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Blu Homes’ New Prefab Release is a Blast from the Past

Posted by in Environment on May 21st, 2010 | no responses

Blu Homes Blu Homes’ innovative folding technology has the promise of changing the way prefabricated homes are designed, as they break the width limitation set by road transport requirements. (see our earlier post here) But no matter how you slice it, every building technology generates a form that is the most efficient and effective. In the regular prefab biz, designers do everything they can to make the house look conventional, often at the cost of efficiency and cost-effectiveness. In modern prefab, there is less concern about this, so the forms can be optimized. That’s why I smiled when I saw Blu Homes Balance design, their latest. It loo… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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