Comments on: Sustain Design Studio’s Affordable TRIO Prefab Lands in Ontario

By: depart

depart — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:06:23 +0000

It’s not very meaningful to compare the per square foot cost of a 2700sf house (Flueckiger’s) and a 436 sf prefab one. Smaller houses will generally have higher sf costs as the expensive components – skin, appliances, fixtures – are in much higher proportions to the total area. The cheapest sf are the big areas in the middle of the rooms. Economies of scale are just that. Flueckier’s house is wonderful, but when you compare cost per occupant, the comparable cost is less unbalanced. Of course you can find examples of houses that are cheaper, and just because the word “affordable” is in the title doesn’t mean this house intends to replace all forms of affordable housing. It’s fulfills a very specific niche, and compared to others of this type, quality, energy performance, yes, it is affordable.

By: sloggains

sloggains — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:47:42 +0000

If you want to find out how to build an affordable house, look up Upe Flueckiger (my architecture studio professor). He built a home for less than $55 per square foot. These people are completely out of touch with reality. Who decided what is affordable on this blog?

By: Helman700

Helman700 — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:27:46 +0000

Unfortunately, again this is ridiculous as I have a 1,500 square foot house that cost 20,000 less than this, and a normal trailer this size would probably cost less the $50,000. Passive solar and a butterfly roof don’t cost a lot – let’s see how cheap we can make sustainable so average people can go green.

By: kevindiffily

kevindiffily — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:44:03 +0000

$309 a square foot is not affordable.