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LivingHomes C6: Affordable, Sustainable and Prefabricated

Feb 2012

By Karissa Rosenfield — Filed under: Houses ,Pre Fab ,Sustainability , LivingHomes

LivingHomes has just announced the launch of their first well-designed, affordable and sustainable prefabricated home known as C6. Starting at $179,000, the home is nearly half the cost of most other LivingHomes models and includes 34 tons of carbon offsets. It is the first to achieve LEED® Platinum and feature Cradle-to-Cradle inspired materials.

C6 was designed by the architects of LivingHomes in collaboration with Make It Right, a nonprofit founded by Brad Pitt and renowned architect William McDonough to build 150 Cradle to Cradle inspired LEED Platinum homes in New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward. A portion of the proceeds from each C6 will help support the efforts of Make It Right. Continue reading for more.

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Atlantic Yards: B2 Bklyn / SHoP Architects

Nov 2011

By Irina Vinnitskaya — Filed under: Mixed Use ,Pre Fab ,Residential ,Sports Architecture , SHoP, SHop Architects

Courtesy of SHoP Architects

SHoP Architects has shared with us the B2 Bklyn building which will be the first of the residential developments for Atlantic Yards in Brooklyn, New York to break ground, scheduled for 2012. Standing at 32 storeys, it will be the world’s tallest pre-fab building, saving both on cost and waste.

More after the break.

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