blue Ridge Legal Services, will replace …
While modular housing is picking up steam on Long Island, especially in the wake of Hurricane Sandy as people realize construction time savings, it is causing more steam among the building trades as modules arrive with electric, heating and plumbing systems already built in. Plumbers see their jobs limited to …
Consternation arising from Modular Homes on Long Island Read More
