green building : energy efficiency - "The New Modular Home: Chic, Eco-Friendly and Fabulous" Posted By : John West- global warming news

These days it seems architects and designers are eager to create new environmental-chic versions of the modular home, and these new designs offer so much versatility and and appeal that their popularity is naturally on the rise. Before diving into the interesting benefits if investing in these new homes, let's take a look at the definitions of prefab/prefabrication and modular, and then take a closer look at the new and modern prefab modular homes. Modular homes are homes in which there are design elements that are separate modules of the whole that can be used interchangeably to create different designs. First off, as already mentioned, the modular aspect of these homes, makes it possible to design a home that'll complement the space you are placing it on. The production of modular homes generates somewhere around 2% of waste, as compared with the 30-40% of wasted material generated from a standard home construction. Through afford ability and convenience, the development of the new modular pre-fab homes has brought eco-chic construction to a wider audience so that we many continue to live well, but tread lightly.

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