The Lloydminster City Council in west central Saskatchewan, Canada, just over the line from Alberta, voted for a 97 percent increase for daily manufactured home (MH) licensing fees over the next two years, according to wireservice.ca. The province’s Greens leader, Victor Lau, noting this is sending the wrong message to …
Following a story MHProNews has posted recently regarding Cavco Industries, Inc.’s attempt to acquire competitor Elkhart, Indiana-based Skyline Corporation, Indiana’s Control Shares Acquisition Statute makes a hostile takeover difficult. However, if the raider can persuade a majority of non-interested shareholders (meaning everyone besides management, and the raider) to give it …
Control Shares Statute may Protect Skyline from Cavco Read More
While Skyline Corp. of Elkhart, Indiana is determining what suitor, if any, will acquire all or part of the company, founder Art Decio has agreed to donate $20,000 for high definition movie equipment for the Roosevelt Center gymnasium in Elkhart, where he and Mayor Dick Moore played basketball some 60 …
Skyline Founder Art Decio Donates Movie Equipment to Boyhood Gym Read More
The Renew Collection of Deltec Homes of Asheville, North Carolina offers homes with net-zero level of efficiency, reducing energy consumption by two-thirds compared to a traditional site-built home, according to sbcmag.info. Featuring double-stud walls, solar panels, triple-paned windows, exterior insulation and fresh air ventilation, their first net-zero home was delivered …
An architect from Australia visiting modular home manufacturers in Japan notes the factories are similar to automobile assembly lines with many robots, houses moving along assembly lines and technicians doing the jobs the robots cannot. Mathew Aitchison from the University of Queensland says he visited four different companies making modular …
Japanese Modular Homes Standardized but Warrantied for 20 Years Read More
In response to Cavco Industries, Inc. attempt to acquire Skyline Corporation following Skyline’s announcement it will spin off its RV division to Evergreen Recreational Vehicles, LLC, as MHProNews reported Sept. 29, cnnmoney.com reports the company’s board of directors issued a statement: “Our Board has established a special committee tasked to …
According to syracuse.com, Onondaga County officials in New York are considering modular units to house a growing number of mentally ill inmates as they negotiate a multimillion dollar expansion of the Justice Center. With 35-40 percent of the inmate population having mental health problems, the 671-bed county jail has only …
County Jail looking to Modular Incarceration Units Read More
Included in the 300 exhibitors at the Montreal Fall Home Expo in Montreal, Canada will be a variety of modular homes, including Maison Bonneville’s Intergenerational EVO3 home. A blend of contemporary and traditional styling, according to montrealgazette.com, the home has three bedrooms and a play area on the ground floor, …
Baltimore’s Episcopal Housing Corp. is planning a 12-unit modular efficiency apartment building for homeless individuals, according to bizjournals.com. Each of the 680 square foot structures would be divided in half to make two 340 square foot apartments at a cost of $1.2 million, or $100,000 each. Episcopal Housing is working …
The Oak Grove High School (OGHS) in the Lamar County School District in southeastern Mississippi has grown by 331 students since last year, the only district to see significant growth in a two-county area. While 18 additional classrooms are under construction, a modular unit with eight classrooms that was added …
Frank LaCrosse and Jib Turner are building small, modular homes in Little Current, Ontario, Canada—inexpensive to heat, maintain and afford. The 600-1,000 square foot homes have safe spray foam between the lightweight steel studs, in advance of the drywall, and the outside is an exterior insulation and finishing system, called …
Builders Betting on Small Modular Homes in Northern Ontario Read More
Following on the heels of Skyline Corporation’s tentative agreement to sell its recreational vehicle (RV) division to Evergreen Recreational Vehicles LLC, as MHProNews reported Sept. 26, Cavco Industries, Inc. announced that it has attempted for the past 30 days, through various channels, to open a dialogue with the Skyline board …
Cavco Industries Attempting to Acquire Skyline Corp. Read More
This off-the-grid modular retreat in Victoria, Australia is equipped with solar panels, a septic tank and rainwater cachement to minimize environmental impact. Commissioned by a businessman who spends much of his time away, the 1,033 square-foot dwelling by modular builder Modscape is made to withstand extended periods of vacancy, requiring …
Modular Dwelling is Self Sufficient in Australian Outback Read More
In a story MHProNews has been following since earlier this year, and last posted an article July 30, 2014, regarding Wyoming Homes owner David Valenti being charged with theft for selling modular homes and not delivering, a Freeland, Penn. women was awarded $59,060.28 in damages for a home that was …
Penn. Women Awarded $60k over Mangled Modular Home Deal Read More
Updating a post MHProNews last published Sept. 19, 2014 regarding the continuing saga in New York over the stalled 32-story modular apartment complex between developer Forest City Ratner and builder Skanska, construction is idled while counter lawsuits remain in the courts. According to nydailynews.com, Ratner cannot proceed with another contractor …
Design Flaw or Cost Overruns: Forest City Ratner versus Skanska Read More
The RealShare Conference Series is sponsoring a RealShare Apartments conference of 2,000 multifamily professionals in Los Angeles, October 15-16, 2014, according to globest.com. The following presenters at the conference represent companies that have all been involved in the manufactured housing industry: John Sebree, Vice president of Marcus & Millichap. Laurie-Lustig …
Multifamily Conference to Attract 2,000 Professionals Read More
Updating a story MHProNews last posted Sept. 5, 2014 about the dispute between Ratner and Skanska in New York City that has brought to halt the construction of the largest modular tower in the world, concern is growing that if the project fails, financing for future modular projects may be …
MHProNews has learned that John Paul Builders of Brick Township, New Jersey, is building five modular homes in New York and New Jersey using Eco Building Products’ treated wood product that is protected from mold/mycotoxins, fire, water, fungus, rot and wood-ingesting insects. Calling them “defensive building materials, ECO says its …
Defensive Building Materials used for Modular Homes Read More
Scottish company ECHO makes modular pods of local lumber under one hundred square feet each that can be stitched together to make the home any size desired, according to fastcoexist.com. Insulated with sheep wool, the homes are built on stilts to allow placement in any terrain. Says founder Sam Booth, …
Scottish Modular Homes use Sheep Wool for Insulation Read More
The Modular Building Institute (MBI) has chosen the Ruth Lake Lodge north of Fort McMurray in Alberta, Canada as its Building of the Month for Sept. 2014, according to realestaterama.com. Providing housing for employees of the Athabasca Oil Sands industries and visitors to the area, the complex has over 600 …
Ruth Lake Lodge honored as Modular Building Institute Building of the Month Read More
