Through my Twitter account, I came across the Inhabitat blog a few weeks ago, and now it's my favorite site in the eco-blogosphere. They cover all kinds of green-related stuff, but by far my favorite thing about their site is their weekly "Prefab Friday" specials. As a six-year veteran of the prefab business at Palm Harbor Homes, Inc., I have a natural bias towards these posts, but look at how cool these buildings are (my comments below each):
It's a green houseboat for Pete's sake!
Ultra-modern, ultra-green, award-winning "Spoorhouse."
Prefab home built in Australia.
Shipping container buildings (yes, it's a house, a "Weekend House" as a matter of fact).
The lights under the home indicate whether the house is producing more energy than it's using (green) or consuming more than it's producing (red). Now, I don't see much of a market for this, but it's cool in a crazy green kind of way.
The adaptable R-house is made of sustainable wood and can change shape based on sun position and wind patterns. Wow!
"Cottage in a Day" utilizes structural insulated panels (SIP's).
They actually had this home set-up at the International Builders' Show in Vegas.
I've long been a believer in the power of Prefab/modular technology to revolutionize the homebuilding industry. The fact that this type of construction is really leading the way in the green/sustainable building movement, makes me even more of a believer. I'm just glad to have such cool blogs out there to keep me informed about these cool builders.
