A pediatrician at Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with a passion for design and sustainable housing has begun the process of bringing in the first solar-powered modular homes to the city. Dr. Orooj Fasiuddin’s urbanHAUS will site the first home on a lot in the Morningside neighborhood. A two bedroom …
The May 15, 2013 tornado that tore through a Hood County, Texas neighborhood left six people dead, and damaged or destroyed nearly 270 homes. MHProNews has learned many of the dwellings were older factory-built units, and 60 were Habitat for Humanity homes in Rancho Brazos. While rebuilding efforts are continuing, …
Military Modulars Repurposed in Tornado Torn Texas Read More
A solar-powered modular cabin designed by Italian architect Daniele Menichini has a bathroom but no kitchen. Planned as an alternative to a hotel room, the minimalist Green Zero has one bedroom but could accommodate more people as a cabin or guest house, as MHProNews has learned from tgdaily.com. The rainwater …
The Missouri University of Science and Technology entry in the U. S. Solar Decathlon 2013 competition adapts to the environment for sustainable efficiency. The modular Chameleon House relies on innovative engineered radiant systems incorporating solar thermal and roof mount collectors, ventilation and heat recovery. The adaptable partition wall with an …
The Engineering Excellence Awards in Sydney, Australia in Products, Manufacturing Facilities and Processes was conferred on TEKTUM Space2.0, for its design of a full-size modular house that is transported on a flatbed trailer which unfolds at the site with all services and finishes in place. According to engineersaustralia.org.au, the final …
The chairman of the board of Third Avenue Assets Management, Marvin Whitman, announcing the company’s third quarter portfolio update, has acquired a 20 percent stake in Cavco Industries, Inc., a $510.4 million market cap with stock up over 25 percent in the last 12 months. He purchased 1,809,108 shares when …
A small group of architects in post-war Japan, trying to overcome problems that plagued traditional urban planning, created the Nakagin Capsule Tower, a building containing 140 modular unit capsules of just over 100 square feet each. It’s intent was to provide housing for businessmen who needed an urban home during …
While New York City’s first modular apartment building, the six-story, 28-unit Stack recently opened its doors, Hempstead, Long Island in Nassau County will field its first occupants of a modular apartment building next month (October, 2013). The 29-unit complex, Village Lofts, will feature wide plank maple floors as well as …
Workforce housing provider Target Logistics has resource-efficient features at its Dunn County Lodge just north of Dickinson, North Dakota. The modular units have low-flow showers and sinks, the 60 washers and dryers used by the 450 tenants are energy efficient and housekeeping re-dyes old towels and repairs torn sheets. Workers …
Energy Efficiency is Hallmark of Modular Workforce Housing Read More
Canadian-American Structured Solutions (CASS) opened in May 2012 in Billings, Montana vowing to provide 100 jobs, as it filled modular housing orders for workers in the Bakken oil fields in western North Dakota. Updating a story MHProNews posted Jan. 26, 2013 regarding the company’s temporary layoff of 30 employees due …
Oracle of Ohama Warren Buffett says Obamacare should be eliminated because the average citizen will suffer the most without changes to the plan. He adds health care costs need to be controlled before providing health insurance to everyone, otherwise continuing as we are will lead to less competition. As newsbusters.org …
The Front Royal, Virginia Board of Supervisors approved a conditional-use permit by Front Royal Christian School for modular classrooms to be sited on the south side of the existing building. As nvdaily.com tells MHProNews, the buildings must have an earth tone color and appearance to blend with existing buildings. (Photo …
An affordable housing complex in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada is set to include modular homes as part of a project to finance 1,000 new entry-level homes over five years. Builders are eligible for loans of 90 percent of construction costs of the homes, including the land, at four percent interest. With …
Updating a story MHProNews published Aug. 19, 2013 regarding one of the 20 entrants in the Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon to begin Oct. 3, 2013 in Irvine, California, the Phoenix House by Team Kentuckiana is specifically constructed to withstand potentially destructive weather events. Designed by students from the University …
In an ongoing discussion between students and the administration at Georgetown University in Washington, D. C. regarding additional housing, students objected to satellite housing which would require shuttles to and from campus for several miles, one as far away as Clarendon, Virginia. The Georgetown University Student Association (GUSA), according to …
MHProNews has learned over 6,400 Colorado flood victims have applied for federal aid, and $430,000 has been approved in individual assistance. President Obama made an “emergency” and a “major disaster” declaration for Colorado based on the flooding, which opens the door to tens of millions of dollars in reimbursement to …
FEMA may Bring in Modular Homes for those Displaced by the Flood Read More
As an addendum to a story MHProNews ran Sept., 11, 2013 regarding the 29th modular home for Habitat for Humanity in Evergreen, Washington, the news behind the news reveals Habitat Executive Director Josh Townsley sees the need for adequate housing face-to-face. Evergreen and Mountain View High Schools schools worked together …
The 12-story rundown, vacant Plaza hotel on the southside of downtown Dallas is getting a makeover in the form of a 220-room Holiday Inn, part of a $34 million project. Included in the plan is 1,800 square-feet of commercial space at the edge of the motel’s parking lot that will …
Shipping Containers Re-purposed as Modular Storefronts Read More
The Rogers Park neighborhood in Chicago is the newest recipient of Starbucks’ modular drive-thru/walk-up coffee shop made of shipping containers, the sixth in the country for the 19,000 location chain. The units take about four people and two to three hours to unload and site them on the foundation. As …
In Ortley Beach, New Jersey, adjacent to Seaside Heights, where 2,200 of 2,400 bungalows were damaged or wiped out by Hurricane Sandy, builder John Westrum is beginning to replace some of them with modular homes, recently completing a model home. He says many of the bungalows are 60-years old and …
