TodaysTHV reports from Little Rock, Arkansas, that students from the Fay Jones School of Architecture at the University of Arkansas, in partnership with the Downtown Little Rock Community Development Corporation (CDC), spent this year designing and building a 1,000 square foot modular home to be used in an urban renewal …
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The New England Real Estate Journal reports the Boston office of Goedecke & Co., LLC, has arranged $17 million in financing for the construction of 53 modular housing units in downtown Reading, Massachusetts, a northern suburb of Boston. The project will have underground parking, and the first floor will feature …
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Virtual Press Office reports from Great Britain that building officials are discovering modular building methods are gaining in popularity due to increased efficiency, sustainability and economy. Research by the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) on behalf of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) says 63 percent of traditional building …
The Somerville Patch of Somerville, Massachusetts, reports a 15,000 square-foot vacant lot will soon be home to a nine unit modular housing building on Cedar Street. Plans have been approved by both the Planning Board and the Zoning Board of Appeals, and the foundation will be poured once the city …
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Bluffton Today from Bluffton, South Carolina, in the low country, says ground has been broken on a $10 million affordable modular housing community that will eventually contain 68 apartments. It is common in Bluffton to see million dollar homes right next to more modest dwellings, including manufactured homes. Said Mayor …
Digital Journal reports N2Care of Salem, Virginia, has developed a modular medical facility to allow seniors to age in place in their own backyard. The MedCottage is equipped with the latest medical technology, sensors and communications equipment via Internet and smart phone applications. The equipment monitors vital signs, filters the …
Pr Web reports from Africa that ZY Properties of Lagos, Nigeria has responded to the country’s housing shortage by offering manufactured and modular homes and cabins that can be built and assembled quickly. Noting that Nigeria is a developing country that is trying to catch up to Western and Asian …
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From the eastern New Jersey shore, Toms River Patch says Ocean County will receive $1.2 million in federal HOME grant funds, part of which is designated for affordable housing rental units. At a public hearing, Freeholder (New Jersey designation for county legislator) Gerry P. Little says Housing and Urban Development …
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From The Seattle Times in Washington State comes word that the head of one of the city’s most prominent real estate investment companies has begun a start-up to build modular apartments, military housing, motels, and student housing. Dale Sperling, former CEO and president of Unico Properties, which manages 15 million …
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My North reports a Traverse City, Michigan, contractor offers a 725 square foot modular home he can assemble in a day. Drew Craven uses Structural Insulated Panels (SIP) for the sides, a corrugated metal slanted roof concealing a second bedroom, and sliding barn doors that seal the home’s windows, but …
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Following up on a news story from March 4, 2011, WSLS10 in Roanoke, Virginia, says the modular dormitory Ferrum College ordered in the spring was completely assembled in three days, as workmen set in place the last of the 42 units that comprise the building. College President Jennifer Braaten says, …
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Las Vegas, NV – April 27, 2011. At the Manufactured Housing Institute (MHI)’s 2011 National Industry Awards in Las Vegas today, the honor for the best Production Manufactured Home of 1800 square feet or less went to Steven Lefler and Gary Brown of Modular Lifestyles, Inc. The Irvine, California, company …
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The Miami Herald reports an architect’s quest for an ecofriendly home led to a business designing and building modular homes. Michelle Kaufmann wanted smart design, energy efficiency, water conservation, recyclable materials and a healthy indoor environment in her own home. She and her husband have developed a series of modular …
The Sun Journal reports Dana Connors, President of the Maine Sate Chamber of Commerce, saying that manufactured housing is no longer second best. He was speaking at the kickoff for the Oxford Hills Home Show in Oxford, Maine, April 15-17. Mary Anna Palmer of Alternative Modular Homes in Oxford wrote …
From Washington, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports architectural firm CollinsWoerman has developed plans for a multifamily modular building above six stories with concrete floors and structural steel frame. The walls will be complete with electrical and plumbing fittings, water heaters, sheetrock and cabinetry, and will be assembled much like a Lego …
The Herald and News says modular home builder Integrated Building Systems (IBS) in Klamath Falls, Oregon, has been acquired by OneBuild, Inc., of Seattle. OneBuild also specializes in modular home construction, and plans to expand production in the Klamath Falls factory in southern Oregon, and add 30 construction-related jobs to …
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Phillyburbs reports 512 inmates will be moving into new modular units at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility just west of Philadelphia. Built by NRB USA in Ephrata, Pennsylvania, each of the four units will contain 128 inmates, in four, 32 inmate dormitory-style pods, four beds in each cubicle. The modular …
The Wall Street Journal reports that construction of temporary housing is just beginning in the tsunami/earthquake ravaged north of Japan, with 4337 modular units having been built so far. Australian companies have been meeting with officials of the Japanese Embassy to develop a plan to provide some of the 30,000 …
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The Las Vegas Review Journal reports that the city with the highest foreclosure rate in the nation – Las Vegas – is supplying Haiti with steel modular homes for the one million who remain homeless following the earthquake last year. Sancta, from the Spanish for sanctuary, shipped its first home …
LJWorld reports that modular home retailer Webster’s, Inc., in Lawrence, Kansas, is closing after 44 years in business. Jonathan Becker, attorney for Webster’s, said that University National Bank called in its note on the company’s financing. He said the bank has been under federal regulatory control to straighten out some …
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