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Southwestern bale
Joe Fortin's Casa Verde Custom Homes uses straw bales and concrete in its construction. A foremost goal for Casa Verde is to build environmentally friendly and energy-efficient homes. The company has built about 20 homes so far, with five of those being straw bale homes. The non-straw homes were built with optimum value engineering, a technique that aims to conserve framing lumber and stick-built homes. Under the building code, Casa Verde is not allowed to consider any structural integrity the straw may add to the overall building. However, Fortin believes the straw does add some strength.
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Raising the bar
The NextGen Manufactured House, a project built recently in Danbury, Connecticut, challenges the conventional wisdom surrounding HUD-code housing while introducing clever energy efficiency and design details.
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Sun citizen
LeRoy Hanneman, CEO of Del Webb, is interviewed. Hanneman, who is credited with bringing the Sun City concept to Nevada, comments on Del Webb's future diversification. He says the company has 2 Anthem-like communities - master plans for boomers with Sun City-type amenities - going right now. Both are successful beyond expectations, and they plan to add to their Anthem portfolio.
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At home
After years of building $400,000-plus homes for customers, the owners of Ward Homes, Anchorage, Alaska, built one for themselves. The result is a 4,600-square-foot home that incorporates the Wards' company headquarters. They use the home as a model when clients have questions about a particular feature.
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Modular Mansion
With a smart design and a bit of PR, the Bravantes, owners of a modular house in Visalia, California, a town just south of Fresno in the state's central valley, found acceptance in an upscale neighborhood.
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