John Quale, professor of architecture at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville has turned his sights on developing energy efficient affordable housing. “The people who are at the lower end of the income level are the ones who need the most help in reducing their energy inefficiency, and yet they …
From KIVI-TV in Boise, MHProNews.com learns that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will visit a modular facility in Idaho Friday. Following fundraisers at the Grove Hotel, Romney will hold a public event to be held at Guerdon Enterprises in Boise. Guerdon Enterprises manufactures multi and single-family modular homes and serves …
CBS News Smart Planet recently ran a segment on HybridCore Homes which use nearly all recycled construction materials to build, and are completed in about two months. According to the broadcast, the homes gain both from the efficiencies of an assembly-line process and the fact that weather doesn’t effect construction …
A source has informed MHProNews.com that Apex Homes, Inc. of Middleburg, Pennsylvania, a modular home builder, filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 bankruptcy the end of January. Calls to Apex for confirmation were referred to an asset management company, which did not immediately return calls. Apex has been in business …
ModularHomeCoach informs MHProNews.com Canadian modular home builder Alouette Homes has been acquired by Quebec modular homes manufacturer Bonneville Homes. According to Danny Bonneville, co-president of Bonneville, “This acquisition will double the size of our production facilities and allow us to move forward with the ambitious growth program we introduced a …
From Canada and NetNewsLedger.com, MHProNews.com learns more about the ongoing dilemma over modular homes destined for the Attawapiskat First Nation in Canada. In the exchange, member of Parliament for Timmins James Bay Charlies Angus and Minister John Duncan, the Aboriginal Affairs Minister, debated progress of shipping modular homes to Attawapiskat …
Canadian Officials Debate Modulars for Attawapiskat Read More
Champion Commercial Structures, a division of Champion Home Builders announced this week the company has been contracted to apply its unique modular building method to three major projects, including one hotel and two employee housing projects for the oil and natural gas industry. With the addition of these contracts, the …
Champion Says Commercial Structures Division Slated for Rapid Growth Read More
DunedinPatch in Florida tells MHProNews.com in looking at five ‘green’ developments in Dunedin, the Glencairn Cottages stand out as a modular home neighborhood two blocks from downtown. Each of the fourteen homes have 1,500 to 2,000 square feet, attached garages, gourmet kitchens, and energy-efficient appliances, insulation, pipes and ductwork. Built …
A new German design for temporary housing utilizes leaf-like panels made of fiber-reinforced polymer that fit together to create a self-supporting modular dome. Inhabitat tells MHProNews.com the panels are translucent, allowing in daylight and spreading light at night. At 1650 lbs. it has a high strength-to-weight ratio, is easily moveable, …
AZCentral tells MHJProNews.com that Phoenix-based Cavco Industries, Inc. reported at its earnings webcast Feb. 2 its profits mushroomed compared to last year. Net income for the third quarter 2012 which ended Dec. 31 was $1.68 million, or .24 cents a share, as opposed to $24,000 for the same period a …
CNN ran a story this week about a series of modular highrises that could go up beside Atlantic Station in the heart of Brooklyn. The resulting 32-story, 6,000 unit complex would be the tallest modular structure in the world. While modular construction is not new, it hasn’t been used on …
KTVUTV in Springfield, Missouri tells MHProNews.com a woman who collected money for the sale of modular and manufactured homes she never delivered has been sentenced to eight years in prison. Convicted in October on seven counts of fraud, Edna Kay Jackson, owner of Dogwood Homes, allegedly swindled eleven Dogwood customers. …
Newswire from Canada tells MHProNews.com eight leading Saskatchewan credit unions are teaming with the HeadStart on a Home program to provide down payment loans for entry -level buyers to purchase a home. The loans are repayable within five years at Credit Union prime. This $200 million program will provide 1,000 …
MarketWatch informs MHProNews.com that Drew Industries, Inc., will release its Q4 2011 results Monday, Feb. 13 before the market opens, and at 11 AM eastern time that same morning host a conference call to discuss those results. Q and A session will be limited to institutional investors and analysts. Others …
With the explosive growth in the demand for quarters and camps for the oil and gas industry, Ramtech Building Systems of Mansfield, Texas announced recently that the company is expanding their existing line of product offerings to provide additional modular buildings that will meet the rigors of working in remote, …
Ramtech Building Systems Adds New Breed of Modular Read More
From Ontario and the Daily Commercial News, MHProNews.com learns about a new modular housing complex utilizing shipping containers. Unlike many projects, the units here do not look like shipping containers. Toronto developer InvestorCentric Inc. used the containers as the basis for two multi-family buildings. According to the report, the containers’ …
Shipping Container Complex Could Rise in Just 11 Days Read More
From Missouri and the Joplin Globe, MHProNews.com learns that a center to provide social services and recreational programs to tornado survivors living in FEMA communities will be funded by tornado recovery donations. The Heart of Missouri United Way of Columbia supplied $181,100 to pay for the installation of a modular …
CTV in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada tells MHProNews.com that people displaced by the flooding of Lake Manitoba eight months ago are finally getting a more permanent place to live. Manitoba Housing has brought in 15 modular homes to house flood victims in St. Laurent on the southeastern edge of the lake. …
CapeCodTimes tells MHProNews.com a couple in South Yarmouth, Massachusetts, purchased a modular home from a company in Pennsylvania and allege that it was fraught with manufacturing defects. Upon receiving delivery of the home and noticing problems, they contacted the Massachusetts Department of Safety who ordered the house gutted to evaluate …
Modular Home Construction Compliance Found Lacking Read More
A report from Homeland Security Department (HSD) office of inspector general (OIG) says a 2006 congressionally mandated program to quickly develop housing for victims of Hurricane Katrina was doomed from the start. FierceHomelandSecurity tells MHProNews.com the $400 million Alternative Housing Pilot Program was to design an alternative to typical Federal …
