HISTORIC HOMES & MORE: PREFAB
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For those who've always wanted to build their own home, the prospect may now be more realistic than ever, thanks to a new wave of kit homes.
Innovative shipping container homes show just how good sustainable architecture can look.
A small space can house some very big design ideas—witness the new aktiv line of houses designed by ideabox, a six-ye...
They've come a long way from the catalog kit homes that were delivered by railroad across the nation a century ago, b...
If you're thinking of building new, you can streamline construction and save costs by going modular. Modular construc...
From their travel trailer beginnings, "mobile" homes have evolved into finely-tuned, and in some cases luxurious, permanent full-time abodes.
The factory-built home has come a long way from its humble trailer origins to its growing popularity today.
The House Arc, designed by Joseph Bellomo of Bellomo Architects in Palo Alto, California, is a kit home that represen...
California architect Peter DeMaria transforms surplus cargo containers into modern homes that are stylish, affordable, and good for the planet.
The modular home industry continues growth as a green alternative to traditional construction.
Insulation technology strengthens modulars as consumer seek healthy homes with resale value.
With rising energy costs and the lingering effects of the mortgage crisis, demand for smaller houses has never been g...
For many city apartment dwellers, living in a small, confined space is hardly cause for celebration. But this year, t...
As builders focus more on sustainability, modular homes present new opportunities to go green.
Bob tours the Simplex Industries manufacturing facility where workers are precutting the plywood as they construct the interior and exterior walls.
Bob talks with David Cross from Tampa Armature Works. Cross reviews the versatility of designing houses with shipping containers. Both traditional and contemporar...
General contractor Buba Barrow joins Bob for a tour of the finish work and interior layout, starting on the tiled front porch, moving through the open-plan family...
