The Low Down On Green Living
June 22nd, 2009
Kansas City Prefab Home: A Green Gem in the Heartland
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As a native of Kansas City you can imagine how thrilled I was to learn about the new green prefab achievement in my home town. I learned about it from one of my favorite publications, Natural Home. They did a wonderful feature on the house, which you can read in its entirety here.
The 1,200 square feet house is a two-bedroom, one-bath home (remember in the eco-sphere small is good!) and is perched on stilts atop a hill. It has a wonderful view of downtown. It was designed by architecture students from the University of Kansas (KU), who are part of a program that focuses on sustainable and affordable design. It’s an excellent example of affordable, green design.
The home was built in six modular units in nearby Lawrence, Kansas. Then they trucked 40 miles to Kansas City and assembled. The house was designed and built over five months by the KU students. The owners paid around $150,000 for the house.
Natural Home also produced a nice video on the house – check it out.
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Comments
David Tannen
June 23rd, 2009 at 12:03 pm
$150k for a 1200 sq ft home? In Lawrence KS that is very very expensive!
Again bzzz! Try again.
leader
July 13th, 2010 at 7:49 pm
although it is very expensive,i love it,it’s my dream house~~~
Rachel
September 15th, 2010 at 5:25 pm
You also might be interested to check out House Port’s PopUP House …
The construction period for the PopUP House prototype - 12 weeks from site prep to finish - can be viewed on the company’s YouTube channel, and you can find out more about the home at http://ehouseport.com.
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