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The GOOD Guide to Prefab

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Thinking Inside the Box

  • Posted by: Alexandra Spunt
  • on February 4, 2009 at 8:36 am

Thinking Inside the Box

For nearly a century, architectural visionaries have been predicting that some day, people everywhere would live happily in prefabricated homes. It hasn’t happened yet, but they’re on to something. “We shall arrive at the House-Machine, the mass-production house, healthy (and morally so too) and beautiful…”.. Read & Discuss
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A Timeline of Prefab History

  • Posted by: Alexandra Spunt
  • on February 4, 2009 at 8:34 am

A Timeline of Prefab History

1624 – The first known prefab, a panelized wood house, is shipped from England to Massachusetts as housing for a fishing fleet. 1849 – Kit houses are shipped by rail to accommodate settlements during the California Gold Rush. 1908 – Sears begins a mail-order Modern Homes program, eventually selling.. Read & Discuss
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A Sustainable Housing Solution?

  • Posted by: Alexandra Spunt
  • on February 4, 2009 at 8:34 am

A Sustainable Housing Solution?

Some prefabs are well designed, but many aren’t, especially when it comes to eco-friendliness. And the worst offenders—the houses shoddily built from cheap (and toxic) materials, that offer poor insulation and give prefabs such a bad rap—are particularly problematic. Indeed, a prefab’s impact on the environment is only as well-controlled as the designers want it to be.

The good news is that many modern (and expensive) designers seem to be making green a priority. Marmol Radziner,…

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A Few Words From a Legend

  • Posted by: Alexandra Spunt
  • on February 4, 2009 at 8:33 am

A Few Words From a Legend

Almost half a century ago, a 24-year-old rocked the design world. The architect’s vision for modular housing—his master’s thesis, actually—was selected for construction as part of the World’s Fair in 1967. Known as Habitat 67, Moshe Safdie’s prefabricated housing complex was made of interlocking concrete.. Read & Discuss
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Prefab Financing

  • Posted by: Alexandra Spunt
  • on February 4, 2009 at 8:30 am

Prefab Financing

So you want to get a prefab 1. Find a site and establish construction feasibility—before buying it, obviously. Prefab companies will gladly advise you at this early stage at no cost. 2. Buy your land. 3. Pick a home you like. You should also start thinking about customization and installation choices—getting.. Read & Discuss
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Prefabs: Modular Vs. Kit

  • Posted by: Alexandra Spunt
  • on February 4, 2009 at 8:30 am

Prefabs: Modular Vs. Kit

Inside a Modular Prefab Designer: Marmol Radziner Model: Palms House Size: 2,800 square feet Cost: $1.2 million, before landscaping and land A recent visit to one of Marmol Radziner’s construction sites in Venice, California, reveals a 2,800 square-foot steel-and-wood beauty, with 750 square feet.. Read & Discuss
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    For nearly a century, architectural visionaries have been predicting that some day, people everywhere would live happily in prefabricated homes. It hasn’t happened yet, but they’re on to something.

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