Green and prefab has collided, and that’s good news. The premier modular project by California firm LivingHomes was the first American residential structure to receive LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) platinum certification, the highest eco-badge offered by the U.S. Green Building Council. Even the nation’s biggest factory-home stalwarts, All American Homes [COHM] and Warren Buffett’s Clayton Homes, now tout their sustainable options like solar panels and nontoxic paints. “Everyone is so interested in green,” says Roberta Feldman, an architecture professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago. “That might remove the stigma itself.”
Blu Homes, Inc. presents a new video of a Blu Element eco-friendly home unfolding at a customer site in Rhode Island. Cold temps and two feet of snow was no deterrent!
Architect and Designer for Blu Homes talks about the altruistic satisfaction he receives in designing energy efficient homes: