Tag: energy efficient home
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The first net-zero home under construction from Deltec Homes
The first net-zero home from Deltec Homes’ Renew Collection is under construction months after the line launched. The home was prefabricated at their manufacturing facility in Asheville, NC and shipped to Virginia. It will feature passive solar design, solar panels with battery backup, a double stud wall and mineral wool insulation. New homeowner, Marie DeVerneil,…
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Deltec Homes with a Environmental focus
As the new year begins and the US housing market improves Deltec Homes has focused on quality and environmental responsibility wish Deltec president Steve Linton says are his core values. “When the housing market crashed there was pressure to cut back on quality, craftsmanship and our environmental initiatives, but we know sticking to our values was key to survival.”…
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Prefab Hive Modular House in Canada Incorporates Passive Home Concepts
Our friend, Rhonda Pike, over at Hive Modular was kind enough to share some pictures with us of a client’s custom-designed home in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada that is based on the X-Line 016 model. Not including the three-car garage, the three-bedroom, 2.5 bathroom prefabricated modular house provides its residents with 2273 square feet of living…
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Built by One Family in One Day: $6K Prefab Abōd Shelters Last Thirty Years
A new model for prefabricated homes, Abōd® Shelters, is making a difference in South Africa, and designers hope that this solution can be made available to people around the world who suffer from poverty, homelessness, or are displaced by natural disasters. Recently, a community of Abōd Shelters was constructed on the Del Cramer Campus in…
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Energy Efficient Mortgage (EEM)