Modern Homes New England

I’ve been thinking LVL Home again lately. My wife likes it better than the container home idea and, to be honest, it’s probably cheaper and easier than a custom container home design. If only we were ready to sell and move on.

My latest aspiration is an LVL Home with a finished basement, like Jim & Rui’s in Maine (pdf), which is open for tours June 14th. I had been thinking a PowerPod for a detached home office, but am now wanting an LVM to match the main house.

Anyway, I came across a few photosets and features on the LVL home today. Enjoy!

An LVL tour from NYS on Flickr

An LVL Home blog - I’m linking to one post on the site with featured photos

Check out this option, from RES4, designers of one of the Dwell Homes models. Via Treehugger:

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/05/small-lot-prefab-from-resolution-4.php

Rocio Romero is pleased to announce that the next stop on our National LV Open House Tour is Eliot, Maine on Saturday, June 14, 2008. This event is the second of four that will be held throughout the country.

The 2008 National Tour will provide attendees the opportunity to see and experience the LV space. Ms. Romero, her staff, homeowners, and general contractors will be present to discuss LV design features, custom design options, the build process, and construction costs.

Since 2003, more than 6,000 individuals have visited the Rocio Romero show home in Perryville, Missouri. Our new national tours allow attendees to view our latest homes and experience the wide array of customization and lifestyle options available to LV home owners.

Home Featured: Jim and Rui’s LVL Home

Event Date: Saturday, June 14, 2008

Tour Times: 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m., and 4:00 p.m.

Tour Fee: $40 per person (tour reservations are non-refundable and non-changeable). For more details, call 573-547-9078 ext. 104.

http://www.rocioromero.com/RocioRomero/openHouseNationalTour.htm

Must certainly be suitable for New England climes, via Inhabitat:

http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/05/02/prefab-friday-jenesys-wings-prefab-home/

Note that says “Green House” and not greenhouse.

I’m excited about anything that comes out of Ithaca, NY — I attended Ithaca College there — and two Cornell Solar Decathlon team members have now launched FreeGreen, “making green home designs free to everyone!” (Inhabitat)

View the site at: http://FreeGreen.com or Inhabitat’s coverage at:

http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/05/02/freengreen-bringing-green-design-to-the-masses/