Modular apartment buildings were often the norm in the communist-era of the former East Germany. With a reputation as dreary and shoddy, hundreds of thousands of the less appealing apartments were demolished by the federal government following the re-unification of East and West Germany when communism ended in November, 1989. …
An affiliate of Universal Forest Products, Inc. has developed the Intact Structural Frame building system that connects the roof to the foundation, providing an exoskeleton that will resist seismic, snow and stormy conditions. Most buildings connect the walls the to the foundation for support, but the owner of the 7,000 …
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John Westrum of Westrum Development has seen demand rising for his modular homes in the beachside neighborhoods that were devastated when Hurricane Sandy waylaid the coast from New Jersey to Connecticut. As new federal flood maps and insurance require homes to be elevated, Westrum, who up to now has been …
Modular Homes Dotting the Jersey and New York Coasts Read More
A seven-and-a-half story modular apartment building with 49 apartments in downtown Seattle, Washington will be move-in ready in four months. Real estate developer Daly Partners LLC has begun leasing the 3,000 square feet of ground level retail space for “N” Habit: Belltown, located in the Belltown area, the city’s first …
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Down Under, again: From a two-room self-contained Quickshack for a home office, teenage space, or a grandparent home to single and multistory modular housing for students, hospitals and hotels, Quicksmart (QSH) designs and engineers all products in house. The company makes a range of pods, modules, and hybrids as well …
In the run-up to the elections in Australia, Greens party leader Sen. Christine Milne, noting the Labour and Coalition parties offer little in the way of housing, proposes to build 12,200 affordable housing units a year across the country for ten years. She says, “One thing not being talked about …
Updating a story we last posted Aug. 13, 2013 regarding the U. S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon, the latest entry is the modular Phoenix House, based at the University of Louisville in Kentucky, and being developed jointly by students at the U of L, University of Kentucky, and Ball …
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Following a story we posted Aug. 13 regarding mortgage fraud charges being brought against four managers of the manufactured housing retailer Phoenix Housing Group of Greensboro, North Carolina, one of the accused is now considered a fugitive. The four are charged with conspiring to defraud buyers of manufactured and modular …
Canada’s Black Diamond Group Limited has declared a dividend of $0.07 cents a common share payable Sept. 16, 2013 to shareholders of record as of Aug. 30, 2013. Through its subsidiaries the company rents and sells modular workforce housing and buildings to projects in remote areas, and provides supportive services …
The city of Saco in southern Maine near the Atlantic Ocean is partnering with the Biddeford Housing Authority to develop modular homes on a donated three acre parcel of land for seniors who are seeking to downsize. Because the land has an industrial past going back to the 19th Century, …
Nuclear power plant construction and building aircraft carriers utilize the same methods as modular home construction. Ron Jones, of South Carolina’s energy company SCE&G says, “When modules are built for a home assembly, the pipes, conduit, etc. are already in there. It’s not just walls and floors. It’s the same …
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Top managers of Greensboro, North Carolina-based Phoenix Housing Group (PHG), a manufactured and modular housing retailer in North and South Carolina, have been charged with selling more than 1,100 homes in North Carolina financed with fraudulently-secured government backed loans, resulting in millions of dollars in losses to federal loan programs. …
Carolina Lender Closed due to Fraudulent Activities Read More
Updating a story MHProNews posted April 17, 2013 regarding two Vermont schools competing in the U. S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon in California October 3-13, a send-off event is slated at the Statehouse in Montpelier for the teams and their modular homes Sept. 10. Two of only 20 student …
Noting that New Zealand is facing a housing shortage, Alistair Helm says the Labour and National political parties are not doing enough to ease the problem, especially in helping younger and first-time home buyers obtain financing. He suggests lowering the down payment to five percent, in particular because he says …
In Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, a modular disaster recovery center has replaced a one-time helipad that served the directors of the communications company Vodaphone Mozambique. With land at a premium in the capital city, the center is located atop a five-story building adjoining Vodaphone’s 14-story office building. The three …
Responding to the onset of numerous modular housing projects now underway in New York City, Samuel C. Florman, Chairman of Kreisler Borg Florman General Construction Co., notes that George Romney (Mitt Romney’s father) promoted prefabricated housing as Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in 1969-1973. Writing …
Modular homes are being planned for the Village of Wellow on the Isle of Wight in the United Kingdom. Part of a larger development that will include site-built homes, the modular units will be single-story and utilize natural materials to better blend into the environment. Developer Neil Payne says, “Modular …
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Students at Mountain View and Evergreen High Schools in Clark County, Washington collaborated to build a modular home for Habitat for Humanity that a single-mother and her two sons will move into in September. Each school literally built half of the 1,100 square foot home, and the students will receive …
The Dutchess County Legislature’s Public Safety Committee in Poughkeepsie, New York has been paying other county jail systems for housing inmates, but County Executive Marcus Molinaro wants to use some of the budgeted funds for temporary modular housing. According to midhudsonnews, he says this will achieve short-term savings until long-term …
While two different projects are underway in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada utilizing shipping containers to make modular housing, Frank Lo of MC Quarters Corp. wants to build more affordable housing in the city using the containers. His company builds modular workforce housing for logging and mining camps as well as …
