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Modern prefab homes
I (heart) prefab homes and am aiming to build one in the next 5 years. I'm particularly fascinated by modular prefabs and their potential for cheap sustainable housing. This page is a collection of info I've come across in my research... [more]
I (heart) prefab homes and am aiming to build one in the next 5 years. I'm particularly fascinated by modular prefabs and their potential for cheap sustainable housing. This page is a collection of info I've come across in my research. Please contribute!
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A few weeks ago I wrote The Glidehouse Is At The End Of The Road For Green Modern Prefab, my thoughts on the rise and, I thought, fall of the modern prefab movement. Joe Tanney is partner in Resolution: 4 architecture and architect of the original Dwell House and a master of modern prefab. He disagrees; As evidence, he sent pictures of a recent project, The Peconic Bay House, ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
- Green Scene: Prefab Homes (cbs3.com)
- The Glidehouse Is At The End Of The Road For Green Modern Prefab (treehugger.com)
(TrendHunter.com) Perhaps the pièce de résistance of prefab housing, the Global Sustainable Home could put other green homes to shame. Manufactured in a series of sections and then assembled on site, the Global Sustainable…
From trendhunter.com
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- Q&A: Michelle Kaufmann on the Future of Green Prefab Homes (feedburner.com)
- New home for Kaufmann's prefab, green designs (search.msn.com)
http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/09/25/prefab-friday-parasitic-homes-take-root-on-empty-walls/
*It doesn’t exist yet. It’s architecture-fiction. But I wonder if it is EVEN POSSIBLE to get any more “Favela Chic” than this.
*You’ll want to blast some fully-appropriate theme music out the windows when you’re up there squatting in your Pre-Fab Parasite. I think these guys can get the job done for you.
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From blog.wired.com
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If pop art were to cross paths with prefab housing, the result would likely look this Warhol-worthy prefab home. Designed by Austin + Mergold, A-House-In-A-Can is a single-family residence built in the round interior of a grain silo. Constructed with off-the-shelf components and clad with a prefabricated steel facade, this innovative prefab home design could [...]
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From feedburner.com
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Hive Modular recently unveiled a brand new pre-fabulous house chock full of eco-friendly materials and lots of high-tech home system controls. Situated in Vadnais Heights, Minnesota, the new X-Line 003 is a 4 bedroom, 3 bath home that boasts clean lines and a sleek interior. There are a lot of prefab companies out there serving [...]
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- Hive Modular Completes X-Line Prefab (jetsongreen.com)
(TrendHunter.com) IKEA furniture is the ultimate in cookie cutter design. That, of course, is the price to be paid for cheap prices and convenient availability. IKEA hacks have arisen as a way to take boring IKEA furniture…
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- Prefab Participation (donklephant.com)
Colin Viebrock needed a new garage on his house a few years ago, and decided to make it green, topping it off with a green roof. He blogged about it, got some good press and the next thing he knew, he was in the green garage and shed business. Everyone in Toronto has massive new recycling and garbage containers, as well as green bins for raccoon dinner compost, creating a big market for sheds.
Completely by chance I met Colin while he was...
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- Michelle Kaufmann Prefab Designs Live Again With Sale to Blu Homes (treehugger.com)
