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We have covered the Sustain MiniHOME ^[5] on Inhabitat before – but this is the first time we’ve gotten a real photographic look at the gorgeous eco-friendly prefab. We go on and on about how sick and tired we are of seeing prefab in renderings and models and never the real thing. Of late, of course, we’ve had a few, such as Living Homes ^[6] and a small ^[7] army ^[8] of sheds ^[9]. But when we feasted our eyes on the most recent images of Sustain Mini Home ^[10]‘s first house, it was like getting a piece of 3-layer cake after endless courses of brussels sprouts. We could stare at these all day.

This design is not only beautiful inside and out, it’s also sustainable through and through. As they say themselves:

“Even when the miniHome was only 1-day old out of the factory, it didn’t have any of the noxious off-gassing and poor indoor air quality that plagues most vehicles, trailers, houses and manufactured products. That’s because we set out a very exclusive set of criteria for our manufacturer, which demanded:

* No vinyl
* No formaldehyde
* No toxic adhesives or finishes
* All water-based, or plant oil-based finishes
* No CFC’s or HCFC’s
* All woods to be certified from sustainable sources (FSC certification)
* High natural ventilation rate (windows open)
* Constant fresh air supply (windows closed) via heat-recovery-ventilator
* durable and low-maintenance

This ensured both a mountain-fresh indoor air quality, with the pleasant aromas of unfinished cedar and beeswax millwork finishes, and a clear conscience – that we produced a building of enduring beauty from materials and methods that have the lightest burden on our ecosystems.”

The whole story and plenty of FAQs can be found at their site: sustain.ca ^[10]