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Taking ISA’s “Core” Concept to the Next Level?

December 13, 2007

Ever since Nick Allen posted the comment below earlier today I’ve been obsessed with the concept of turning ISA’s “Core” concept in their design into a prefab element.

co-lab co-Pod image

While we gave up on prefabbing entire homes long ago due to cost and the constraints of Philly’s narrow infill lots, there could be something to the combination of SIPs and locally prefabbed “ISA Cores” that could be “dropped” into the shell of a house to expedite the construction timeline…

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Affordable, Modern and Green in Lowell, MI

December 12, 2007

I just stumbled on this site in a bit or research for affordable, modern siding. It’s got some great project examples of modern homes built for under $100K using a lot of salvaged and discount materials as well as a bunch of sweat equity. Their projects are a bit unconventional compared to ours but I imagine a lot of people checking on our progress would be interested in doing a project themselves in the future. Salvage and sweat equity will be key to any project you are doing yourself!

Affordable Modern Pole Barn House[...]

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Inspirational Architecture – 3 – 215 sq ft cabin

December 4, 2007

While some think 1,000 square feet is way too small, Cyril Brule (a French architect) is living in his 215 square foot Le Cabanon!

Le Cabanon, Villiers-en-Morvan, France[...]

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Random Cost Reduction Ideas From a Day at Barnes & Nobles

November 27, 2007

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  1. The best way to reduce cost/complexity/time is to eliminate common features or steps altogether (this is from my Industrial Engineering days).
    • Walls & Doors – an open layout eliminates a lot of walls and doors
    • Drywall – Do we really always need drywall? How about exposed concrete block, SIPs or ICFs?
    • Open Shelves vs. Full Upper Cabinets
    • Angle Stock vs. Square Stock

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Inspirational Architecture – 2 – wooden houses

November 15, 2007

Wooden House Cabin Kitchen Dining[...]

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Inspirational Architecture for the 100K House – 1

November 12, 2007

007 house - rob paulus

The “007 house” by Rob Paulus Architect is a bit large at 1,600 square feet to be a perfect model for the 100k house but it really captures the simplicity of layout and materials used that will need to be incorporated into the 100k house. The key is that it simplifies without sacrificing quality of design which is the common theme with all of the homes we will be posting that have been inspiration for the 100k house…

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