Treehugger says, “Yes in my back yard” (YIMBY), “Yves Behar and Plant Prefab introduce ADUs.” California recently signed into law the okay for a broader use of Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs). The environmental focused publisher, says, “The reason prefabs make so much sense in the A.D.U. context is …
YIMBY, Amazon backed Plant Prefab Introducing ADUs, Product Video Read More
The report by WFLA, an NBC affiliate in Tampa, FL, is so glowing, one must wonder if the article and report were ‘commissioned,’ or a straight-news report. The Daily Business News on MHProNews asked WFLA. Normally, mainstream news media are happy to say, unless it is a de facto advertorial, …
PreFab SunDog’s Leaders Encourage Buyers to “Contain Yourself” Read More
Over a year has gone by since Clayton Homes and their marketing company launched their new image campaign. It was touted in part with the video published on YouTube, which is shown below. The screen capture above is from the Clayton video, below. As of 2:02 PM ET, on 11.12. …
The Denver Channel’s Connor Wist and their video news team filed a report that spotlighted developer Adam Berger’s use of modular construction as a way of addressing the demand for more affordable homes, in a labor-tight market. Modular and manufactured housing professionals and investors know the story well. …
Metro Media News 7 Video Report Compares MODS to Lego, Belittles “Mobile Homes” Read More
Different construction methods exist – or emerge – for a variety of reasons. 3D printing of housing, for example, is being tested globally. Some say 3D printed housing is the obvious answer for building housing on the lunar landscape, or other planets. “It sounds crazy, but it …
Media Claims New Story/ICON Builds 3D Printed Housing for $4000, Fact Check & Analysis Read More
A former Clayton Homes employee sent an apt reminder to the Daily Business News on MHProNews. “Please remind your readers that when they email you a news tip or a comment, that they should avoid using a company email address,” the message said in part. It’s an apt …
Reminder to Clayton Homes. Cavco Industries, and Skyline Champion Employees Read More
“There are four robots on this machine,” says Blueprint Robotics CEO Jerry Smalley. “It cuts it nails it screws it trims, it drills.” “In other words, these machines do what people used to,” wrote Chris Welch for ABC Action 2 News about the Baltimore, Maryland based robotics firm. …
Blueprint Robotics Disruptive Aim at Modular Housing, and Factory-Building Technology Read More
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Oct 3, 2018– SG Blocks, Inc. provided the Daily Business News on MHProNews with a press release that said, “(NASDAQ: SGBX), a leading designer, innovator and fabricator of container-based structures, announced it has formed a strategic alliance with Harrison, Walker and Harper (HWH), an engineering, contracting and industrial services firm. …
“Significant Competitive Advantage” – $100 Million Factory-Building Project Capacity Read More
“We love working with companies that make a world positive impact on everyday lives, said Andrew Beebe, managing director of Obvious Ventures, as part of a statement to MHProNews. “Plant Prefab is focused on dramatically improving efficiencies and environmental responsibility in the $330 billion market for new homes in the …
There are precisely three ways to influence any organization of whatever size. Influence can only occur: From within an organization, from outside of a given group or from a combination of both. That’s the clarity of applied logic or common-sense reasoning. Day by day, MHProNews and MHLivingNews presents facts, figures, …
Pain, Pleasure, Persuasion, Honesty, and Sustainable MHVille Profits Read More
One of the distinctions between a modular and manufactured home is the amount of work that has to be done on site, as most industry professionals know. HUD Code homes are built to federal standards, largely administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), while modular homes are …
Skyline Champion Corporation (NYSE:SKY) (“Skyline Champion”) announced earnings for its fiscal first quarter ended June 30, 2018 of the fiscal year ending March 30, 2019 (“fiscal 2019”). In an August release to the Daily Business News on MHProNews, per their statement: “On June 1, 2018, Skyline Corporation (“Skyline”) and …
“Pleased with Our Progress,” Says Skyline Champion’s Keith Anderson, Report Read More
Just 18 days after their first video was posted, Episode One of Curbed/The Verge’s “The Home of the Future” is already over 750,000 views. By contrast, the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI), Next Step, Clayton Homes, Cavco Industries, Champion Homes video, published on Nov 15, 2017 now has 1,433 …
The Daily Business News on MHProNews has spotlighted Patrick Kennedy with Panoramic Interests before. Tiny Prefab Builder Takes His Show on the Road Kennedy is keen on using modular/prefabs in multifamily projects to save time and costs. As thousands of factory-built housing professionals know, he’s not alone. Cities …
Chinese PreFabs, Modulars Are Selling in the USA, Here’s an Example Read More
Several years ago, early in our history, MHProNews interviewed Eddie Hicks, a veteran manufactured home community consultant. Part of the topic was product placement. Fast forward to the Verge and Curbed, which have snagged Ford as the sponsor for their “Home of the Future” video series. You’ll often notice …
Let’s stress again that there are numbers of honorable operators and professionals in manufactured housing. Some of those honorable souls would see “the basics” in a similar way that we at MHProNews would agree with too. But perhaps in an ironic way, the fact that not everyone understands what …
“Tony, if MHProNews is writing about it, I want to know about it.” – MHProNews executive level reader. Topical curation – subject selection and presentation – is important to the readers of a trade publication. This one is no different. “Curation is a field of endeavor involved with assembling, managing and …
“Shadows of Liberty” Movie Introduction, Affordable Housing, and You Read More
They Did It Before, They Can Do It Again The headline is a play on words, and can be taken in a good way, or a problematic one. “We did it Before, We Can Do It Again” was a World War II song, aimed to remind Americans …
With almost 2 months since the combination of Skyline and Champion – producers of manufactured home, modular housing, and other forms of factory-crafted construction – has occurred, it’s an apt time to take a snapshot of the new #2 in HUD Code home industry. As with several other publicly-traded …
What’s Keeping the Manufactured Housing Industry from Attaining Is Full Potential? Years before the Urban Institute asked last January, “Manufactured homes could ease the affordable housing crisis. So why are so few being made?” MHProNews and MHLivingNews explored that very topic, day by day, story by story, video by video, …
