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Soon We May All Live In Prefab High-Rises

The prefab building craze is back, this time with skyscrapers (vinyl windows no longer included).READ»

California Gets Instant, Eco-Friendly School Buildings

Bay Area prefab maker ZETA is moving from the home market to commercial buildings.READ»

Clayton Homes Unveils i-house 2.0

The biggest manufacturer of modular homes in the U.S. boosts efficiency. READ»

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School's Almost Out, but These Modular, Eco-Friendly Classrooms Are In

As schools fight for classroom space while facing budget cuts, these smart, sustainable modular systems can deliver healthy learning environments--before summer vacation is over.READ»

If You Like the House So Much, Why Don't You Wear It?

The Southern California architectural firm Marmol Radziner is upcycling waste materials from their prefab factory into pieces of jewelry.READ»

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Barbara Bestor and Jennifer Siegal: Two Quintessentially Californian Architects

Next month, the Southern California Institute of Architecture is honoring two women who are pillars of the Los Angeles architecture community.READ»

z-Fab: A Massive Net-Zero Modular Green Home Factory

When we last caught up with ZETA (Zero Energy Technology and Architecture) Communities, the prefab green building startup was putting the final touches on a net-zero modular demonstration home in Oakland, California. Now the home is ...READ»

Clayton Homes Brings Energy Efficiency, Modular Design to Multi-Family Homes

A few months ago, modular home manufacturer Clayton Homes announced the development of the i-house, a single-family prefab dwelling that is 30% more energy efficient than traditional homes. Now Clayton is expanding the efficient ...READ»

Dwell and Marmol Radziner's Slick Prefab House, but Will It Sell?

The design magazine and the architecture firm team up for another modern home.READ»

ZETA Communities to Reveal Prefab Net-Zero Home

Clayton Homes may be able to rule the cheap, energy-efficient single-family home market with the i-house, but ZETA (Zero Energy Technology and Architecture) Communities is angling to dominate the affordable, energy-efficient ...READ»

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Fire Your Architect: Hometta's House Plans Go Public in June

Affordable, modern architecture is a white whale. Which is where Hometta comes in. The site, which goes live next month, will offer modern house plans designed by 20 up-and-coming contemporary architects. The plans will range ...READ»

Prefab Homes: But What Would Frank Lloyd Wright Say?

The Frank Lloyd Wright School tries its hand at prefab with an instant desert home.READ»

Would You Live in a Shipping Container?

Cheap, transportable and recyclable, Adam Kalkin's container homes may be the next wave of prefab.READ»

Prefab Homes Get a Style and Solar-Powered Makeover

Mod.Fab is a project at the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture aimed at designing a prefab home that's both elegant and enables sustainable living in a desert environment.  Historically speaking prefab homes have received ...READ»