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Are you interested in saving 20 percent on constructing your new custom home? Or maybe, you prefer better built construction? Or possibly, cutting your construction time in half is appealing to you? If this is the case, welcome to one of the best kept secrets in new home construction... the modular home! Indeed all of the above are features of building your dream home through modular home design and construction. Modular Homes The Future Has Arrived will open your eyes to the progressive industry of modular homes. Not only have home builders and homeowners embraced this modern day technique, but so have architects and home designers. Modular homes in many regions represent more than 10 percent of all new homes constructed and are rapidly growing in number! Modular homes are start-of-the-art custom homes that focus on high quality and efficiency of cost. These are not the manufactured homes of the past. It is likely that many modular homes are already in your neighborhood, and you would never know the difference. If you desire a new dream home at the lowest price and highest quality, then modular is for you. Let Modular Homes The Future Has Arrived show you why the modular home industry offers you the best advantage in new home construction. "If you are considering plans for a new home, you would be wise to take advantage of this quick-read book. It is packed with the information you will want to make an educated decision." Doug Childress "With the decline in real estate values and rise in material costs, modular home technology is rapidly advancing in popularity...and for good reason!" Doug Esslinger Visit the Authors' Websites @ www.zncustombuilding.com or www.modularhomescentral.com

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Pattern Language Reflections 1 is a selection of thoughts about the shape and character of human settlements. It touches on planning, urbanization, design, pattern language, Christopher Alexander, Jane Jacobs, future, metrosprawl, Haiti, cars, transportation, housing, investment, environment, green and the conditions for economic growth. Titles include:The President Needs a Pattern LanguageWhy Houses Are Not Worth As Much As We Paid For ThemWhat Any Investor Should Do Rebuilding Haiti Viable Communities Sustainable Green

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IN PREFAB GREEN, architect Michelle Kaufmann shares her vision of creating thoughtful, sustainable design for everyone. Her firm, Michelle Kaufmann Designs, blends sustainable home layouts, eco-friendly materials, and low-energy options to create a "prepackaged" green solution to home design. Kaufmann tells about five eco-principles that are present in every design her firm creates-smart design, eco-materials, energy efficiency, water conservation, and healthy environment-and how each work together to create homes that make a difference.

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• ISBN13: 9781423604976
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Home buyers and house architects agree: the most exciting things on the housing market today are modular homes. They can be built and reach move-in condition in just a few weeks, and they offer a host of customizing possibilities.Now Andy Gianino, founder and president of The Home Store, the largest dealer of modular homes in the Northeast, has written a comprehensive handbook for prospective modular home buyers. The book is packed with everything you need to know about buying and building a modular home--or a modular addition to your existing home.Gianino dispels the misconceptions about the limitations of modular homes and shows potential buyers that a modular home can be as good as, if not better than, houses built with traditional stick-frame construction. Then he gets down to the nitty-gritty: choosing a dealer, working with a general contractor, selecting a floor plan, choosing the customized details, even planning the landscaping around the house. Throughout the book the emphasis is on top-quality materials and cost-effective measures to ensure that the buyer gets their dream home at a great price. What's more, this book is equally useful for anyone already in the modular business or looking to get in as a dealer, manufacturer, designer, or specialized general contractor.Illustrated throughout with a 16-page fullcolor insert, plus a host of house plans, The Modular Home shows home buyers how going modular can expand their choices, save time, save money, and prove to be more durable than conventionally-built houses.

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Prefabulous and Sustainable dispels the negative myths associated with prefab homes and shows the reader how beautiful and remarkably green prefab homes are.In this guide to prefab home-building author Sheri Koones, demystifies the prefabricated house by using 25 unique homes to showcase how factory-built homes are greener, more efficient, sturdier, and more cost-effective than site-built homes. The book is divided into 3 categories—green, greener, greenest—and the homes featured vary in style, design, type of construction, and size. All of the homes included in Prefabulous and Sustainable have been customized to create a level of sustainability beyond the inherent qualities of prefab. Written in an easy to understand and approachable style, author Sheri Koones walks the readers through each of the homes, explaining the materials, strategies, and systems used to create a sustainable living environment. Photographs, captions, floor plans, and sidebars illustrate to readers that green living is not as complicated as one might think, and attainable for everyone. Also included is a resource guide, making this book a hand-on guide for homebuilders.

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• ISBN13: 9780810984837
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Kit homes have been around for nearly a century, but they've gained popularity in recent years thanks to fresh new designs and consumers looking for more affordable housing options in an expensive real estate market. A kit home -- even more do-it-yourself friendly than the average prefab home -- arrives mostly preassembled and requires less time and labor to put into place. Kit Homes Modern explains everything homeowners need to know about this low cost/high design alternative, offering a comprehensive look at the full range of modern kit homes currently on the market. A brief, entertaining history on the origin and evolution of kit homes, including how they differ from mobile homes, is followed by a visual, behind-the-scenes tour of the creation of a kit home -- from the architect's drawing board to the factory floor to its final destination. Kit Homes Modern will raise the potential homeowner's comfort level and provide a vivid and precise understanding of the structural and interior features of the kit home and the many options available. Tips and hints on buying and installing a kit home tell homeowners exactly what to expect and show them how to avoid costly pitfalls and mistakes. And an exhaustive resource section provides up-to-date references on manufacturers, architects, consumer websites, consultants, and contractors who specialize in kit homes.

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Pattern Language Reflections 4 By Stephen C. RoseThis is the penultimate book in a series based on posts I’ve made over recent years seeking to underline the need for certain parameters in planning a global future, not to mention solving the intractable problems facing our no-longer-affluent society. Among these parameters are the need to move beyond the glutting of our rights of way with private vehicles, the need to plan settlements of 5-10,000 that are zoned to integrate the elements that are presently dispersed by our obsolete zoning, and – overall – the need to apply insights of Christopher Alexander’s pattern language thinking to creating a new and more human foundation for the future.Among the items considered here areThe Countryside Independent RegionsCity-Country FingersA New EconomyAlexander and the IntegralEco-BlocksReplacing The Car