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• Thankful, Part 2

  
  michelle kaufmann's blog — Authority: 122
  I hope you all had a wonderful holiday weekend. We had a fun few days with family and friends.  Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays, especially this year. I am thankful for so much including having so many talented, smart and inspiring friends: writers, designers, builders and artists.  One example are our ...
  8 hours ago

• Tiny Prefab Price Adjustment

  
  Tiny House Design — Authority: 469
  I recently published the second edition of my ebook Tiny Prefab. It now has 90 pages and includes instructions for a 16-foot wide building with an 8/12 pitched roof  (pictured below). The idea behind Tiny Prefab is that owner-builder can make all the parts one at a time and then transport them to the building site ...
  10 hours ago

• Vintage Metabolism: The 1st Prefab Modular Capsule Tower

  
  Dornob — Authority: 576
  [ See more under Prefab or in the Architecture category ] Prefabricated, modular, flexible, space-saving, eco-capsule pod living – sounds super-futuristic, right? Not quite: Metabolism as an architectural movement has actually been around for decades, and this incredible pair of residential capsule ...
  18 hours ago

• Prefab Float House

  
  Bannaga — Authority: 118
  “The FLOAT House is a prototype model of prefabricated, affordable and sustainable housing, that can be adapted to the needs of flood zones worldwide. It is designed to float securely when water levels rise, on a chassis of expanded polystyrene foam coated in glass fibre reinforced concrete. This innovative base ...
  1 day ago

• New @ Reek! Snowy Cottage, Couples Bench, and a New Mainstore!

  
  Fashion Feed of SL — Authority: 174
  Hey everyone, it’s friday again, and Black 50L Friday and Reek’s got new stuff all across the board. The big change you’ll notice when you come by will be a nice, new snowy Mainstore showcasing the new Snowy Cottage. The cottage is custom sculpted with baked textures, snowbanks and a bunch of fun little ...
  2 days ago

• The End of the Road for Modern Prefab? This Just Might Be The Beginning!

  
  TreeHugger — Authority: 700
  A few weeks ago I wrote The Glidehouse Is At The End Of The Road For Green Modern Prefab , my thoughts on the rise and, I thought, fall of the modern prefab movement. Joe Tanney is partner in Resolution: 4 architecture and architect of the original Dwell House and a master of modern prefab. He disagrees; As ...
  2 days ago

• Hive Modular X-Line 010 Set

  
  hiveMODULAR — Authority: 100
  Hives latest custom home is scheduled to be delivered Monday November 30th. Come join us and watch the home be set! The set should begin around 9am (weather permitting) and will be done by the end of the work day. 21 Montrose Crescent NE, Calgary AB 11235 Check out images of the factory construction of the ...
  4 days ago

• Tiny Prefab ebook Winner!

  
  Tiny House Design — Authority: 469
  First I want to thank everyone that entered the Free Drawing for the Tiny Prefab ebook . There were tons of great tiny house ideas and dreams in those 39 comments… definitely worth a read if you’re curious to see what’s cooking in other people’s imaginations . To select a completely random winner I used a ...
  6 days ago

• Green Portable Schooling

  
  New articles on eBoom — Authority: 136
  crissy_field_10_2.jpg When determining how to prioritize action using, by definition, limited resources, one criteria should be whether something is "win-win-win," offering benefits across multiple arenas for the same investment dollars. If one of those wins is paying for itself, then the ...
  6 days ago

• Prefabricated Futures: 7 Stunning Small-Space Design Ideas

  
  Dornob — Authority: 576
  The challenge of Prefab 2020 ? Create a sensation – something more than just a working space to live. Ideas that will  inspire others, to be planted within the dizzyingly dense cores of the major city centers. Use design to show the incredible potential of prefabricated, modular and small-space apartments, condos ...
  6 days ago

• World’s Greenest? Cargo Container + Wood Pallet Homes

  
  Dornob — Authority: 576
  So many architects have begun converting cargo shipping containers into houses, apartments, offices and more – so how could you pack any more sustainability into an entirely recycled building? By adding wooden pallet walls to the exterior, of course! Container homes are more than just eco-friendly – they are ...
  1 week ago

• Prefab: A-Ring Aluminum House

  
  Bannaga — Authority: 118
  “Prefabricated aluminum components with pipes passed through them form both structural elements and a thermal radiation system for heating and cooling. LED lighting is reflected by the aluminium and reduces energy costs”….
  1 week ago

• Modern Manifesto House Made From Wood Pallets and Shipping Containers

  
  INHABITAT — Authority: 733
  While not totally prefabricated , the Manifesto House by Infiniski utilizes pre-made materials like shipping containers and wooden pallets to create a totally rad modern house. Infiniski’s mission is to build homes cheaply and quickly using sustainable materials while incorporating renewable energy systems. ...
  1 week ago

• LivingHomes Delivers KieranTimberlake Prefab in Orange County

  
  INHABITAT — Authority: 733
  LivingHomes had the honor of building the first LEED Platinum certified home in the US, and now they’re on schedule to deliver the first LEED Platinum certified home in Orange County. The new KieranTimberlake LivingHome 1.5 (KTLH1.5) was erected earlier this month in a single day. Located in the city of ...
  1 week ago

• Free Drawing for Tiny Prefab ebook

  
  Tiny House Design — Authority: 469
  I’ve been working on an update to my ebook, Tiny Prefab , and will have it complete by Monday, November 23, 2009. I thought it would be fun to give away a free copy to one lucky winner in a free drawing. To enter the drawing all you have to do is post a comment on this post describing the type of tiny (or small) ...
  1 week ago

• Green Clayton i-House Set in Kentucky

  
  Green Building : Jetson Green — Authority: 506
  Theres been a lot of talk of the i-House ever since Clayton Homes announced its launch in about January of this year.  The home is contemporary, affordable, and energy efficient.  Landowners Bob and Melinda bought a 37-acre swath of land in 2006, hoping to someday build a home on it and live the good country ...
  1 week ago

• The Glidehouse Is At The End Of The Road For Green Modern Prefab

  
  TreeHugger — Authority: 700
  In 2002 Allison Arieff and Bryan Burkhart wrote Prefab and started a revolution. Architects and entrepreneurs all over America started looking at prefab differently. Early off the mark were Michelle Kaufmann, who launched her Glidehouse , and myself, launching the Q . It was an exciting time, we were all going to ...
  1 week ago

• Blu Homes – Continued Growth in a Down Economy

  
  EcoZebra — Authority: 100
  It is no secret that real estate has been in a state of decline for a while now and that decline has extended into what seemed to be a booming rebirth of prefab homes.  The loss of MK Designs was a good example of this when she ceased marketing her prefab homes.   This loss was soon turned around when Michelle ...
  1 week ago

• Blu Homes – Innovative Folding Homes

  
  Tiny House Design — Authority: 469
  Blu Homes is using a new approach for manufacturing factory-built homes. Like manufactured homes they are built in a climate-controlled facility and engineered to use materials efficiently to keep construction costs low. But they’ve designed the buildings to fold-up which lowers transportation and installation ...
  1 week ago

• Jigsaw Puzzles

  
  Solraya's Sunshine Chicken — Authority: 126
  Loved them! It takes a lot of spare time...and it was sweet if he saw pieces that fit while the puzzle is left on its own table for weeks as it develops into a globe, forrest, milkshake, sky etc.....kilig that he took time out to see what kept you busy, while he waits for you, to take time to make him wait at the ...
  1 week ago

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