Read the rest of Pb Elemental’s Beachaus I is a Smart LEED Platinum Prefab in British Columbia

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Read the rest of Mandala Round Prefab is BC’s First Energy Star Qualified Home

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Read the rest of Modern Connect:Homes are the Latest in Affordable, Green Prefab Design

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In the last two articles of our Green Guide to Prefab series, we showed you the best way to build a prefab home that suits your lifestyle and makes the most of your building site. In our latest article, we’ll look at the elements you need to consider to ensure the financial success of your project – green homes offer dynamic environments that are a joy to live in, but in order to successfully build one it’s essential to be realistic and control costs to avoid winding up in the red. Read on as former Lindal Cedar Homes CEO and green design consultant Michael Harris returns to Inhabitat to discuss the ins and outs of building your dream home on a budget.

Read the rest of GREEN GUIDE TO PREFAB: Building Your Green Prefab Home on Budget

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Read the rest of Harpoon House is a Smartly-Designed Compact Prefab Home in Portland

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Prefab home builder Blu Homes is currently working on this year’s Sunset Idea House, which will be open to the public this summer. The annual housing project by Sunset Magazine shows off the latest in home building, design trends and sustainable strategies. Blu Homes has updated the iconic Sunset Breezehouse, which was first debuted by Sunset magazine in 2005, and will open the home to the public in August in California’s Sonoma Wine Country. The more spacious version of the home features upgraded green technologies, advanced building construction and even better interaction between the indoors and outdoors.

Read the rest of Blu Homes Updating Iconic Breezehouse to be This Year’s Sunset Idea House

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Read the rest of Escuela Santa Matilde is a Fluorescent Green Prefab School for Children in Chile

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Read the rest of Kanga Room Systems Offers Tiny, Portable Eco-Friendly Kit Buildings

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Read the rest of EXCLUSIVE PICS: Sunshower SSIP is a Pre-Fab, Hurricane-Resistant Home in New Orleans

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Read the rest of Tiny Texas Houses Are Colorful Abodes Made from Reclaimed Materials

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Read the rest of ZeroPlus Architects’ Sneeoosh Cabin Rests Lightly On the Forest Floor

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Read the rest of Ma Modular’s Blanco River House is a Modern Green Prefab Near Austin, TX

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In the last three articles of our Green Guide to Prefab series we discussed the history of prefab design, the evolution of mobile homes into modular prefabricated homes, and how to best choose a site for your prefab. Despite key components being prefabricated off-site, prefab homes actually offer a lot in the way of customization, allowing individuals to custom tailor many features to create their ideal living space. In our latest Green Guide to Prefab series, we’ll be taking a closer look at the concept of “lifestyle”, and we’ll tell you the questions you need to ask in order to build a home that fits best with your life. Read ahead as former Lindal Cedar Homes CEO and green design consultant Michael Harris returns to Inhabitat to walk us through the business of examining lifestyle and understanding why this element is crucial to creating a happy, comfortable and enduring home.

Read the rest of GREEN GUIDE TO PREFAB: Finding a Prefab Home That Works With Your Lifestyle

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Read the rest of Blu Homes Unfolds a Glidehouse Prefab on Vashon Island in Washington

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Read the rest of See Ideabox & Ikea’s Hip Modern Prefab at the Portland Home & Garden Show This Weekend

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Read the rest of Superb-A House is a Net-Zero Modular Prefabricated Home in Venice Beach

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Read the rest of Prefab Dutch ‘Shou Sugi Ban’ House Features a Low-Maintenance Charred Timber Facade

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Read the rest of Bamboo Orchard Subdivision is a Rainbow Colored Modular Housing Development in the Phillipines

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