In a 2008 design competition sponsored by the New York’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM), the goal was to design housing in response to a massive flood that required emergency housing for 38,000 people, flooded the subways and neighborhoods, leaving people with no where to live, work, or go to …
MHProNews has learned Vela Building Systems (VBS) of South Africa is spreading its modular housing operations and community infrastructure building into other countries in Southern Africa, like Mozambique, where the growth rate is seven percent annually, and Namibia. Anticipated to be the second fastest growing region in the world over …
The CalgaryHerald tells MHProNews the provincial government of Alberta, Canada has taken the first step towards making warranty coverage for new homes in the province mandatory, a move that could add up to $2,000 to the price. The New Home Buyer Protection Act would cover manufactured and modular homes, single-family …
Based in Santa Monica, Calif., Living Homes has introduced three low-cost modular homes ranging in size from 1,300 to 2,200 square feet, priced from $200,000 to $320,000. JetsonGreen informs MHProNews Cavco Industries, Inc. is building the homes with strict environmental concerns that follow a LEED Platinum level program—-cork floor, energy-efficient …
MetroWestDailyNews informs MHProNews the Sudbury (Mass.) Housing Authority will celebrate the culmination of a project that began 21 years ago, as the last of five modular duplexes will be dedicated Tue., Nov. 1. Designed by KBS Building Systems of Maine, the units will provide affordable housing to ten families who …
Parents in the Santa Ynez Valley north of Santa Barbara, California are objecting to a ballot initiative to raise taxes to fund a school board bond that would demolish 19 modular classrooms purchased between 1996 and 2008. The parents have asked for a town hall meeting to discuss the issue, …
LoanSafe says the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Louisiana officials are considering modular housing in their search for post Hurricane Isaac solutions to a housing shortage. The Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) oversaw a number of housing programs following Hurricane Katrina, including one called Mississippi cottages in Pass …
BillingsGazette tells MHProNews Bainville, Mont. in the northeastern part of the state has a population of 300 and town budget of $250,000. ProCore Logistics LLC of Calgary, Alberta, Canada is investing $30 million locally in support of the Bakken oil boom (centered 28 miles away in Williston, North Dakota) for …
As Melodika tells MHProNews, the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) Building Systems Council (BSC) awarded Epoch Homes first place for the best 3,001-4,000 square foot modular home at their Jerry Rouleau awards Showcase. Epoch also won first place for Excellence in Design-Green Building. With numerous honors under its belt, …
ABC-AU reports from Queensland, Australia Gateway Constructions has won a $4.5 million contract to build 12 new modular homes for the Cape York Aboriginal community in the far northeastern tip of Australia. According to Queensland Housing Minister Dr. Bruce Flegg, although the housing will be built in a factory in …
Philly reports low-income housing in a section of Philadelphia called Logan rivals high-income housing elsewhere. The three modular rowhouses are stylish and modern, and among the most energy efficient homes anywhere, with solar paneled roofs that reduce the energy consumption level to near zero, crucial for the poorest of the …
Fosters reports from Somersworth, New Hampshire students at Somersworth High School and Career Technical Center are putting the finishing touches on a 1,500 square foot modular home that will likely go to a local needy family. Many of the 30 modular homes built over the years have gone to non-profits, …
MHProNews has learned from CorrectionalNews a U.S. company built a modular 1,232-cell federal prison in Chiapas, Mexico using local workers for the project. Pennsylvania-based Rotondo Weirich’s Latin America arm, RW Antares, partnered with Arendal to establish an onsite facility making the 376 precast concrete modules. The extreme heat in Southern …
JetsonGreen reports Los Angeles-based Connect:Homes has developed a patented system for delivering their modular homes to reduce the overall expense. Noting costs to ship a prefabricated home cross country can amount to $100,000, but to send a container with 64,000 pounds of goods around the world for $5,000, founders Jared …
TheDailyStar tells MHProNews a modular project is under way in Sidney, New York, northeast of Binghamton, to provide housing for persons with developmental disabilities. Bought last year by the state Dormitory Authority for the Broome Developmental Disabilities Service Office, one of the six lots already has a modular home outfitted …
SmartPlanet informs MHProNews from Buenos Aires, Argentina prefabricated housing has meant low cost housing for years in Latin America. Additionally, labor is very low cost, so stacking bricks to make a home is relatively inexpensive. Sebastian Koltan has developed a galvanized steel-framed modular house with distinctive sustainability features: polyurethane foam-filled …
Marianas Variety reports from Micronesia in the South Pacific the first green-designed modular homes are becoming commercially available as affordable housing on the island. Nanum Consulting Corp. is partnering with Guam HNC Inc. and Guam Nexus C&D to build steel-framed affordable one and two-bedroom homes for $50,000. The homes have …
The billingsgazette reports because housing is so scarce and wages are so great in the Bakken Oilfield in western North Dakota, the running joke is the oilfield holds the record for homeless people with $100,000 incomes. A housing summit last spring determined the need for 5,000 housing units for the …
The Energize Indiana initiative was begun by the state to help consumers reduce their utility usage, according to the Banner-Graphic of Greencastle, IN just west of Indianapolis. United Way of Putnam County is soliciting residents to take advantage of a free home energy assessment in exchange for which United Way …
Modular builder Red Sea Housing Services in Jubail, Saudi Arabia reports profits for the first nine months of 2012 rose 32 percent over the same period 2011, according to ConstructionWeekOnline. Year-over-year profits for the three months since June nearly doubled compared to last year. The company said the net income …
