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Green Modular Home in Santa Barbara

Posted in: Modular Construction , News by Kathleen | No Comments » Thursday,16-06-2011

When fire ravaged through the Santa Barbara hills in 2008, 111 homes were lost. We were privileged to build a home for a woman who lost her home in the Tea Fire. The home was designed by Blackbird Architects, a local Santa Barbara architecture firm.

We built the home in 12 weeks. The home had to meet the Wild Urban Interface requirements – all exposed lumber was fire-treated and all finish material complied with the WUI standards. The home uses Hardie Siding and corrugated metal.

You can browse through construction photos and photos from the set on our facebook site.

The race is on…

Posted in: Modern Craftsman, Modern Craftsman, Modular Construction , News by Kathleen | No Comments » Saturday,10-07-2010

Offsite and onsite work began on a 6,000 SF home. The site work is extensive and will take 12-14 weeks. Over the next few weeks we’ll share the progress onsite and in our factory. The home is a modern craftsman.

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Open House February 4th of Home we built onsite and in our factory for Simpatico... January 27, 2012

Open House February 4th of Home we built onsite and in our factory for Simpatico Homes. Follow this link.Simpatico Prototype-- Open Housewww.eventbrite.comSimpatico Homes is hosting the first Open Home for its Prototype House in Emeryville, CA. The innovative Prototype Home is an extremely green and modern factory-built residence-- the first in our extensive […]

Check out this video on the Simpatico home we built: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1... January 23, 2012

Check out this video on the Simpatico home we built: http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-57364073-54/prefab-homes-that-are-stylish-sustainable-video/Prefab homes that are stylish, sustainable (video)news.cnet.comSimpatico Homes constructs eco-friendly, modern houses out of factory-built modules. The inspiration? Joseph Eichler. SmartPlanet's Sumi Das take […]

First finished photo of LEED Platinum home by Simpatico built by Eco Offsite. We... December 9, 2011

First finished photo of LEED Platinum home by Simpatico built by Eco Offsite. We've been busy and re-launching our website, scheduling open house/tours of our homes here in Bay Area. Los Gatos home photos coming soon. […]

Progress in Los Gatos- SIP Roof complete and onsite framing and extensive concre... October 21, 2011

Progress in Los Gatos- SIP Roof complete and onsite framing and extensive concrete retaining walls complete. […]

Here's a link to the prefab we did in Santa Barbara designed by Blackbird Archit... September 28, 2011

Here's a link to the prefab we did in Santa Barbara designed by Blackbird Architects.Greyson Prefab Residence, Sustainability, Site Integration | Blackbird Architects, Inc.www.bbird.comThis Tea Fire rebuild was a custom-designed prefabricated home. Realized at very low-cost and utilizing fire-resistant and sustainable / green materials, the 710 square f […]

Second floor almost done September 23, 2011

Second floor almost done […]

View from kitchen in new home September 22, 2011

View from kitchen in new home […]

Set of module 3 September 22, 2011

Set of module 3 […]

Two modules in place September 22, 2011

Two modules in place […]

House set today in Los Gatos September 22, 2011

House set today in Los Gatos […]