OregonLive informs MHProNews Method Homes and Skylab Architecture have partnered on the modular HOMB House, a series of 100 square foot triangular modules that fit together like a honeycomb. With four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, the house in Portland, OR has 2,700 square plus an excavated basement of 1,200 square feet. …
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MHProNews has learned from the National Modular Housing Council (NMHC) shipments for Q4 2012 rose 4.3 percent from Q4 2011 to 3,206 homes. Compared to the fourth quarter of 2011, state shipment totals show 11 states had increases of shipments, 12 states indicated a decline, and 11 states experienced insignificant …
MyDesert reports from Palm Springs, Calif. the Desert Living Home Show is anticipating record crowds as the economy improves and home values rise, which will hopefully have homeowners thinking about home improvement. The event is expected to attract 5,000 attendees who will be eyeing barbecue islands, kitchen appliances, and cabinetry, …
JetsonGreen informs MHProNews the mathematician who figured out how to turn a perfect square into an equilateral triangle led to the creation of D*Haus Company, which makes modular homes in four different versions from a kit. Each version can be configured in eight or more different ways, to take advantage …
SmartCompanyAu reports from down under modular builder Mornington Park Homes has been placed in receivership after 32 years in business, and corporate advisory firm McGrathNicol is seeking buyers for the assets of what was once Tasmania’s leading producer of modular homes, having produced nearly 32,000 homes. Despite reports that the …
According to the superiortelegram, the tiny town of Maple, Wis. (pop. 749) will see its revered old schoolhouse revived as a modular home manufacturing plant that will employ up to 30 people. The only other large employer in this far northwestern corner of the state is the school system, which …
The dailyfreeman informs MHProNews that a modular home on the verge of being sold to a low-income family in Kingston, NY is the center of some controversy, due to the former mayor’s connection to the company that originally sold the home to the city and Ulster YouthBuild in 2011. The …
MHProNews has learned from enterprisenews that Richard Sergi will step down as executive director of the Brockton Housing Authority (BHA) after 22 years in the post, as he battles cancer. The Massachusetts Chapter of the National Association of Housing & Redevelopment Officials awarded Sergi with their President’s Award in 2011. …
RnRMarketResearch reports demand for prefabricated housing will expand 15 percent annually through 2017, but manufactured housing’s share of that will fall as conventional mortgages become easier to obtain. The study, based on data from 2002, 2007, and 2012, is combined with current market conditions, industry structure and competition in its …
As virtual-strategy tells MHProNews, the Modular Building Institute (MBI) and the Pratt Institute School of Architecture will co-host an all-day modular construction summit in Brooklyn, NY on May 16, 2013 at the Institute. As interest in modular techniques continues to rise, the gathering will debunk the myths and present the …
An addition to the list of companies converting shipping containers into modular homes is Danish architectural firm Arcgency, which allows buyers to customize their homes as to size, layout, design, and interior. Gizmag tells MHProNews the shipping containers are stacked two-high with a sloped roof to catch the sun for …
SmartPlanet tells MHProNews two Argentinian architects have developed a foldable disaster relief modular structure that can be carried seven to a flatbed truck and unfolded and ready to use in 30 minutes. Made of insulated thermal panels, much like a grocery store’s cold storage room, the units can be connected …
As MHProNews has reported in the Daily Business News for several years now, the oil boom in western North Dakota’s Bakken Region has brought an influx of factory-built housing to the area, including modular man camps, manufactured and modular homes, even some Federal Emergency Management Agency trailers to house employees …
As modularhomecoach tells MHProNews, in blasting the lack of positive PR for the modular housing industry, the blog says neither the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) nor the Modular Building Systems Association (MBSA) cares if Baby is left in the corner, but like Johnny says in Dirty Dancing, “nobody …
The Recorder reports from Greenfield, Mass. an area builder has begun producing DIY modular eco-kits for people who want to build their own energy-efficient homes. Each Noble Home is custom designed to the owners specifications, and the kits include thick plastic foam core wall and ceiling panels, exposed beam truss …
Updating a story we ran Feb. 18, 2013 concerning Ridgefield Modular Home Corp.’s application to build a modular housing complex comprised of six units in two buildings in Ridgefield, Conn., according to ridgefieldpatch the Inland Wetlands Board (IWB) intends to deny the application based on insufficient information about drainage and …
KWCH-TV 12 reports from Anthony, Kan., housing is in such short supply due to the demand for housing from oil field workers tapping into the Mississippi Limestone formation, the Anthony City Commissioners have approved a special use permit to allow six modular units to be sited in the southeast corner …
Dispelling the notion in South Korea that modular construction is seen as cheap or unsafe, the Dong-A Ilbo informs MHProNews a dormitory for foreign workers of Posco Steel, comprised of 18 modules, called MUTO, has steel-framed reinforced concrete construction. After the infrastructure was readied, the modules were assembled in three …
As follow-up to a story we posted Jan, 28, 2013 concerning an eleven-unit modular multi-housing project in Ridgefield, Conn., theridgefieldpress informs MHProNews the encroachment on existing wetlands may spell doom for the planned development. After neighbors raised objections to the project at subsequent public hearings, Ridgefield Modular Home Corp.’s application …
PRWeb informs MHProNews M SPACE has begun leasing studio, one and two bedroom modular homes in the Bakken oil field area in western North Dakota. The 114 Ponderosa and 46 Ridgeview furnished homes began welcoming new residents in January in this oil boom town where some people earning $100,000 annually …
