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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

  • Glidehouse goes Blu on Vashon Island

    Wed, Oct 26 2011 at 5:42 PM

    Green prefab builder Blu Homes 'unfolds' its updated version of Michelle Kaufmann's iconic Glidehouse for the first time on Vashon Island, Wash.

  • D*Haus Dynamic: Mighty morphing prefab residence

    Fri, Oct 21 2011 at 1:07 PM

    Optimus Prime meets prefab building with the shape-shifting, weather-sensitive D*Haus Dynamic prefab housing concept from London-based D*Haus Company.

  • Playing catch up: Well hello there, fall

    Fri, Sep 23 2011 at 3:21 PM

    Spend the first weekend of autumn catching up on green home odd and ends that you may have missed including Lego greenhouses, green prefab retreats in Texas and woodsy indie rock star residences.

  • Playing catch up: Labor intensive

    Fri, Sep 02 2011 at 2:50 PM

    This Labor Day weekend, pay tribute to the hard work performed by code-skirting architects, Apple-inspired green prefab startups, salvage-happy homeowners and nudists who open up their homes to budget travelers.

  • Lofthouse: Modern green prefab with a traditional twist

    Tue, Aug 23 2011 at 1:34 PM

    Massachusetts-based prefab firm Blu Homes unveils Lofthouse, a New England-y modular home that 'fits the architectural vernacular of traditional and historic communities.'

  • Home sweet hummer

    Wed, Jul 27 2011 at 6:58 PM

    Los Angeles-based architecture and design firm HplusF unleashes the Hummer Home, a prefab housing concept that makes good, green use out of GM's discontinued line of gas-guzzling luxury vehicles.

  • Evergreen homes: The Method Cabin

    Wed, Jul 06 2011 at 9:00 PM

    For this special summer getaway edition of 'Evergreen homes,' modern green prefab meets the great outdoors at the Method Cabin, a rentable modular model home in Washington's Mt. Baker recreation area.

  • Just add water (and architect): Deep green community to grow outside of Seattle

    Tue, Jul 05 2011 at 9:00 PM

    The architect responsible for the Modern Living Showhouse at Dwell on Design 2011 is a force behind Grow Community, an eco-enclave with shared composting facilities and kayak storage on Bainbridge Island, Wash.

  • Prefabulous showhouse to hit e-auction block

    Thu, Jun 30 2011 at 12:01 PM

    Effusive eco-cheerleader Zem Joaquin returns to Dwell on Design with the ecofabulous Modern Living Showhouse, a tricked-out prefab abode that can be all yours via an upcoming eBay auction.

  • All in the (multi)family: Tierra del Sol

    Wed, Jun 15 2011 at 12:00 PM

    Prefab powerhouse ZETA Communities breaks ground on Tierra del Sol, a net-zero energy neighborhood consisting of 22 affordable, factory-built homes, in Stockton, Calif.

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