"Prefab home"

Prefab home / Green Building & Sustainable Home Renovation Information & Advice

Wall assemblies - new construction

Modern straw bale SIPS construction: high performance, durable, affordable & interesting

...home. To read about choosing the right insulation, or natural insulation such as Hemp, how wood structures compare to steel & concrete for carbon footprint, or learn about Passive House prefab kit homes, visit the Ecohome Green Building guide.

Tiny house

NOMAD Micro Home fuelled by crowd funding, takes green building world by storm.

...home renovations and improvements on the pages below and in the Ecohome Green Building Guide pages. New prefab homes, see here a directory of the best manufacturers When to renovate or tear a house down and rebuild? Tiny house living in a cold climate, is it possible? See different models of tiny house here for...

LEED Homes

LEED Platinum Prefab homes

...prefab homes and ADUs in the US and Canada. Find more pages about prefab houses and modular homes on the pages below and in the Ecohome Green Building Guide pages. New Prefab Homes, directory of the best manufacturers How to know when to renovate or tear a house down and rebuild Future-proof building techniques f...

Wall assemblies - new construction

Choosing a building envelope - starting with the perfect wall

...Prefab homes: Prefab home construction image via Wikimedia In years past Pre-fab homes were generally just 2x6 framing, and weren't known for high performance, but rather affordability and ease. In production however they've always had the ability to reduce waste due to the controlled setting of a factory and the abi...

Off-grid and Net-Zero Housing

Net Zero Energy Community in Calgary, Alberta

...homeowners, among other sustainable benefits." Now you know about Net Zero Energy homes in Alberta. Find more pages about sustainable construction below and in the Ecohome Green Building Guide pages. Discover more about building Net Zero Energy homes here All about the LEED for Homes rating system Ecohome...

How to Find Qualified Green Building Professionals

Hiring professionals or doing it yourself

...prefab home: LEED Platinum prefabricated home © Roman Szumski Prefab home manufacturers are beginning to pick up on green building trends and are starting to incorporate the principles of eco-design into their products. Though they were late getting into the game, Prefabs are now credible competitors in the housing ...

Tiny house

The Fincube off-grid tiny house

...homes See architect designed prefab tiny houses for sale Have an ADU backyard office delivered on a truck! What are the laws in Washington State for tiny homes? Are shipping container tiny homes good or bad? Find more about green home construction in the Ecohome Green Building Guide or to learn more about th...