Modular Housing On The Web Video: Watch the high-end modular home take shape in Penn Valley - mainlinemedianews.com - Sat 01/14/12 09:50:42 pm A young professional couple is living in the city, enjoying its urban and cultural amenities. Then the first baby arrives, and a second. It’s time to start having those conversations about school districts and long-term education planning. They start checking out suburban real estate and find a property they love. It happens to be just down the street from a much-admired elementary school.... http://mainlinemedianews.com/articles/2012/01/14/main_line_times/news/doc4f0b588b7207f280851297.txt Builder goes modular-home route to survive - NEWSDAY - Sat 01/07/12 10:39:57 pm During the housing boom Howard Kipnes, president of Cedar Knolls, a residential builder in Ronkonkoma, would purchase land on speculation and build homes when he got a buyer's contract. That business model took a hit with the Great Recession and the housing bust that still holds Long Island in its grip. The number of permits for construction of single-family homes on Long Island fell to 90 in Nov... http://www.newsday.com/classifieds/real-estate/builder-goes-modular-home-route-to-survive-1.3434053 Modular vs. mobile vs. manufactured - Detroit Free Press - Sun 12/25/11 11:28:53 pm Today's "mobile homes" are called "manufactured homes," according to housing experts. Manufactured homes are built to HUD, or U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development standards, whereas "modular homes" are built to state and local building codes. Modular and manufactured homes are all built in factories under controlled environments, meaning there is no moisture, wind or scorching sun t... http://www.freep.com/article/20111225/BUSINESS04/112250384/Modular-vs-mobile-vs-manufactured VIDEO: What is the difference between a manufactured house and a modular house - TimesDispatch.com - Tue 12/13/11 10:28:11 am Tyler Craddock of the Virginia Manufactured and Modular Housing Association explains the difference between manufactured and modular homes. ... Modular houses go upscale with custom features and affordable prices - Roomand Yard.com - Mon 11/21/11 07:46:59 pm When Jack and Gina Sheehan wanted to demolish and replace their 1952-built waterfront home in York County, they didn't choose the custom-built route. Instead, they went with what is mostly a modular home. "I did a lot of research online, looking at modular, the pros and cons, and visiting a couple of factories in Virginia and North Carolina," says Sheehan, a retire... Advantages of Modular Houses - By John Ben - Mon 11/14/11 09:28:54 pm Modular home means houses which are fabricated in sections in factory and later assembled at the required site. In this type of construction, home builder builds the house keeping the buyer’s specifications in mind such as extra bedrooms, energy efficiency, additional insulation and many more. The advantages of modular homes include that the sections of building are built i... The Future Remembered: 1962 Worlds Fair Modular Home - MercerislandPatch - Fri 10/21/11 10:30:07 am The Seattle Worlds Fair in 1962 put Seattle on the global map and gave the area some iconic buildings, not the least of which was the American Home of the Immediate Future, which is still in use on Mercer Island The 1962 Worlds Fair put Seattle on the map, literally, with its pavilions full of unique exhibits, ground-breaking building design and the iconic Space Needle that wou... Nationwide Modular Homes - Demand is Up And They Are Hiring - BUSINESS.GATHER.COM - Fri 10/21/11 10:15:33 am Nationwide Modular Homes, Martinsburg, VA, has announced that they are increasing production by 30 percent. That's huge in this market. It seems that the modular experience has taken off. Even with the economy the way it is, modular homes are an affordable option. To clear up any confusion, a modular home is a stick-built home, but it is built inside of a factory. It has to... VIDEO: Time-Lapse Modular Home Built in a Day - YouTube - Sat 06/04/11 11:36:54 am 5312 Bradley Blvd in Bethesda, MD and set it within one day. Sandy Spring Builders says the luxury home took four months to complete once the foundation was laid. That being said, it only took one day for the home to be set, with modules being stacked on each other like Legos. Blink and you'll miss it. ... KBS to reopen modular home plant - www.mainebiz.biz - Sat 05/07/11 12:02:01 am Modular home manufacturer KBS Building Systems plans to reopen its Waterford plant on May 16, putting 45 people back to work. The western Maine company in December shuttered the plant for the winter, temporarily laying off 25 workers and transferring another 20 to its Paris headquarters. Jerry McCormick, head of KBS' retail home center, announced the restart yesterday and said... Who knew a modular home could look this good? - Riverhead News Review - Wed 01/12/11 11:05:19 am It was nine years ago that businessman Roy Dower decided to fix up an ailing house on his family’s waterfront property in Flanders. He wanted to restore it for his aging mother, Edna. But wrangling with Southampton Town over building permits proved to be more than the East Williston resident could handle. He instead decided to ... Learn how manufactured homes have evolved - sun modular homes - Fri 12/31/10 09:20:16 am The manufactured home of today is an evolution of style in addition amenities that has its start in a history of exceeding the Smart citizen’s desire for well-built homes at an exceptional value. In the 1920s, “modular home coachesâ€� were constructed to serve the Intelligent family who wanted the ability, when moving from place to place, of having a ready-wrote location to sleep at a camps... http://blog.mon.hu/sunmodularhomes1271/2010/12/25/learn-how-manufactured-homes-have-evolved-15/ Training on Manufactured and Modular Homes