A modular solar home takes root

[jpak]

http://news.com.com/2300-11392_3-6201201-1.html

"Green" homes, coming right up. PowerHouse Enterprise has designed a house--which could attain official green-building certification--that is delivered by flat-bed truck and crane. In June, the Lawrence, Mass.-based company shipped a two-unit model home to a site in Cambridge, Mass.

The home, which consists of two units that share a common wall, is still under construction, but CNET News.com toured the site with one of its builders to get a peek at its environmentally friendly features, including a passive solar heating system.

<more - click on gallery #'s for more pix and text>

[NV Whino]

1. Thanks for posting

I think more and more homes are going to be modular... and one hopes green.

[napi21]

2. That's great, but isn't it si"green" mobile Home with all the vulnerabilities

they have, like total destruction in a bad storm?

[MichellesBFF]

7. Modular and Mobile are two different things

Modular homes are just as strong as stick built homes. The only way you can tell the
difference is in the thickness of the center wall of the building. (Twice as wide as a
conventional wall.) It's attached to the foundation in a similar manner as a conventional
home.

BTW, I live in a modular home.

[Ian David]

3. This is ALMOST EXACTLY the kind of thing I was looking for! Thanks! n/t

[Ian David]

4. Powerhouse Enterprises Inc

Powerhouse Enterprises Inc
60 Island St
Lawrence, MA , 01840-1835
Phone: [phone]

Products Description:
Manufactures prefabricated wooden modular homes; retails building products & materials
http://www.macraesbluebook.com/search/company.cfm?company=794648



PowerHouse™ is changing the way homes are built in America.
Every house we build has a positive environmental impact. Today. Right now.

We build homes that are:

• Healthier for homeowners and their families

• Easier on their wallets

• Less dependent on the power grid

• Responsible for less pollution

• Made from sustainable and recycled materials

• Much more energy efficient than the average house

• Built to generate their own power and heat

• Living proof that “green” IS good business




More:
http://www.powerhouse-enterprises.com./

[Ian David]

5. Ooh! Ohh! THIS is what i want!

A PowerHouse is a thoughtfully designed, carefully built, high quality house that is crafted for and delivered to your site. Each PowerHouse is designed to reduce the need for energy while maximizing visual and spatial impact. Each PowerHouse seamlessly integrates state of the art energy generation with simple, common sense systems.

While a PowerHouse costs roughly same as a conventional house of similar size and amenities, it does away with the excess and poisons of conventional construction. Our houses use materials and resources wisely, waste less and deliver more

http://www.powerhouse-enterprises.com./ph_singlefam.html

[Pachamama]

6. Very very cool....I like their "PowerPods"....

This is what I want.....

http://www.powerhouse-enterprises.com/powerpod/index.shtml