Modular Homes: Modular Home Building Council

The Modular Home Building Council is leading the way in increasing awareness of the inherent quality of modular home building. Not to be confused with ‘mobile homes,’ modular homes are built to the same standards and codes of site-built homes in a fraction of the time. Use the resources below to find out why modular homes are becoming the green answer in residential building.

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Floor plan: A Healthy Day at the Beach This award-winning modular Cape Cod beach house features materials for a healthy family environment. 5/6/2013	Web page
Modular Home Overcomes Factory-Built Design Limitations Hybrid approach allows for custom touches and prefab cost savings. 4/24/2013	External Link
Floor plan: The Adair Home This award-winning log home design was created as a weekend getaway in the North Carolina mountains. 3/21/2013	Web page
Floor plan: Kittrell Residence This award-winning modular home design was created as a retirement home for a couple looking for a cozy and low maintenance home that had the feel of a cabin along Lake Gaston. 3/7/2013	Web page
Modular Homes - The Home of the Future Manufactured in a climate-controlled facility, produces less waste during construction and built in less time than stick-built homes - these affordable homes are truly the homes of the future. 2/22/2013	External Link
Modular Homes Shed Cookie Cutter Reputation Modular Home Council member, Palm Harbor Homes, exemplifies how modular homes are now customized for each homeowner. 2/7/2013	External Link
Palm Harbor Homes to Showcase Home at IBS Show Village BSC member, Palm Harbor Homes, modular home manufacturer, will showcase a home in the upcoming Show Village at the 2013 International Builders’ Show. Attendees are welcome to tour these energy efficient homes, test the products and talk with a rep on site. 1/11/2013	External Link
Housing Now TV: Interview on the Impact of Hurricane Sandy Watch the interview of Modular Home Building Council Chairman, Kevin Flaherty of Genesis Homes/Champion Home Builders, on the impact of Hurricane Sandy and the rebuilding efforts on the East Coast. 11/28/2012	Internal Link
Hurricane Sandy Housing Lessons: How To Build a Better Home BSC member, Sheri Koones, author of four prefabulous construction books, offers insight on modular built homes and how Hurricane Sandy victims can benefit. 11/7/2012	External Link
BSC Member, Champion Home Builders, Builds Home for House United Project BSC modular homes member, Champion Home Builders, was selected to build a modular home for a deserving military veteran as part of the House United Project. 10/25/2012	External Link
Building Systems for Soldiers: Gizzarelli Home Members of the Building Systems Councils and Operation Finally Home recap their experience designing and constructing a systems-built home near Camp LeJeune for wounded Marine Vincent Gizzarelli and his family. 6/29/2012	Video File
Modular Homes Combine Factory Efficiency with Building Science Expertise to Achieve New Levels of Performance The energy efficiency and building science of modular home construction is featured in EcoHome's March/April 2012 issue. Two BSC members, modular manufacturer Simplex Homes and proflific author on prefab Sheri Koones, are referenced. 5/4/2012	External Link
What a Housewarming Party! NAHB's Building Systems Councils and partner Operation Finally Home give the keys to a mortgage-free systems-built house to Iraq War veteran SSGT Vincent Gizzarelli and his family. 5/1/2012	Web page
Modular Homes - Custom Construction at Warp Speed Builders who have dramatically reduced their workforce during the housing recession can get back on their feet quickly - and cost effectively - as the market returns by taking advantage of the resources and processes available to them by incorporating modular building practices. One advantage for … 4/11/2012	Web page
Short Video Shows How a High-End Modular Home Comes Together Learn how a high-end modular home, manufactured by BSC member Simplex Industries, comes together for a family in Pennsylvania. 1/19/2012	External Link
Magnificent Modular Exteriors Magnificent Modulars Get ready to shatter the misconception that modular homes are "boxy" or that they all look the same. From single-story ranches to coastal bungalows to expansive mansions, modular technology makes any design possible. And the modular manufacturing process makes them … 1/5/2012	Photo Gallery
Building Systems Manufacturers, Builders Awarded for Marketing and Design Excellence The DeSocio II residence by Honest Abe Homes, log home winner in the 3,001-4,000 square feet category The Building Systems Councils (BSC) presents the 2012 winners of the Jerry Rouleau Awards for Excellence in Marketing and Home Design, presented by the BSC and Log Homes … 10/31/2011	Web page
Modular Care Cottages an Independent-Living Alternative for the Elderly and Disabled The modular Care Cottage by Nationwide Homes NAHB Building Systems Councils member Nationwide Homes, based in Martinsville, Va., has created a modular alternative to full-scale home adaptations — a one-bedroom, one-bathroom, 642-square-foot home that can easily fit in a back … 10/31/2011	NBN Article
LHC Member Blue Ridge Log Cabins Receives Congressional Proclamation U.S. Representative Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) recognizes Chip Smith, owner of Blue Ridge Log Cabins, for donating a 4,000-square-foot home to Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. 10/27/2011	External Link
Overview: Modular Building Systems The BSC is your information resource for modular home construction. 10/14/2011	Web page

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