Modular

Modular

• From Show Floor to Reality: BUILDER 2009 Modular Show Home Earns LEED-Platinum Green Rating

  Concept home puts down roots and becomes the first LEED-Platinum house in Newport Beach, Calif.

   

• Modular Home Manufacturer Adds Fire Sprinklers to Options List

  Excel Homes joins forces with contractor F.E. Moran provide builders with turnkey installation program.

   

• U.S. Navy Opts For Concrete Modular Housing on Bahamas Outpost

  New structures are expected to save money on maintenance and energy.

   

• Architect Russell Versaci Advocates More Modular Construction

  He says building homes in factories keeps costs down and allows for greater design control.

   

• Michelle Kaufmann Studio Introduces New Line of Net-Zero Pre-Fab Designs

  Flexible home designs offer range of sustainability features to bring thoughtfully designed green living to a broader audience.

   

• Arizona Startup Introduces $100-Per-Square-Foot ASUL Modular Housing Concept

  Other construction options could push pricing as low as $25 per foot.

   

• Sacramento: Housing project near light-rail station is pitched

  Aug. 01--The worst thing about Sacramento's miles of light-rail lines is what you often see out of the train windows: warehouses, parking, the sense of nowhere.

   

• Design Competition Challenges Architects to Create Sustainable, Safe Housing for Disaster Victims

  Kit homes were designed using the same set of materials, each of which fits into a single shipping container for easy transport to disaster sites.

   

• Philly building boom continues around Temple

  July 16--Don't tell Nick Pizzola there's a building bust.

   

• Innovation Abounds in Every Area of Home Building

  To pull their way out of the recession, builders, designers, and inventors are pushing the creative envelope with new designs, construction solutions, and management systems.