available. www.countryheritagehomes.com Pole House Kits PoleHouses.com is introducing a new product: Prefabricated Modular Pole House Kits, to be priced from as low as $5,000 per Module, FOB. The 'P' POD modules will include all materials necessary to assemble a complete exterior finished Pole House, with 400 square feet of interior space (including a sleeping loft). 'P' PODS are designed to be a quality solution for quick re-housing after natural disasters. Tim Cornell, founder of polehouses.com, has been designing and building pole houses since 1988. Pole house structures use less material than conventional building methods and are faster to erect, thus more cost effective. PoleHouses design is one of the lowest home costs per square foot in the construction industry as well as one of the most energy efficient. According to PoleHouse.com, in their designs, large diameter vertical wood poles are firmly bolted atop reinforced concrete footings to carry the load of the floor and roof. This strong flexible skeletal structure permits all interior and exterior walls to be non-load bearing. Then, girder beams, floor joists and tension ring beams are bolted directly into the notched vertical wood poles to create a structural grid. They design and engineer their pole houses on a modular grid system which lends itself to the efficiencies of post and beam and timber frame construction techniques which they utilize. Due to the notched and bolted interlocking system, exposed structural elements move together as a unit and are better able to resist the adverse effects of hurricanes, typhoons, earthquakes and flooding. The website has extensive photos and ordering information. www.polehouses.comm Acorn Conversion Project Acorn Conversion Project is a function of KVA, Kennedy & Violich Architecture. They supposedly offer two sizes of prefab manufactured housing, but the confusing website doesn't make it clear how to obtain information on the subject of their modular housing.www.kvarch.net Anderson Architects Anderson Architects has designed and built numerous research prototypes and prefabrication systems creatively exploring new construction technologies and affordable building methods. They are not manufacturers or suppliers of modular or prefabricated buildings, although Anderson Anderson does have certain companies that they have worked with in the past and can recommend or work with in developing building solutions for particular project. www.andersonanderson.com Amercian Home Sales For the budget group, firm owner and designer is Nichoel Farris who is a Sustainable Building and Design student at UCDavis, member of the USGreen Building Council and Build it Green. The website claims that their homes are 30-40% more efficient than standard manufactured or site built homes.www.ecomanufacturedhomes.com MODABODE MODABODE of Australia has designed the ABODE, a stunning new housing product for the 21st century. An ABODE is modernist, stylish and flexible. Looks like a cool beach house or beach cottage. It should take no more than 12 weeks to move into your ABODE after placing an order with MODABODE. The inherent flexibility of the modular system allows views and sunlight to be controlled. Place a glazed panel to create a sunny dining area, and a solid panel to hide a neighbor's gable wall. The only site works required are