gigaom reports modular home producer Blu Homes has raised $60 million through global equity investment fund manager Skagen Group of the Netherlands. Blu bought the intellectual property rights and modular designs from Michelle Kaufmann Designs last year after that company closed its doors in 2009. As MHProNews reported Jan. 16, …
connecttristates reports a collaborative effort between the North East Community Action Corporation (NECAC) of Bowling Green, Missouri and Louisville, Kentucky-based Next Step will put low income people in modular homes in the NECAC area. The non-profit works with a variety of other non-profits, businesses, and governmental entities to deliver social …
Using a 3D computer model to design every aspect of a house, Facit Homes brings its high-tech machine to a site where it fabricates a digitally designed dwelling on the spot to the homeowners exact specifications, down to the placement of every electrical outlet. Gizmag tells MHProNews utilizing a compact …
As follow-up to a story we published July 5, 2012 about four shipping containers converted into an energy efficient modular home with Energy Star appliances and other green technology features, neighborhood residents continue to be upset about the modern-look building fitting in with 1950’s style homes that dot the area …
NJ.com says the city of Bridgeton, New Jersey will be the site of the state’s first and only green modular home manufacturing plant. Located in the southwestern part of the state and known for its industrial base, Renewable Jersey, LLC will utilize three of the four warehouses, originally used by …
In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Seattle World’s Fair that featured a modular home built by the U.S. Plywood Association termed the “American Home of the Immediate Future”, mothernaturenetwork says Habitat for Humanity is constructing a 1,400 square foot modular home incorporating the newest in green technology for …
MHProNews has learned from azstarnet study by researchers at UCLA in California have determined that after studying 1.6 million homes sold in California from 2007 to early 2012, all other variables constant, a green certification label on a house adds nine percent to its selling value. In areas where there …
chron tells MHProNews.com the Army has contracted to build a four story modular housing unit at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas with Energy Star roofing, waterless urinals, 50% waste reduction system, hydronic heat pump system, and 20% recycled materials, qualifying it for LEED Silver Certification. Ramtech Building Systems …
Azstarnet reports four steel cargo containers turned into a two-story two-bedroom house is turning heads in Tuscon, Arizona, but also raising some voices. Modified in a factory to conform to state and local regulations, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Arizona Office of Manufactured Housing and meets the standards …
A Los Angeles architecture and interior design family business is recycling classroom trailers into low-cost but chic modular homes. According to the LATimes, research+recycle can seam two of the units that measure 24 feet by 40 feet together or reconfigure the individual units, as well as raise the ceilings 15 …
CalgaryHerald reports from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Igloo Prebuilt Homes in Acheson turns out a modular home each day. The “balanced air” model can save $300/mth in energy costs without a furnace. The walls are twice as thick as a conventional home with six-inch thick mineral wool insulation, producing an R-45 …
In the near future you will be able to know when your children receive visitors to your home in Tennessee while you are on a cruise ship in the Mediterranean. Applying rapidly evolving technology to home building, Honda Motor Co. is evaluating two test homes in Japan that run on …
The Diamond Green Apartments being built in Philadelphia near the Temple University campus will be the largest modular project in the city. Built by Mosaic Development Partners, the 92 unit complex will be home to 350 students. The apartments are part of a larger $20 million mixed-use complex with retail …
The National Association of Home Builders and Building Green LLC tell MHProNews.com they are sponsoring a two-day course termed Advanced Green Building in Nashville, Tennessee April 25 and 26. The course will provide builders with the highest-level information available on the science of building and remodeling, while adhering to high …
A program offered by Puget Sound Energy (PSE) offers residents of manufactured homes in Bonney Lake and Sumner, Washington the opportunity to receive free duct work sealing and other energy- saving devices. As Bonneylake-SumnerPatch tells MHProNews.com, the service has up to a $500 value and can reduce energy usage by …
NorthBayBusinessJournal informs MHProNews.com new California modular kid-on-the-block Healthy Buildings Technology Group finished the first of two showcase Ohome homes in Napa, CA. The roof and wall panels of a 640 square-foot dwelling were hauled to a site in North Napa and assembled in two days. A second Ohome nearly twice …
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CTVBC in Canada reports Ikea is producing a flat-packed do-it-yourself modular home for sale in the U.S. furnished with their signature cabinetry, flooring and wardrobes as well as Energy Star appliances. Priced at $86,500, the 745 square-foot space-saving home, the Aktiv, has an open living/dining/kitchen area, a single bedroom and …
From the web site Living Green comes a story that looks at the history of modular homes and just how green they are. The modular, as the article points out, has been the “net big thing” in home building for a century or more, yet accounted for only about five …
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DurabilityandDesign.com was the first to not that you may be able to believe things that sound too good to be true, at least where certain modular homes are concerned. LivingHomes LLC, a Santa Monica-based developer has an affordable, modern, zero-energy, zero-carbon, LEED Platinum-certified pre-fab home that is available now. It …
Greenfab was recently awarded LEED Platinum certification by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) for achievement in green homebuilding and design. Greenfab’s prefabricated, modular home is the first to be certified LEED Platinum in the State of Washington. The home is part of Greenfab’s 1300 Series. The 1,870 square …
