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The world of prefab and modular homes. |
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| bluhomes.com |
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that Michelle Kaufmann has sold the building rights to several of her 
MK Designs homes to Blu Homes.
Designs include:
According to the article:
They have developed a proprietary unfolding modular technology that will enable cost savings to be made on Kaufmann designs at the shipping and on-site building stages. Elements that make up the homes such as wall panels are created with hinges so they can be compacted for transportation and unfolded on site. The MK Designs homes will have slightly different floor plans, proportions and elevations from the originals, although, Kaufmann said, the design principles should remain the same.
Blu Homes plans to market the homes nationwide.
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The Marketplace Morning Report from American Public Media recently discussed the future of green prefab.
Featured: Marmol Radziner and Blu Homes.
According to co-founder of Blu Homes, Maura McCarthy:
the recession isn't killing prefab, it's finally making it cost competitive
Listen to the podcast (2:31).
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We recently received an email from Blu Homes.
According to their website:
Our first homes are under development in Utah and Massachusetts, and are expected to be completed in Winter 2008.
All of their modular homes are fully finished, with a fabrication time of 4-6 weeks and installation time of less than 10 days. They offer several models:
| model | size | baths | price range |
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| Origin | studio - 2 BR | 1 | $50,000 - $115,000 |
| Retreat | 2 BR | 2 | $165,000 - $195,000 |
| 3 BR | 2 | $210,000 - $255,000 | |
| Balance | 2 BR | 1 | $125,000 - $150,000 |
| 2 BR + office | 2 | $165,000 - $195,000 | |
They also offer "Flex" spaces to enlarge an existing home.
From their site:
Preston at Jetson Green has covered the company:
- Blu Homes Launches Convenient, Green, Affordable Abodes
- Blu Homes Moving Forward with Modern, Green, and Affordable Homes
As did Andrew Stone of Active Rain.
