In discussing the feasibility of a possible bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics, a Boston committee focusing on infrastructure and transportation has suggested modular construction for housing the 16,000 athletes as well as for the 80,000 seat Olympic Stadium, an aquatics center and a velodrome for indoor cycling. As masslive.com …
Manufactured housing community (MHC) owner Inspire Communities of Gold River, California has acquired Quail Ridge Estates of Lake Charles, Louisiana. An all-age community, Quail Ridge was 89 percent occupied at the time of acquisition in Q4, 2013, and has 373 home sites set on 82 acres and features several recreational …
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As pressrepublican.com tells MHProNews, the proposal for a 250-lot residential development on 95 acres in Plattsburgh, New York includes manufactured and modular homes in addition to stick-built dwellings. Chris LaBarge of Peryea-LaBarge Real Estate will submit a request to the Town Council under Planned Development District rules that restricts the …
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The same three-dimensional technology that will eventually enable surgeons to rehearse open-heart surgery on a particular patient before opening up the chest cavity is being applied to aerospace and automotive design as well as to architecture, life sciences, construction, consumer packaged goods and even to the fashion design industry. The …
Following the devastating 7.2 earthquake that struck the Philippines south of Sagbayan in mid-October, 2013, Solid Group Technologies Corp. (My|House) has offered four modular classrooms as a replacement for Katipunan Elementary School, which was destroyed, and its neighboring daycare center. The quake killed 67 and laid waste to multiple houses, …
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Adding to the old and new mix of the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, New York, is a 5,000 square-foot, single-family modular residence fashioned from 21 shipping containers, says ny.curbed.com. Architect LOT-EK reports the 25 X 50 foot building is cut diagonally at the top and bottom, and each level has …
The Great Plains modular housing project in southeast Calgary, Alberta, Canada, built to house those displaced by the June 2013 floods is set to close in 30-60 days, according to calgaryherald.com. “It’s not a hard and fast date,” said government spokeswoman Trisha Anderson. “We’re not going to throw anyone on …
The U. S. Maritime Administration’s cargo ship the Cape Ray is being readied to deploy to the Mediterranean where it will receive 700 tons of Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile, which it will then neutralize before being processed by commercial firms that deal with hazardous waste. Part of the preparation includes …
Following up on a story MHProNews published Dec. 27, 2013 regarding the building of a modular housing development in Estevan, Saskatchewan, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) announced that the Energy City’s vacancy rate had dropped to 0.0 percent in the spring of 2013, according to estevanmercury.ca, but a …
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According to vancouversun.com, modular housing and container housing will continue to expand in Vancouver in 2014, but will be joined by other innovative styles including duplexes, coach houses and stacked housing. Row houses offer the individuality of being distinct from a condo, but as a high-density form, fit well in …
While converting shipping containers to homes has gained popularity in some circles, MEKA designs modular homes based on container-sized dimensions for ease of shipping, but without the hassle of cutting corrugated steel for doors, windows, plumbing, etc., according to treehugger.com. With a steel frame for support, MEKA builds modules from …
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As national elections loom in New Zealand, boosting the country’s housing stock is becoming a major battleground issue, according to stuff.co.nz. While both major parties agree more affordable housing is needed, their solutions differ. The Labour party’s approach is the government funding of 100,000 homes over the next ten years, …
Architect Christian Salvati is converting 16 shipping containers into six modular apartment units in New Haven, Connecticut, mounted on nine-foot pilings which allows for parking underneath. According to what Salvati tells nhregister.com, this will be the largest apartment building in the U. S. constructed of Cor-Ten steel. While the use …
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Following a story MHProNews posted Dec. 10, 2013 regarding an increased sales tax that will be imposed on manufactured and modular homes sold in North Carolina, charlotteobserver.com reports the tax is being raised to 4.75 percent Jan. 1. The industry is slowly recovering from a slowdown exacerbated by the Great …
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Following up on a story MHProNews posted Oct. 9, 2013 regarding a housing plan for Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada, modular homes will begin to be sited in early 2014, ready to be occupied by mid-January. Phase 1 of the Ridge subdivision has 85 lots, 60-65 of which have been sold to …
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While most of the modular homes in Australia are for coastal and rural retreats, more architect-designed, multi-million-dollar prefabricated homes are being trucked 500 to 600 miles and craned into place, sometimes costing over $100,000 just for transport. While the prefab market in Australia is relatively immature, representing only about one …
A one-time drug dealer who built a profitable music business from his illegal gains and served three years in prison has rebounded back into the music business, very successfully, and is now promoting a modular home production facility that will revitalize a distressed community, according to post-gazette.com. Lee Davis cut …
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The new developer of Georgetown Estates in Georgetown County, South Carolina has requested his proposal to alter the content of the development to include factory-built homes be put on hold by the county planning commission. The original plan included 214 single-family and patio homes on lots ranging from 6,000 square …
Following up on a story MHProNews posted Nov. 23, 2013, Sanford, North Carolina modular home builder Homes by Vanderbuilt reached out this Christmas season to their online social network community and raised $1,000 for the global nonprofit Toys for Tots campaign. This marks the third year the company has participated …
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The businessreport.com says new manufacturing facilities and plant expansion projects totaling upwards of $60 billion are planned through 2016 in the Baton Rouge area, requiring an uptick in housing demands. Al Bargas of Associated Builders and Contractors Pelican Chapter says, “The workforce is expected to increase by some 35,000 people, …
