Baby it’s Cold Outside (A Progress Update on our Model Homes)
As framing finishes on the modules for our targeted LEED Platinum model homes, the factory is quickly moving towards checking to see that everything fits correctly. The modules are built individually. Their sizes are constrained by what can fit on a trailer, and be transported on a highway. So, once the framing on a module is done, the module is placed on top of, or next to its adjoining module before it is sent off to its destination.
read this post ->I’ll Take Two Homes with Extra Quality and Strength…but Hold the Mud.
Imagine with me for a minute… It’s raining outside. You were hoping for sunshine, but then you remember you live in Seattle and it’s raining. Everything on the jobsite is sopping wet. Mud is everywhere. You wish the subcontractors had cleaned up after themselves, but they were in a rush to get to their next job, so they left a mess. Now, it is a sopping wet mess.
read this post ->Installation of the 1St LEED Platinum Modular Home in Seattle, WA
Watch the Installation of the 1St LEED Platinum Modular Home in Seattle, WA March, 5, 2012 – (Seattle, WA) Today, Greenfab was awarded LEED Platinum certification by USGBC for achievement in green homebuilding and design. LEED for Homes is a green home certification program that rewards homes that are designed and built to be energy- [...]
read this post ->What you didn’t know about Modular Homes
Most of you may already know about the material efficiencies inherent to modular construction, but did you know modular homes are stronger structurally? Traditional “Stick-Built” homes must simply comply with structural codes. Modular homes are transported across bumpy highways, exposed to side winds, and lifted by cranes to be set into place. Structural codes don’t plan for that kind of stress on your home, so modular homes have to be built stronger.
read this post ->Equal Opportunity – Smart Design for Modular, Prefab Homes
The best way to get a leg up on your green home, be it a prefab home or a custom home, is to plant your feet on solid principles of equal opportunity (LEED loves this type of thinking!). So, the first thing to do when designing your house is to start with a level playing field.
read this post ->3 Construction Loan Pitfalls to Avoid When Building a Prefab, Modular Home
So, let’s say you’ve used some of our tips and tricks we have outlined to find land to build your new prefab, modular home. And, you’ve mastered the Apps we recommended, added a few of your own, rocked the online tools we mentioned, and you’ve found the perfect lot…Now What? For most of us, this will mean obtaining a construction loan. Here is the down-low on everything you need to know about this process.
read this post ->8 Online Tools to Help You Find Land
To continue our discussion on Finding Land, we thought we would throw out a few websites we have found EXTREMELY helpful and informative that can guide and prepare you in the process to build your custom, prefab home. Here is a list: New York Times Buy vs. Rent Calculator – Evernote – Pinterest – Dropbox or Google Drive – Walkscore – Mapquest Vibe – Redfin – Local online property search tool.
read this post ->Book Selection: Prefabulous + Almost Off the Grid
Prefab and modular construction offers a simple path to the green home of your dreams, and in her latest book, Prefabulous + Almost Off the Grid author Sheri Koones highlights the many ways of using prefabrication to create almost-off-the-grid homes—houses that are not only environmentally friendly but often operate at nearly zero annual energy cost.
read this post ->Watch a Prefab Factory Build a Home in 12 Days
This video summarizes how a modular, prefab home is being constructed off-site, in a controlled environment for higher quality and higher efficiency in shorter time period. We recently traveled to Boise, Idaho where Greenfab’s first LEED Platinum model home is being constructed, see how it works! Special thanks to Guerdon Enterprises who shared their passion for building with us.
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