In Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), a technology company claims to be in the process of doing something that’s being called “revolutionary.” According to the Khaleej Times, Technology Company KEF Holdings expects to make their debut in the UAE in under a year, with a 40,000 square metres (131,000 square …
Our theme for this month is The Manufactured Housing Industry’s March Madness, and our featured articles are now live on the MHProNews.com home page. To see the line-up of over 3-dozen featured articles for this month, along with the headline commentary, please click the link above. Manufactured, modular and prefabricated home professionals know that …
In St. Louis, Missouri, some residents in the city’s Tower Grove East neighborhood were surprised by what they saw. According to KPLR, crews were installing a modular home from the foundation to the top floor this week, with a crane in the middle of the street. “I guess I was …
In a period of rapid innovation, anything and everything, including the manufactured housing industry, is ripe for disruption. For Ecocor, a construction firm that manufactures, delivers and assembles high-performance buildings, they hope that their time is now. MHProNews has learned that from the company that has started production on what …
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While the U.K. continues to struggle with an affordable housing crisis, a new concern for some of the larger homebuilders in the country has cropped up. Those leading homebuilders, including Berkeley, Taylor Wimpey, and Persimmon have said they are either planning new developments of prefabricated homes or are considering doing …
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Our theme for this month is The Manufactured Housing Industry’s March Madness, and our featured articles are now live on the MHProNews.com home page. To see the line-up of over three dozen featured articles for this month, along with the headline commentary, please click the link above. Manufactured, modular and prefabricated home professionals …
Prefab housing appears to be getting even faster. Skilpod, a Belgian construction company, has created the #150 Skilpod solar-powered model, a prefabricated home that can generate all its own energy and be set up in as little as half a day. According to Inhabitat, the model was by UAU Collectiv, …
In the U.K., the ongoing housing crisis has the nation looking for resources. Prefab has emerged as a potentially efficient solution, and one producer is adding a unique twist that helps not only house, but to rehabilitate. According to Construction Manager, six months ago, Manchester-based procurement consortium Procure Plus launched …
As we enter the month our theme is The Manufactured Housing Industry’s March Madness, and our featured articles are now live on the MHProNews.com home page. To see the line-up of over 2-dozen featured articles for this month, along with the headline commentary, please check out the Masthead blog on Tuesday …
When it comes to 3D printed homes, companies around the world have been working to perfect the ideal system, including Beijing-based HuaShang Tengda, which printed a two-story villa that checks in at 4,305 square feet and can reportedly withstand a magnitude eight earthquake. But PassivDom, a Ukrainian startup, is looking …
In Belgrade, Montana, the Human Resource Development Council (HRDC) has looked to modular housing as a solution to what the organization calls “immense affordable housing needs.” According to Belgrade News, the HRDC will add 20 small modular homes to land that they already own. “The soon-to-be housing development will be …
Once known for its booming modular and manufactured home industry, Oxford, Maine has been dubbed the “Manufactured Housing Capital of New England.” Sadly, a downturn in May 2016, including the shutdown of Keiser Homes, cost at least 120 workers their jobs. The Daily Business News originally covered that story here. But …
Residents in Fairfield, Connecticut are being treated to quite an event. According to News 12, construction crews are assembling a multimillion-dollar modular home in town on North Benson Road. The home is so large, with 18 sections, that each of them was brought in and dropped into place by a crane. …
As we wrap up the month of February, our featured articles are on the MHProNews.com home page. This month’s theme? Frank, Frustrations and Free Enterprise February in MHLand, 2017. To see the line-up of over 3-dozen featured articles for this month, along with the headline commentary, please click the link …
In Japan, the “styrofoam dome” prefab home is all the rage. The Japan Dome House Co, Ltd has come up with the design, which delivers a certain level of chic, and takes up less space than conventional home. Then, there’s the price – the homes start at $30,000. There are …
In Palm Beach County, Florida, shipping containers are getting a new lease on life in a very interesting way. The containers are being turned into what Jupiter real estate agent Rick Clegg is calling an “up cycled eco retreat,” a white, two-story house that looks like a rustic steel cabin. …
A new month means new-featured articles on the MHProNews.com home page. This month’s theme? Frank, Frustrations and Free Enterprise February in MHLand, 2017. To see the line-up of over 3-dozen featured articles for this month, along with the headline commentary, please click the link above. Manufactured, modular and prefabricated home …
In Vancouver, the city has unveiled its latest tool in the effort to end homelessness and increase affordable housing options: modular housing. According to The Tyee, Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson, federal minister Jean-Yves Duclos, and Vancouver Affordable Housing Association’s interim CEO Luke Harrison officially opened 220 Terminal Avenue this week, …
For most homeowners, the belief is that it’s all about location, location, location. Now, a community preference survey from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) shows that, along with access, is indeed the case. According to the Lansing State Journal, the survey shows that most homebuyers say their ideal community …
The nation of Hungary is looking to container housing to solve a growing problem at border camps, as migrants wait for their asylum requests to be settled. According to FOX News, human rights advocates have noted that Hungary was already holding large numbers of asylum-seekers in closed camps and that …
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