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Sustainable Building Design of Prefab Lofthouse by Blu Homes Posted: 22 Aug 2011 11:23 PM PDT Another prefab product was made by Blu Homes, a company specialized on producing sustainable prefab home. The prefab house, called Lofthouse, was designed on two version,  the traditional and modern design, completed with several sustainable features. Again, affordability and sustainability become very important. The sustainable prefab home has two floors, with two-story open living room, some options to have two, three, or four bedrooms. An overlooking loftspace is also available. The owners also can choose the kitchen type, open or separate dining area. Another that can be opted is finishing of the interior and exterior. This eco friendly construction comes with two types of design, the modern type and the traditional type. The modern type has expanded windows, less shutters, to provide maximal outdoor-indoor living experience. The traditional one has Colonial-style windows, completed with shutters. All of them were design very beautiful, easy to be installed. Upgrades are available for this eco friendly building. The case-work can be custom-designed, and it is able to add one of two modern fireplace options in the two-story living area. The second floor loftspace layout offers a flexible office or living space, overlooking the open living area below. The owners may also choose to have additional bedroom or enclose the loftspace. The sustainability becomes very important from the beginning of the production process until the house is installed and used. The technology used to produce this product may provide possibility to produce easy-to-install house, to save a lot of installation time, and minimizing 50%-70% waste during construction.  Each unit is projected to have  50% energy savings over the comparably-sized existing houses. Materials used are chosen to have good durability and need low maintenance. According to the price release, this sustainable construction’s price starts at USD 365,000. It is a good choice for people who need a prefab solution for their house. ref

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