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Prefab Shipping Container Housing: Envision It

November 2, 2008 - ISBU News

http://www.isbu-info.org/2008/11/02/prefab-shipping-container-housing-envision-it/

Envision Prefab Launches New Web Site

August 19, 2008

Envision Prefab, designer and manufacturer of prefab, modular homes fabricated from cargo containers, has announced the re-launch of their website, www.envisionprefab.com. Built by the sustainable web design and branding firm Conscious Creative, Envision Prefab's web presence further establishes their commitment to providing environmentally safe and affordable homes. Envision Prefab is proud to continue their collaboration with Conscious Creative, who also reflects the ideals of bringing green-minded practices to the business world.

With the site live, Envision Prefab highlights new home models, press, latest news and innovations it is introducing within the green building and modular industry. "The newly designed site will help propel and broadcast Envision Prefab's concepts and efforts of targeting the workforce housing market, bringing a new level of sustainability and environmentally responsible construction to the housing marketplace," explains Aaron Newman, Managing Partner of Envision Prefab.

Factory-built homes may be greener

Modular houses are built to higher standards and with less waste, proponents say.

August 13, 2008 - The Christian Science Monitor

http://features.csmonitor.com/environment/2008/08/13/factory-built-homes-may-be-greener/

Homes built from shipping containers

August 8, 2008 - WCBD

http://www.wcbd.com/midatlantic/cbd/news.apx.-content-articles-CBD-2008-08-08-0010.html

Apartment Therapy

August 6, 2008 - Re-Nest

http://www.re-nest.com/re-nest/prefab-modular/ehouse-by-envision-prefab-058747

e-House Prefab Gets Green, Affordable

August 5, 2008 - Jetson Green

jetsongreen.com/2008/08/e-house-prefab.html

Home from the Sea

Surplus cargo boxes may help solve affordable housing shortage

August 4, 2008 - The Post and Courier

What's green, corrugated and a veteran world traveler? Answer: Maybe your next home.

As the cost of building materials soars and global trade expands, some local entrepreneurs are joining a worldwide movement to make affordable homes out of old steel shipping containers.

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Cargo containers converted into affordable housing units

Boca Raton developer Envision Prefab is converting cargo containers into affordable housing.

August 1, 2008 - South Florida Business Journal

Company founder Aaron Newman has partnered with a company in South Carolina to put the prototype together. Envision plans to have the first model completed by early September. Models are being installed on a plot in West Palm Beach and a site in Miami, Newman said.

The modular units range from a two-bedroom, 740-square-foot unit to a three-bedroom, 1,300-square-foot home. Decks run as large as 520 square feet.

The cost to the consumer is $150 a square foot, compared with the $300-a-square-foot preconstruction price of most ground-up units. Newman’s product can be single-family homes or apartments.

bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2008/08/04/story7.html

Green Prefab: Everyone’s Going Modular

June 12, 2008 - Low Impact Living

http://www.lowimpactliving.com/blog/2008/06/12/green-prefab-going-modular/