Thursday, May 7, 2009

'i-house' compact green home

This is a serious contender for the green home market since it can come with solar panels, tankless water heaters, rainwater collectors, and decks made from recycled materials. It's designed to be very energy efficient.

It would be a great green, low-cost home for singles or couples, small families, first home buyers, or for vacation homes. The i-house 1 is about 723 sq.ft. with 1 bedroom, 1 bath, and the base price is $74,900. The i-house II is 1023 sq.ft., 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, with a base price of $93, 300.

The optional 'Flex room' (there are at least 2 models to choose from) gives you an additional square footage, an extra bathroom, and an upstairs deck. Since access to the upstairs deck requires stairs it won't be very accessible for older retirees. From the square footage and the videos it appears that there's room enough in even the smallest 'Flex room' to add a sofa bed for guests. The 'Flex room' is unattached and costs an additional $26,660 to $38,970. But depending on the model you can get an additional 620 sq. ft. and a larger upstairs deck.

--Clayton 'i-house' is giant leap from trailer park
--i-house - official site. Excellent video tours and check out the floor plans.

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