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An Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) is a smaller housing unit built on the same lot as a primary dwelling (also known as Additional or Auxiliary Dwelling Units) -- think granny flat, in-law unit, laneway house). It has an arrangement for sleeping, cooking, and lavatory. An ADU can be detached, attached, a garage conversion, or a basement conversion. The uses are myriad--for family members, guest spaces, rental income, or more.

Prefabricated housing is a practical solution since it is faster to build, less expensive than site-built houses, and potentially more energy efficient--all aspects that are attractive to homeowners. According to manufacturers, they are seeing the trend for house size coming down but with higher quality amenities. Sheri Koones has authored a series of five prefabulous books, this one is her sixth. She includes a variety of prefab homes from sm...

Smaller, more environmentally-friendly houses seem to be the wave of the future. As people chose to move out of cities, finances and life style will limit the size of the houses these new home owners will choose. This book includes lots of examples of small house options around the country, including ADUs (accessory dwelling units). Whether you're building a small house, renovating an older home, or purchasing something new, this book will pro...

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A lushly illustrated tour of cutting-edge architectural design around the world, with profiles of 50 energy-efficient homes. All of the featured houses are illustrated with floor plans, interior photographs and exterior images. Building sustainable, green homes is more important than ever. Prefabrication offers a simple way to construct incredibly energy- efficient, green homes. Showcasing the unlimited possibilities offered by prefabrication,...

Prefabrication offers a simple path to dream green homes, and in her latest book, Koones highlights the many ways of using prefabrication to create almost-off-the-grid homes--houses that are not only environmentally friendly, but often operate at nearly zero annual energy cost.

Prefab home construction has come into its own. Prefabricated homes used to be considered inferior to houses built on site, but not anymore. In Prefabulous Small Houses, best-selling author Sheri Koones presents 32 stunning prefabricated homes from around North America. 250 beautiful photographs and floorplans show the amazing breadth of styles available to today's homeowners. Small is the new big. Everyone from Millennials looking to buy thei...

Currently, between 5-10 per cent of all new homes are prefab and experts predict that number will grow to 30 per cent in the next ten years. "Prefabulous" describes the many systems available for prefabricating all or parts of a new home, compares their advantages and disadvantages and shows beautiful examples of houses built using these techniques. Although all of these "prefabricated" houses look very different, all of them were manufactured...

Dispels the negative myths associated with prefab homes and shows the reader how beautiful and remarkably green these homes can be. This book demystifies the prefabricated house by using 25 homes to showcase how factory-built homes are greener, more efficient, sturdier and more cost-effective than site-built homes.