In some areas of the U.S., people who own homes deemed “historic” are fighting local preservationists for their right to install solar panels. The reason? Panels are too ugly, according to a recent ...
If you’re in the market for a backyard getaway or are looking for a possible solution to the housing market shortage, modern prefabricated tiny houses may be your answer. Depending on the unit's size, ...
The do-it-yourself, modest tiny home boom is gaining popularity in an era of shocking rent increases and low housing inventory — and we may have America's former largest retailer, Sears, to thank for ...
Design magazines love them. So do movie stars and environmental activists. New technology, including the use of robots in factories, makes them even easier to build. So why are advocates of prefab ...
The low-slung structure tucked among the unearthly boulders of Joshua Tree looks vaguely like many other modern prefab homes from the last decade — streamlined silhouette, eco-chic materials, ...
Design magazines love them. So do movie stars and environmental activists. New technology, including the use of robots in factories, makes them even easier to build. So why are advocates of prefab ...
Robert Newton and John Brackett didn’t hear the typical construction racket while their Newberg home was being built. There were no trucks blocking the driveway and no crews being called off because ...
Gleaming bamboo floors, triple-pane windows and zero electric or heating bills forever — a ZEM Home, or Zero Emissions Modular Home, is a dwelling made by Wilder-based Vermod that made its debut in ...
Harry Vine Homes, a modern modular home building company, prefabricates houses in a climate-controlled warehouse before transporting them to a specific address — a practice that can be a viable ...