Are tiny home communities the next big thing? The movement has gone from obscure to a hot housing trend. It has even made it into the marketing big-leagues; see Andrew Odom’s recent post, Big Business for the Tiny House. Last year I sat down with Jay Shafer, who built his … Read more
Hemp is not only showing up in clothing, bedding and food but now it’s being used to build homes. Ryan Chadwick and his wife, Emily Franz, own StayKondo, a manufacturing company with a new design for a hemp-based modular house. StayKondo manufactures modular tiny homes out of industrial hemp. … Read more
IronTown Homes, based in Spanish Fork, Utah, has been building modular homes for over 25 years. Their first foray into the tiny house market is with the brand new SLEDhaus. The SLEDhaus is having its debut at the Utah Valley Parade of Homes. SLEDhaus is still in the initial phase, but this … Read more
Because of their contemporary lines, prefab homes and Scandinavian design go very well together. The Finnish architecture company, Sunhouse Modern Prefab Homes, designs and manufactures contemporary prefab homes that not only bring in the sunshine, but also traditional Finnish culture. The Slimline 170/171 has a contemporary feel and sleek design. Sunhouse offers … Read more
To people who are unfamiliar with the new home industry (including tiny homes), the word “prefab” has a negative, bargain-basement connotation. Modular, prefabricated homes have come a long way in the last decade and author Sheri Koones’ new book shows the best of “prefabulous” small homes. Prefabulous Small Houses is … Read more
Hurricane Matthew is making big news this hurricane season. Meteorologists are saying it’s the most powerful Atlantic tropical storm in nearly a decade with winds of 145 miles per hour. Granted, more than a few homes along the Atlantic coast and in the Caribbean will be destroyed by the storm. … Read more