Prefab
Prefab (or prefabricated) homes are factory-built structures that are generally modernist in style, customizable and boast an array of (often optional) design elements meant to reduce a homeowner’s environmental impact.
The manufacture of prefab dwellings is eco-friendly in comparison to traditional home building in that construction waste is minimized and the homes are precision-built to include energy-efficient and sustainable features that would otherwise be difficult to incorporate when building on-site.
Additionally, modern prefab homes offer great versatility and mobility than traditional homes.
(Text by Matt Hickman)
Photo: RO/LU/Flickr
Articles about Prefab
Thu, May 17 2012 at 9:00 PM EST
House Arc, the inhabitable cousin of Bellomo Architects' innovative public bike storage system, is an easy-to-assemble prefab shelter with a bent recycled steel tube frame that can be shipped in a single box. Mon, May 14 2012 at 1:20 PM EST
Founded by two prefab industry vets, Connect:Homes aims to shake things up with affordable, green modular homes that can be delivered virtually anywhere. Just don't call them shipping container homes.Tue, May 01 2012 at 12:26 PM EST
Having received a glorious upgrade from modular builder Blu Homes, Michelle Kaufmann's prefab classic, the Breezehouse, will be unveiled this summer in Sonoma County as the 2012 Sunset Idea House.Fri, Apr 20 2012 at 10:24 AM EST
A fresh batch of green home and garden links for this Earth Day weekend: Craft cops, Dick Clark's crazy cave house, a Southern California green prefab firm goes to Canada and much more.Wed, Apr 18 2012 at 8:21 PM EST
Is the coolest new green prefab project in the Bay Area a recycling facility? From the looks of the soon-to-open El Cerrito Recycling and Environmental Resource Center, I'm leaning towards 'yes.'Thu, Apr 05 2012 at 2:49 PM EST
Sunshower SSIP House, an eye-catching, dual-roofed prefab abode that's designed to withstand the gnarliest of weather events, is completed in the Lakewood section of New Orleans.Wed, Mar 07 2012 at 1:14 PM EST
Luxury treehouse outfitter Blue Forest unveils EcoPERCH, a curvy and wood-clad prefab retreat that doesn't necessarily need to be elevated high above the forest floor in accordance to Ewokian building codes.Tue, Mar 06 2012 at 2:20 PM EST
When describing March's featured 'Evergreen home,' resisting alliteration is futile: A magnificent, modern modular home in Madison Valley that's currently on the market for over half a million. Fri, Feb 24 2012 at 5:58 PM EST
This Oscar weekend, take a quick break from trying to cram in all the nominated films that you haven't seen (in this blogger's case, every single one) to enjoy a fresh batch of green home news items.Tue, Feb 21 2012 at 6:00 PM EST
Squeeze on in for a tour of SmartSpace 1.0, eco-housing developer Patrick Kennedy's tiny — 160 square feet, the smallest legal size for an apartment in California — prefab prototype dwelling.- 1. Solar Storm
- 2. Recipes
- 3. Earthquake News
- 4. Tornado
- 5. Chevy Volt
- 6. Wind Power
- 7. Green Cleaning
- 8. Green Technology
- 9. Apple
- 10. Global Warming
