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		<title>Blue Sky Homes high desert prefab</title>
		<link>http://www.alternativeconsumer.com/2009/10/21/blue-sky-homes-high-desert-prefab/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alternativeconsumer.com/2009/10/21/blue-sky-homes-high-desert-prefab/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:22:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rd</dc:creator>
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Location, location, location&#8230;pictured above is the first prototype house utilizing the Blue Sky Homes Building System.  The home sits on a site 4,000 feet above sea level in the rugged Southern California High Desert and was completed earlier this year in a pretty impressive eight weeks.

The structure is integrated into the landscape on a floating [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rolling Hut prefab vacation cabins</title>
		<link>http://www.alternativeconsumer.com/2009/10/15/rolling-hut-prefab-vacation-cabins/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alternativeconsumer.com/2009/10/15/rolling-hut-prefab-vacation-cabins/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:08:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rd</dc:creator>
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Designed by the creative minds at Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects, this herd of Rolling Huts offers a low impact, civilized approach to camping.  The simple modern structures which reside in a former RV camp in Mozana, Washington sit elevated on wheels and offer a cozy perch from which to survey the surrounding mountains.

The single [...]]]></description>
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		<title>michelle kaufmann finds new blu home</title>
		<link>http://www.alternativeconsumer.com/2009/09/29/michelle-kaufmann-finds-new-blu-home/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alternativeconsumer.com/2009/09/29/michelle-kaufmann-finds-new-blu-home/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:08:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maureen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re delighted to hear that eco home company, Blu Homes just announced it has &#8220;acquired the assets of mkDesigns.&#8221;

As fans of the beautiful and affordable Glidehouse (above &#38; below), mkLotus and Sunset Breezehouse green prefab homes designed by Michelle Kaufmann, we were not happy campers when we learned a few months ago that after being [...]]]></description>
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		<title>roomworks&#8217; moonroom prefab garden office</title>
		<link>http://www.alternativeconsumer.com/2009/09/24/roomworks-moonroom-prefab-garden-office/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alternativeconsumer.com/2009/09/24/roomworks-moonroom-prefab-garden-office/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:07:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mr. happy</dc:creator>
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Want to work at home but not actually &#8216;in&#8217; your home?  Here&#8217;s a small office structure for those who can&#8217;t afford to lose time and energy to their home&#8217;s sea of distractions.  The Moonroom is a creation of U.K.-based Roomworks, a prefab design and manufacturing outfit that specializes in small spaces.
This eco friendly, super-insulated tiny [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cedar House prefab</title>
		<link>http://www.alternativeconsumer.com/2009/09/18/cedar-house-prefab/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alternativeconsumer.com/2009/09/18/cedar-house-prefab/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:09:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rd</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alternativeconsumer.com/?p=17671</guid>
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U.K.- based, Hudson Architects&#8216;, Cedar House is the prototype design for a cedar shingle-clad (even the roof), 2 bedroom, prefab, modern farmhouse.  Lots of windows, a simple floorplan, off-site construction and a form intended to integrate into the English countryside make this an eye-catching little home. The house, which is located in North Elmham, Norkfolk, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>itHouse &#8211; off-grid prefab with style and substance</title>
		<link>http://www.alternativeconsumer.com/2009/08/28/ithouse-off-grid-prefab-with-style-and-substance/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alternativeconsumer.com/2009/08/28/ithouse-off-grid-prefab-with-style-and-substance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:59:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rd</dc:creator>
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The sexy itHouse is a design system created by L.A. based, Taalman Koch Architecture.  The eco-friendly home is comprised of a series components manufactured off-site.  The home, which is designed to be flat packed and easily shipped, is prefabricated to better control the construction waste, labor, and quality of the finished product.

Designed with glass walls [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Loblolly House &#8211; a prefabricated vision</title>
		<link>http://www.alternativeconsumer.com/2009/08/07/loblolly-house-a-prefabricated-vision/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alternativeconsumer.com/2009/08/07/loblolly-house-a-prefabricated-vision/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:17:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The innovative Philly-based architectural firm, Kieran Timberlake, has created a vision in prefabricated home design, the Loblolly House.

Integrated into its environment, readily assembled and disassembled by a wrench &#8211; is this the future of prefabricated designer housing?  The Loblolly residence (Loblolly Pines proliferate in the forest surrounding the home) is composed entirely of off-site fabricated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>the OfficePod &#8211; small footprint garden office</title>
		<link>http://www.alternativeconsumer.com/2009/08/03/the-officepod-small-footprint-garden-office/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alternativeconsumer.com/2009/08/03/the-officepod-small-footprint-garden-office/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:08:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rd</dc:creator>
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Are the kids zapping your home office productivity?  Is your commute killing both you and the environment?  This small office concept from U.K.-based, OfficePod, is a one-room workspace that is designed to be placed in your backyard, garden or patio.

The Pod was created to create a physical boundary between home and work without the commute.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>prefab designer Michelle Kaufmann closes shop</title>
		<link>http://www.alternativeconsumer.com/2009/05/28/prefab-designer-michelle-kaufmann-closes-shop/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alternativeconsumer.com/2009/05/28/prefab-designer-michelle-kaufmann-closes-shop/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 12:48:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rd</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alternativeconsumer.com/?p=12895</guid>
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The recession has claimed yet another victim.   Architect and sustainable prefab pioneer, Michelle Kaufmann, is closing her 17 person design firm.   The decline in housing sales, loss of manufacturing capacity and a dearth of mortgage financing have created are a combination the innovative home builder can no longer overcome.  Ms. Kaufmann, who last [...]]]></description>
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		<title>h_18 home design by Piero Ceratti</title>
		<link>http://www.alternativeconsumer.com/2009/05/14/h_18-home-design-by-piero-ceratti/</link>
		<comments>http://www.alternativeconsumer.com/2009/05/14/h_18-home-design-by-piero-ceratti/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 15:27:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Italian architect, Piero Ceratti has some great design ideas.  His h_18 home is a stellar example of compact, stylish, modern habitation.



The question: Why aren&#8217;t home designs like this more popular?  Is it the fact that, in America success is defined by excess and every family member including Fluffy the Shitsu needs 1,500 square feet of [...]]]></description>
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