Fabulous prefab design just became more accessible as LivingHomes has announced that homes by award-winning architect Ray Kappe will be available at lower cost on a national scale. The six Kappe designs now available nationwide come chock-full of all the green features that LivingHomes are known for, delivering high quality design in a sustainable package.
According to founder Steve Glen, the wood–framed models (which are preferable in cold weather) are 30% less expensive than the steel-framed versions. That means you can have a 1,700 square-foot, two-story home for $392,000 or upgrade to a 3,100 square-foot home for $698,000.
Some specific sustainable features included in all LivingHomes models are: recycled steel and/or sustainably grown or reclaimed wood, automatic mini-duct air distribution and ventilation systems, recycled wood/bamboo siding flooring, recycled glass tiles, photovoltaics, formaldeyhde-free and low-VOC finishes, paints and stains, high-performance windows with recycled frames, and low-flow bathroom fixtures with grey-water plumbing.
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The prices of these things are completely ridiculous! Why do green homes have to be so prohibitively expensive?? And a pre-fab at that???!!! Why would anyone want go through all the extra expense of a $300,000 plus pre-fab when you can pick up one of the dime-a-dozen foreclosures in your city for about half that? Green builders really need to wake up and get it together.
Too Expensive. We can build a site built green home for less cost. This is just a fad catching people with more money than they know what to do with to buy an over priced pre-built green house. I have seen some very efficiency manufactured homes with green upgrades for much less cost.