Students and graduates of Taliesin, the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture, have created an energy efficient prefab home prototype they call Mod.Fab. This great looking one-bedroom, 600 square foot prefab is designed for sustainable desert living.
The Mod.Fab can tap into the local power grid or function “unplugged” by relying on low-consumption fixtures, rainwater harvesting, graywater re-use, natural ventilation, solar orientation, and photovoltaics to reduce energy and water use.
The structure is dimensioned and engineered to be transported by highway, and utilizes local building suppliers to reduce costs. Free standing solar panels avoid the expense of a roof installation and can provide a privacy screen. All, in all, pretty cool.
more details @ taliesin.edu via: nikiomahe.com
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only one design??? not going great guns yet!
Very fascinating! These sorts of next-generation pre-fab projects always excite me. I wonder what’s being done to incentive them though, i.e. are there federal subsidies for purchasing one?
Sean – Subsidies for prefab homes would be pretty awesome. As far as I know, at this point in time, federal subsidies are more likely to cover things like alternative energy (wind, solar). Here’s a link with more info:
http://www.energy.gov/taxbreaks.htm