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Postgreen Homes is "a real estate development firm specializing in modern, green and affordable buildings in Philadelphia’s urban neighborhoods."
According to their site:
projects include single and multi-family residential units as well as mixed-use and commercial buildings for both purchase and lease
Their first project was a loft townhouse built with SIPs.
From the 100k House Project Summary page:
It was conceived as an attempt to prove that green construction can be affordable if properly designed and executed. The project name came from the target construction cost (labor and materials only) for the smaller of the two homes.
Interesting to note: The 2 unit building (includes the 100k House and the 120k House) has a projected sales price of $200,000 - $250,000.
Worth a look:
- flickr collection of photos, renderings and plans
- video tour (3:03)
- 100k House blog
A seminar called "Modular Construction in Green Building" will be held this week in central Pennsylvania. It is part of a monthly breakfast series.
(SEDA=Susquehanna Economic Development Association; COG=Council of Governments)
Hat tip: Building Systems on March 13, 2009.
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Architectural Record reports:
From October 17 to 30, a temporary prefab “neighborhood” in Philadelphia will offer an optimistic view of what a revitalized city might look like in the near future. A Clean Break, curated by Minima Gallery, will be a central event of DesignPhiladelphia, an annual series of lectures, studio tours, and exhibitions organized by the Design Center at Philadelphia University.
The show will feature two actual prefabs:
Also in the exhibition:
renderings of residences designed by Gans Studio & dArchitects, Studio 804, and Interface Studio Architects ...
The exhibition is free and open to the public.
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We previously reported on Frank Lloyd Wright's prefab Duncan House. The New York Times travel section picks up the story:
We were inside the work of the master. Like any Frank Lloyd Wright house, this one was immediately recognizable.And briefly, it was ours. The Duncan House is a vacation rental, one of half a dozen Wright houses where paying guests can move in for a weekend or a few days and pretend to be home.
Read the full article for details on the other Wright houses (though the Duncan house is the only prefab).
CBS 21, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania reports:
'When Matt first came to me with the idea, he said the word modular, and I said, no that's not going to happen. I'm not going to live in a modular home.' Like a lot of folks, Emily's image of a modular home was a two-box ranch with wheels....
Emily and her husband Matt say they were surprised to find a lot of the things they wanted in traditional home, also called a stick-built home, could also be found in a modular home....
And it appears more and more people feel the same way. While the entire housing industry is down 26%, modular homes are only down about 19%. Experts say lower cost and less time to build are some of the main reasons why...."
