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Prefab News

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

  • Southern California's first Blu Home prefab unfolded in Joshua Tree

    Mon, Sep 10 2012 at 3:18 PM

    With Sonoma County in the bag, affordable prefab builder Blu Homes unveils its first project in Southern California: a remote, low-impact desert retreat owned by a descendent of Walt Disney.

  • Big business for Miami-based purveyor of prefab micro-homes

    Thu, Aug 09 2012 at 1:31 PM

    The Miami Herald profiles Cabin Fever, a Little Haiti-based prefab firm specializing in versatile and affordable micro-dwellings that have a growing fanbase across the country.

  • Sunset uncorks Breezehouse for tours in Sonoma

    Tue, Aug 07 2012 at 7:30 PM

    Appealing to both storage-conscious oenophiles and fans of modular green building alike, Sunset's 2012 Idea House, a next-generation Breezehouse from Blu Homes, opens for public tours in Sonoma.

  • Czechmate: Tiny prefab retreat allows for glorious, grid-free independence

    Mon, Aug 06 2012 at 5:28 PM

    From Czech architect Marek Štěpán comes Freedomky, a stylish prefab retreat that's affordable, easy to install and — thanks to an optional 'independence' package — is capable of liberating its inhabitants from the grid.

  • Evergreen homes: House of the Immediate Future

    Fri, Jul 20 2012 at 9:00 AM

    To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1962 World's Fair in Seattle, Habitat for Humanity constructs a prefab-hybrid home that incorporates various future-thinking green technologies.

  • Playing catch up: Micro madness

    Sat, Jul 14 2012 at 2:09 PM

    Not a big shocker: In the wake of Michael Bloomberg announcing a push towards innovative pint-sized housing options in NYC, micro apartment-related news dominates this week's green home news roundup.

  • Playing catch up: June 2012, A.C.

    Fri, Jun 22 2012 at 4:00 PM

    As much of the country sizzles during the first week of summer, air conditioners — in all of their global warming-causing, envy-inducing, but probably not deadly glory — rule this week's green home news roundup.

  • Home schooling: Firm upcycles classroom trailers into modular homes

    Fri, Jun 01 2012 at 4:17 PM

    Tapping into the abundance of retired schoolyard trailers, L.A. County-based architecture firm research+upcycle converts the forsaken structures into stylish and sustainable modular homes.

  • A work of Arc: Bike rack-inspired prefab 'unpacks' for Sunset Celebration Weekend

    Thu, May 17 2012 at 9:00 PM

    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.

  • By land or by sea: New prefab firm offers game-changing delivery system

    Mon, May 14 2012 at 1:20 PM

    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.

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