Went to DC, one of my favorite cities to speak at the EcoBuild Convention. The convention seemed smaller and less attended than in previous years but it was interested to share the podium with Malcolm Davies of YardPod and OHome. He’s has vast experience in the prefab world, so it fun to share info with […]
USA Today
Its been a while since I’ve found the time to blog. It seems I’ve spend most of the summer driving my sweet son to work, driver’s ed and to visit a variety of colleges. Traveling to all of these schools has been an eye-opening experience – schools sure have changed since I was at one […]
Featured on AOL
Was really excited to wake up on Saturday to find an article about Prefabulous + Sustainable on the AOL front page. Its interesting to receive the comments that people are still surprised how beautiful prefab houses can be. I guess my prefab work is still not done. http://www.walletpop.com/specials/prefabulous . Also, The story on NBC in […]
Getting started as a blogger
Welcome to my blog. I hope to get feedback on some of the issues that are currently in the news about prefab and green. I’d also like to be able to answer some of your questions regarding prefab and green construction. Feel free to let me know what’s on your mind.
Check out my latest foray into TV
Had a great time in Raleigh at the NAHB conference. While I was there I appeared on My Carolina Today – http://www.mycarolinatoday.com/2010/05/prefabulous-and-sustainable/
Prefabulous and Sustainable: Building and Customizing an Affordable, Energy-Efficient Home
Prefabulous and Sustainable dispels the negative myths associated with prefab homes and shows the reader how beautiful and remarkably green prefab homes are. In this guide to prefab home-building author Sheri Koones, demystifies the prefabricated house by using 25 unique homes to showcase how factory-built homes are greener, more efficient, sturdier, and more cost-effective than […]
Prefabulous
This is the only book that gives homeowners who are dreaming about building or planning to build a new home the good and the bad on all types of prefabricated houses. Shows that prefabricated can be mainstream traditional design and does not have to look like a mobile home or a modular “Dwell” box. Prefabulous […]
Modular Mansions
Modular Mansions Gibbs Smith Publishers $39.95 1-58685-712-6 Published: September 2005 Hardcover Modular home building is the fastest-growing method of home construction, with the number of houses built in the US almost doubling in only 13 years. Nation’s Building News says that one out of every 10 new homes in the Northeast is modular or panelized. […]
House About It
House About It Gibbs Smith, Publishers September 2004 ISBN: 1586853775 When it comes to building or remodeling a home, it is easy to feel bombarded by the countless choices that have to be made. Now, anyone can forgo hours of research and endless footwork by picking up a copy of House About It. From doors […]
From Sand Castles to Dream Houses
Published by Hanley Wood, 2002 ISBN – 0924659874 Hardcover & Softcover How does a homeowner make informed decisions about when building or renovating your a home? From Sand Castles to Dream Houses offers sound advice to the average home builder/homeowner in clear, everyday, simple language. Other home building books dwell on highly technical construction and design […]