Traditional onsite construction is outdated. It’s wasteful, bad for the environment, not as healthy, and will cost you more each month with higher utility bills. We utilize a number of different building science techniques so that you get a better built, healthier, more energy efficient home in less time.
Energy Efficiency & Health Advantages
With our panelized kit system, you can eliminate more than 50% of construction line items while simultaneously elevating quality, efficiency & sustainability.
A Healthier Home:
A common phrase in the building science community is, “insulate tight and ventilate right”. We utilize Heat Recovery Ventilators (HRV’s), coupled with a whole house, HEPA filtration systems to achieve this.
Highly Efficient:
Your home will be 400% tighter then standard built homes. This results in much lower air leakage, which results in up to 50% of the total heating cost of your home. Your utility bills will be less then 1⁄2 of a comparable site-built home.
Sustainability:
Our production method in a controlled environment reduces construction waste by more than 5X over standard built homes. In addition, lower utility bills reduces carbon emissions over the life of the home.
A Better Built Home:
A pre-fab/panelized home is built to a higher degree of accuracy than site built homes. They are built to stricter tolerances and are more energy efficient. In addition, because factory built homes are built to withstand shipping, they are generally built stronger than site built homes.
“There are tremendous benefits to building parts of the home in a controlled facility. Materials are protected from the weather and used in a more efficient manner.”
– National Association of Homebuilders
Step aside, Modular Homes.
Panelized kit systems have many advantages over modular homes, including:
- DESIGN FLEXIBILITY: A modular home has shipping constraints regarding width, height, etc. Kit homes do not have these same constraints.
- SLAB ON GRADE OR SUB-FLOOR OPTIONS: Slab on grade is better for retirement homes, ADA, etc. Because there are fewer steps, grade level patios instead of raised decks, etc. While kit homes can be built as either slab on grade, crawlspace or over basements, modular homes cannot be slab on grade. The floor system must be built into the module.
- RADIANT FLOOR HEAT OPTION: A kit home on a slab is perfect for highly efficient, healthy radiant floor heat. With modular homes, the floor has to be built into the modular and set on a crawl space. This makes radiant floor heat much more costly and less efficient than a floor slab.
- SHIPPING COST SAVINGS: Kit homes are less expensive to ship because an entire home can usually be shipped on one truck and the load is usually not oversized like modular homes. Modular homes require special permits, pilot cars, etc.
- CRANE SAVINGS: Only a small crane or forklift is needed to set the wall and roof panels. Modular homes require much bigger, more expensive cranes.
Our panelized kit systems are a faster, better way to build highly efficient, prefab housing units as completed modular units. Advantages include:
Speed / time savings
Using our panelized kit system dramatically increases the speed of construction. On average, a kit home is built at least twice as fast as standard onsite construction.
Increased Productivity +
Rapid ROI:
A faster build cycle allows your builder to build more homes in the same amount of time. This means you sell or rent the home faster and get a much faster ROI. A faster build cycle also reduces the amount of financing needed during construction, increasing your bottom line.
Predictable budgets + timelines:
Predictable budgets and timelines: Using a kit system decreases the time and budget variable associated with residential construction. What if you could finish a project on time and under budget? You can!
Fewer skilled workers required
Much of the work that requires highly skilled framers is done in our factory. Although you still need workers to assemble the kit, the skill required is lower and they will work far fewer hours from start to finish.
Higher Quality
The wall and roof panels are built out of the weather in a controlled factory using jigs and automated equipment. This increases the overall precision and quality of your home.
Less Waste
With a panelized kit home, onsite waste is reduced by as much as 75%. You will have a cleaner, more organized jobsite and save money with fewer dumpster fees.
No Weather Delays
Because much of the work is done inside a factory, your onsite weather delays and damage caused by weather is greatly reduced.
Sustainability
With tighter tolerances, kit homes are more efficient to heat and cool. In addition, we also use advanced framing techniques, efficient grid design and highly efficient building products to reduce energy use and save you money.