and Installation - Rocky Mountain Home Association - Fri 12/24/10 08:57:56 pm New Training on Manufactured and Modular Homes and Installation Rocky Mountain Home Association Presents An Installation Continuing Education Workshop on January 27, 2011 HUD Code and Modular Homes Installation Join us in Castle Rock to learn the latest in Home Installation! Featuring Instructor: Ed Short, Sunrise Engineering This Course has been approved for 8 hour... Green Building with Mobile and Modular Homes - by Nat Criss - Sun 12/12/10 04:10:31 pm Do the words "mobile home" make you think of run down trailer parks and shoddy construction? After decades of earning a less-than-stellar reputation, the manufactured housing industry has upped its standards and is touting advancements in green building methods. Modular homes, which are typically constructed in sections inside climate controlled warehouses and then shipped to t... Modular green home showcases speed and style - USA TODAY - Mon 10/11/10 06:36:59 am Building a green home doesn't have to be a costly, drawn-out endeavor. It can be done quickly, seemingly overnight, at moderate cost, as recently happened in St. Paul. The home, sited on a sloping corner lot, has cedar, stucco and fiber cement siding and a discrete, side-loading garage.CAPTIONBy Hive ModularOn a sloping corner lot, a custom home arrived in several modules via truck and... Barvista Announces the Continuation of Its Custom Modular Home Factory Tours - Press Release - Sun 09/19/10 10:58:25 pm BERTHOUD, CO--(Marketwire - September 17, 2010) -  Barvista Building Systems, the leading Colorado custom modular home company, today announced that it is continuing indefinitely its successful Factory Tour and $500 incentive promotion. The Barvista Factory Tour program began in April of this year as a way to invite the general public into their f... Clayton to Ship Classrooms, Modular Homes to Haiti - Knoxville News Sentinel - Tue 08/10/10 11:55:40 pm KNOXVILLE — Clayton Homes Inc. is partnering with the Clinton Foundation to ship modular classrooms to Haiti as part of the effort to rebuild the country after its devastating earthquake several months ago. Clayton Homes, a division of the Berkshire-Hathaway Co., said it has reduced the cost of the classrooms and plans to discount the cost of modular homes the company als... Home Builders Construct Modular Homes to Reduce Harmful Effects on the Environment - TMC NEWS - Sun 07/11/10 02:27:33 pm Today, the concept of going green is taking center stage in all industries and social circles. People all over the world are becoming more conscious of the harmful effects they make on the environment and are world now seeking methods to reuse utilities so as to make the world a better place. Modular home builders started to pay attention to this scenario by implementing several g... The Top 10 Reasons Why Modular Homes Are Better Than Site-Built Homes - Matt Morse - Sun 05/30/10 12:15:03 pm "All things considered, the modular process just makes sense. Custom modular homes provide far better quality, speed, performance, and overall cost savings. "      ... Foundations and the Difference Between Modular Homes, Manufactured Homes, Or Mobile Homes - by Ed Harrison - Mon 05/17/10 11:28:23 am It can be confusing to tell the difference between a manufactured home, mobile home, and/or modular home. They can be very similar in appearance, and on top of that, many people use the terms interchangeably. So let's try to clear it all up and get a better definition. What are Manufactured Homes? A manufactured home is any factory-built home in the United Sta... Modular Homes Get Serious Makeover - CBSTV.COM - Wed 05/05/10 10:57:40 pm The Days Of Thinking Trailer Park Are Over; Pre-Fab Homes Proving To Be Much More Cost Effective And Energy Efficient Your browser does not suppor... Stick Built Homes Versus Modular Homes - by Connor R. Sullivan - Sun 04/04/10 08:16:30 pm When it comes to constructing your house, everybody seems to be talking about modular homes these days. What is it about them that make everyone so engrossed in the talks? Modular homes have so far proven to be the most economical solution to homes since thirty years. You do not need to worry about modeling of your house, the labor and also the equipment used. Modular homes off... LEED Certified Green Modular Homes Inspired by Country Living - PRNewswire - Wed 03/10/10 12:14:57 pm NEW YORK, March 8 /PRNewswire/ -- New World Home and Hearst Magazines announced today a partnership for the Country Living Collection of historically inspired "country" modular homes that feature USGBC LEED certification. The announcement was made jointly by Tyler Schmetterer, co-founder and chief marketing officer of New World Home, and Glen Ellen Brown, vice president... Army Goes Modular for Housing - Business Wire - Wed 03/10/10 11:07:37 am Clayton Homes Trendsetter Construction Completes Project at Fort Sam Houston SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--One of the largest residential modular construction projects ever is going up at a U.S. Army base in San Antonio, Texas. The Army found it could create housing for 1200 military medical trainees faster and more cost effectively b... How can I find out whether I have a modular or mobile home??? - Ask The Manufactured Housing Expert - Wed 02/24/10 11:34:44 am I bought a home on a permanent foundation as-is on 3/4 acre lot and payed cash. I remodeled it and planned to move into it, but my wife changed her mind about selling our present home. I am trying to sell the home and have run into problems with buyer financing. Underwriter thinks it is a double wide. I could find no tags or stickers anywhere in or under the structure. It is apparent that it is fa... http://mfdhousing.com/phorum5/read.php?2,80266,80266 (Next Page)

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