According to what cjonline tells MHProNews, the Kansas House of Representatives passed SB 74 that restricts prison programs in which inmates build modular homes, with proponents saying the correctional system should not compete with private enterprise. The vote was 87-32 in favor of the restriction. An amendment to permit the …
MHProNews has learned from PRWeb that modular builder ATCO Structures & Logistics was honored several times at the Modular Building Institute (MBI)’s 2013 Awards of Distinction. First place in the permanent modular commercial housing category was for MEG Energy Pirate’s Cove Lodge near Christina Lake that is as much resort …
Updating a story we covered Oct. 16, 2012 concerning the federal court-ordered closing of Duroville, an MHC in the Coachella Valley in California, and home to some 4,000 mostly migrant workers, 70 of the families have been relocated to Mountain View Estates, a government-subsidized development of 181 new modular homes, …
According to gobogalusa in Louisiana, the Washington Parish Planning Commission is considering proposed guidelines that will require modular homes be subject to the same requirements and provisions as stick-built homes. Currently, the parish exempts modular structures ten feet by twelve feet or smaller, but under the new ordinance all modular …
BuilderOnLine tells MHProNews that at the International Builders Show in Las Vegas in Jan., Champion Enterprises’ Director of Marketing, Kevin Flaherty, was surprised at the standing-room-only turnout for his presentation on modular housing. As the housing recovery continues to take hold, and the construction industry is trying to regroup some …
The Texas Manufactured Housing Association (TMHA) reports of the 5,677 bills filed during the state’s 2013 Legislative Session, TMHA is following 175 of them. Included are House Bill (HB) 3361 and Senate Bill (SB) 214 which would continue the Texas Dept. of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA–the agency that oversees …
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According to bizjournals, the North Carolina House of Representatives passed an ordinance which prevents local government from enacting zoning ordinances that dictates the appearance, layout, design, number of rooms, materials, type of windows or doors for single-family and duplex dwellings. It may regulate the height and bulk of a building …
As part of a special relationship with Wayne County’s Habitat for Humanity, students in Johnson College’s Carpentry and Cabinetmaking Technology Program in Scranton, Penn. will once again construct a modular home that will then be donated to a needy family identified by Habitat. As the pikecountycourier tells MHProNews, the annual …
According to baltimoresun, while new home construction is on the rise in Harford County, MD just northeast of Baltimore, it is well below the 1,800 to 2,000 residential permits issued in the early 2000’s. In 2012 the county issued 450 residential building permits for modular homes, townhomes, apartments and condos, …
MHProNews has learned from grandforksherald Genco Bakken Development is planning 200 affordable housing units in Grand Forks, ND in the northeast corner of the state. Genco finalized the purchased of 71 lots, named Thames Court, from the Grand Forks Housing Authority this month and intends to begin as soon as …
A fully furnished and landscaped modular home will be one of the featured attractions returning to the the Original Western Mass. Home & Garden Show that runs from March 21-24 at the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield, Mass. Now in its sixtieth year, the show’s 350+ plus vendors will …
According to capenews in a report from eastern Mass., a modular home builder in Marstons Mills, Donald B. Shulman, has been accused of essentially running a Ponzi scheme, with sufficient complaints to have generated a blog entitled “RDA (Realty Development Associates) Donald Shulman Victims.” Monthly meetings are attended by people …
Although he had city approval, when neighbors opposed Martin Newton’s plan to build a ten-unit, 42 foot tall condominium on his half acre in an older neighborhood near downtown Colorado Springs, Colo., according to JetsonGreen, he chose a modular complex. Working with Liscott Custom Homes’ Rick Hagan of Castle Rock, …
According to nationmultimedia from Thailand, Thai conglomerate SCG (Siam Cement Group) and Japan’s Sekisui have entered a partnership to build modular homes at Hemaraj Industrial Estate in Saraburi , and will target the middle-range market in Thailand. Production will begin this month at the new facility which has the capacity …
Kiplinger informs MHProNews a Virginia couple wanted to build a home in a mountainous area but could not get county approval for nearly two years because of the steep slopes, succeeded in having a 2,200 square foot custom modular home installed. Built by Jakobsen and Rowe of Purcellville, Vir., the …
Updating a story MHProNews posted Feb. 4, 2013 regarding the need for new housing for migrant workers, the salemnews reports from Peabody, Mass. Mayor Ted Bettencourt is asking the city council to quickly approve $180,000 to construct a new modular housing facility for the Jamaican employees who tend and harvest …
MarketWire says The Freedonia Group, Inc. of Cleveland, Ohio in a new study projects that manufactured housing production will rise 13.6 percent annually to 90,000 units by 2017 as part of the overall production of 140,000 pre-fabricated homes. Similar to a report MHProNews posted Feb. 28, 2013, Freedonia states factory-built …
While MHProNews reported Jan. 21, 2013 that Seattle-based modular builder Greenfab would have two modular homes at Las Vegas’ National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) International Builders Show (IBS), JetsonGreen has provided pictures of the homes. Each was comprised of five modules, and required five hours to finish the initial …
ConstructionWeekOnline reports from Saudi Arabia that Red Sea Housing Services Company, LTD has signed a (SAR120m) $31.9 million credit facility agreement with Al-Rajhi Bank, (SAR50m) $13.3 million of which is for the financing of special projects, and (SAR70m) $18.6 million to acquire building materials. The agreement will expire in one …
According to theaustralian, the Twynam Group of Sydney, Australia has acquired modular home manufacturer Quicksmart Homes and intends to produce 2,000 new homes per year in the next five years. Part of Kahlbetzer Investments, which has extensive agricultural and livestock holdings across Australia, as MHProNews has discovered, Twynam’s real estate …
