Archive by tag 'Pre-fab'

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Democratizing Design—A Big Idea Whose Time Has Come

Published by Martha Danly on December 01, 2008

Charlie Lazor is a polymath. That’s not name calling, but high praise for a man who brings insights from many disciplines to the modern prefab home.

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The Real Cost, The Real Deal

Published by Martha Danly on November 21, 2008

Michelle Kaufmann is the real deal. Recent winner of the Social Venture Network’s 2008 Innovation Award, Michelle is known for her prefabricated green home designs that brilliantly balance our need for sustainable design, beauty, and affordability. For Michelle, there’s no need for tradeoffs when operating within the right set of principles.

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FlatPak: Elegant?…Check. Simple?…Check. Green?…Check.

Published by Calvin Ahlgren on November 07, 2008

The notion of the FlatPak house seems so simple that it strikes me, as first-time observer, with forehead-slapping “what-took-so-long?” wonder.

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Transforming the Prefab Home Using Principles of Sustainable Design

Published by Marina Hoag on October 14, 2008

Prefab – the word itself evokes 1950s suburban Levittown, cheap-and-cheesy, practical plywood boxes. Emergency housing at best, drab habitation for human hamsters. But look now: pre-fabricated buildings are having a Cinderella moment. Driven by the sustainable design movement, ‘Prefab 2.0’ is a vast improvement over the dreary mass construction methods of the past.