Comments on: New LEED Platinum Green Prefab Homes With An Affordable Price Tag Unveiled By Living Homes http://cleantechnica.com/2012/11/05/new-leed-platinum-green-prefab-homes-with-an-affordable-price-tag-unveiled-by-living-homes/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Sun, 28 Dec 2014 14:06:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 By: Marcacci Communications http://cleantechnica.com/2012/11/05/new-leed-platinum-green-prefab-homes-with-an-affordable-price-tag-unveiled-by-living-homes/#comment-149337 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:59:31 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=44736#comment-149337 […] feet of space are currently in the certification process pipeline. Roughly 123,000 additional residential units have also been certified under the […]

]]> By: Ronald Brak http://cleantechnica.com/2012/11/05/new-leed-platinum-green-prefab-homes-with-an-affordable-price-tag-unveiled-by-living-homes/#comment-140427 Tue, 06 Nov 2012 03:43:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=44736#comment-140427 Wow, a $178,000 dollar house? Our median price is about half a million. Hope they meet Australian standards.

]]> By: rkt9 http://cleantechnica.com/2012/11/05/new-leed-platinum-green-prefab-homes-with-an-affordable-price-tag-unveiled-by-living-homes/#comment-140331 Mon, 05 Nov 2012 12:32:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=44736#comment-140331 “The LivingHome C6/CK series are the lowest cost LivingHomes. They combine clean, modern design with our Z6, LEED® Platinum level environmental program and Cradle-to-Cradle CM inspired materials. The C6/CKs feature open floor plans, upgraded finishes and fixtures, and lots of storage, light and warmth.

The C6 series was designed by LivingHomes staff in collaboration with Make It Right, a nonprofit founded by Brad Pitt and architect William McDonough to build 150 affordable, sustainable homes in New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward, the neighborhood hardest hit by Hurricane Katrina. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of each C6 will help support the efforts of Make It Right. There are three versions of the C6 that range from 2 bedrooms/1 bath at 950 square feet to 3 bedrooms/2 baths at 1232 square feet.

The new CK series shares the same interior and exterior materials and environmental program of the C6s. The CK Series was inspired by the design of Ray Kappe and they include our first lower cost two story LivingHomes.

Comfy. Conscious. Complete: $139-323,000, including a lifetime of happiness.”

Affordable for who? The 3 bdr 2 bath at $145 per sq ft comes in just over 178K. At 4% int. that is 850 a month for 30 years, add the lot, taxes, and insurance and it is hardly affordable for the average wage earner.

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