Clayton's i-house: Prefab Green Homes Get Affordable:
The i-house looks like a house you'd order from Ikea, sounds like something designed by Apple and consists of amenities-solar panels, tankless water heaters and rainwater collectors-that one would expect to come from an offbeat green company out of California selling to a high-end market. But Clayton Homes, one of the largest manufacturers of mobile homes out of Maryville, Tenn., is looking to enter the market of environmentally friendly, prefab homes with a model that is seriously affordable. read more...
Clayton Homes Modern Green i-house:
When a friend first shot me a link to an article about this i-house, I knew we had to feature it. This is a new, modern, green home designed and soon-to-be offered by Clayton Homes, the largest manufacturer of manufactured housing in the U.S. Clayton Homes started in 1934, smack dab in the tough years of the Great Depression, and since that time, they've sold ~1.5 million homes. If everything goes as planned with the i-house, Clayton Homes would like to be selling 2000 i-houses per year within 18 months of launching sales in May or so of this year. read more...
The Clayton i-house:
The core product is a 992-square-foot, one-bedroom home featuring a detached "Flex Room" connected by an "Outdoor Living Space" or deck made of recycled materials. If you look at the floor plan ... the main structure looks a little bit like a lower case "i," with the Flex Room as its dot. Hence the name. read more...
