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Re: Georgia Manufactured Home Gets LEED Platinum, Skips Costly Green Gizmos

hs2010 — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 03:11:22 -0000

like hell i'd pay $400k + land to build a traditional style house only to slap a solar array on the roof

Re: Georgia Manufactured Home Gets LEED Platinum, Skips Costly Green Gizmos

Factory Built Homes — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 23:13:50 -0000

Very nice design, especially the 1st image. Hope I could have those kind of seats for my patio.

Re: Georgia Manufactured Home Gets LEED Platinum, Skips Costly Green Gizmos

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 10:36:56 -0000

The finished cost of this home isn't insubstantial, so I presume the buyers could add thin-film without major additional expense, possibly rolling it into the mortgage. The aesthetics might be questionable, with the PV being a dark purple set against a silver roof and white trimmed exterior. It's doable though, in case they want to go the extra mile.

Re: Georgia Manufactured Home Gets LEED Platinum, Skips Costly Green Gizmos

Preston — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:28:29 -0000

Certainly, and for every homeowner that wants (and can afford) the solar, the standing seam roof will work just right for a future installation.

Re: Georgia Manufactured Home Gets LEED Platinum, Skips Costly Green Gizmos

sue — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:23:45 -0000

50% less energy is all well and good, but solar could have made it 100% zero energy, and look fine on that roof.

Re: Georgia Manufactured Home Gets LEED Platinum, Skips Costly Green Gizmos

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:53:05 -0000

Beautiful. Though I generally lean toward modern dwellings, this is the style many Americans view as iconic. I see nothing wrong with this paradigm; these designs still exist because they are classic, functional, and attractive to the average homebuyer. Greening this particular style of housing is the key to bringing Joe Sixpack around. Next up, prefab mid-century ranch tract housing?

Re: Georgia Manufactured Home Gets LEED Platinum, Skips Costly Green Gizmos

M Realty — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:34:31 -0000

Amazing home! It has the old fashioned styling to it, but its all brand new. I really like the look both of the interior and the exterior. Its very cool that it uses all of its own rainwater. Though, I think I would still slap a few solar panels on the roof just for the extra green and geek factor.

Re: Georgia Manufactured Home Gets LEED Platinum, Skips Costly Green Gizmos

Sea Wolf — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:10:12 -0000

Not my cup of tea as a design or even as a paradigm, but hat's off to New World Home for showing that you can build an otherwise conventionl home in a much more sane fashion. The specs on this house should be the BUILDING CODE MINIMUM for all homes. Nice job.