For followers of this blog, you already know the “high” opinion I have of the West Coast Boutique mod builders. There are a couple of exceptions to this including a new one just getting up and running in California, Eco Offsite.
But I found what I believe can be the formula for the rest of the industry to follow. I just hope they stay in business long enough to prove me right.
New World Homes in Georgia is building some model homes along the East Coast to showcase their LEED certified homes. Here is a quote from their press release:
ATLANTA, June 15 /PRNewswire/ -- New World Home has been awarded LEED(R) for Homes Platinum certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) for outstanding achievement in green homebuilding, representing the first factory-built home in the state of Georgia to earn this designation. In addition, the New World Home project is the first home of any type in Georgia to earn the prestigious Platinum rating without the need for any costly renewable energy sources, such as solar panels, wind turbines or geothermal systems.
The New World Home project, located in East Cobb County, also earned EarthCraft Gold certification as well as National Green Building Certification Gold, which is administered by the NAHB Research Center.
"This home brings green living to its highest level," says Mark Jupiter, co-founder and President of the Product Division for New World Home. "It also reflects our mission to provide traditional-style houses that incorporate a 'whole systems' design approach that results in a minimum 50 percent energy savings annually, reduces water consumption by thousands of gallons a year, provides a non-toxic indoor environment for the occupants and will save homeowners thousands of dollars a year in maintenance costs starting from day one."
Their homes have the look of traditional homes rather than the homes that look like containers from a ship as found on the West Coast. Take a look and see if you agree.
I also hope that the cost of building this home is less than the $250 – 300 a sq ft the containers in California are fetching. Good luck New World Homes!
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Affordable California Homes and California real estate is becoming one of the most popular housing options in all of Southern California.
I agree. In some areas of California the affordability index is reaching as high as 90%. A $213,000 house now only needs someone with a $38,500 yearly income to purchase it.
That's what happens when the bottom falls completely out of the hosing market and prices reset themselves to the proper levels.
Now the Realtors will swoop in and start the the upward spiral all over again. "Buy and flip" will come back into fashion again. Gotta love those Realtors!
Why is the modular builder's name not provided?
Tom,
The builder's name is NEW WORLD HOMES!
I asked who built the modules and it was not New World Homes. They are the retail/site builder.
Tom,
According to my sources, New World Homes is the manufacturer. It may be that they have a factory building the homes to their specifications and the factory is not identified. All businesses do this; food, clothing, consumer goods, etc and the actual factory is not identified.
If you know who it is, let us know!
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