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The world of prefab and modular homes. |
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| http://www.glencairncottages.com/charleston.shtml |
Building Systems blog reported back in November:
Carl Krave, president of Pocket Neighborhoods, a builder and developer in the Tampa Bay, FL ... recently won the coveted Aurora Award for his Glencairn Cottages project.
These green and energy-efficient model homes, which are built off site by Nationwide Custom Homes (Martinsville, VA), replicate the old, historic homes seen in Key West, FL, and Charleston, SC. The project won the award for the best development on less than 100 acres
Worth a listen: their podcast about Krave's strategy.
Worth browsing: Glencairn Cottages
Builder: 
Nationwide Custom Homes
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| http://www.statesman.com/business/content/business/stories/statesmanhomes/10/26/1026prefab.html |
Catching up on a backlog of old news. Here's a story out of Austin, Texas:
In about seven hours, Austin builder Gary Bellomy used a 100-foot-tall, 100-ton crane to erect a pair of townhomes that are expected to earn the top rating from Austin Energy's Green Building Program.
Not bad, considering a project this size would typically take months to build. The secret: modular construction.
Companies mentioned:
- Palm Harbor Homes
- Discovery Custom Homes
- Town Builders
- KRDB
Read the full article for details.
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| http://alchemyarch.blogspot.com/2008/12/not-so-weehouse-update.html |
Earlier this month, Contemporist shared pictures of the newly finished Johnson Creek weeHouse in PA.
Original source: Alchemy blog
Designer: Alchemy Architects.
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| conhouse.com |
Mocoloco covered the 2+ Weekend House, designed by Jure Kotnik Arhitekt:
... the 2+ Weekend House is a container house with a difference - it's made with containers manufactured expressly for housing (vs. cargo containers). "As opposed to the other container projects, which mostly feed on the excess of available cargo containers, ConHouse pushes the development of containers manufactured especially for housing and office purposes."
The company's Conhouse (container house) Web site has lots of details:
See also: more pictures of the 2+ Weekend House.
(Hat tip: materialicious on December 10, 2008; also covered by Treehugger on the same day)
The Portland Monthly highlighted Prefab housing in their December 2008 issue.
Preston Koerner at Jetson Green paid particular attention to the number of prefab homes that have been sold. He says:
This is an important indicator, because as companies sell more homes, they may become assembly line oriented and recognize the benefits of various efficiencies and cost savings.
| company | homes sold |
since | per year |
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| Alchemy Architects
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20 | 2002 | 3-4 |
| ideabox
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14 | ~2006 | 6-7 |
| Michelle Kaufmann Designs
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34 | 2002 | 5-6 |
| Rocio Romero
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64 | 2004 | 13-16 |
Read the full article for local details and more.
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