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Clayton Homes' i-house 30% more energy efficient than trad homes

by Amy Judd | May 7, 2009 at 10:18 am

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Clayton Homes, who make modular homes in the U.S, have unveiled their new i-house, which looks like it could be bought at IKEA, but is the most energy efficient home on the market today. It is 30% more energy efficient than a traditional home, as energy costs are projected to be under $70 for a month.

It has solar panels, rainwater collectors and tankless water heaters, and although it has a price tag of $74,900 for a 723 square foot home, the selling point is the overall money saving benefits and of course, the lessened impact on the environment.

It can also be positioned seven different ways, so it's like of link building your own box home.

Clayton's i-house will likely be attractive to first-time home buyers due to its low price, but the modular home could also appeal to anyone searching for a cheap, energy-efficient vacation home. The company, which has sold 1.5 million homes since its start in 1934, expects to sell 2,000 i-houses per year within 18 months of its launch.

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SamirJ

at 10:51 on May 7th, 2009

Need more of those!

René

at 10:55 on May 7th, 2009

They look like some of the houses designed for Brad Pitt's project in New Orleans' 9th Ward.

Paschen

at 16:08 on May 7th, 2009

The idea is similar to the container house model the if well refurbished can do the same, the difference is that the Container model uses only used material and reuses them as much as possible. Further the container can be moved again and again rather with ease and it can be staked so we can create container apartments in cities as well as single detached homes in the countries and should once life change from the country to the city, just move the container.

http://www.fabprefab.com/fabfiles/containerbayhome.htm