Curious what an eco-friendly pre-fab home looks like? Take a firsthand look by going on a FREE tour of Kohler LivingHome, a green pre-fab assembled in just 4 days in time for the recent TED conference in Long Beach.
Designed by KieranTimberlake and made by LivingHomes — the company behind the eco-mansion that’s the Wired LivingHome in Brentwood — the Kohler LivingHome was created by stacking together four steel and wood modules. The 3-bedroom, 2.5-bath home’s got deck space on both floors and has been tricked out with the latest eco-technologies, from a photovoltaic system to an on-demand water heater.
The house, valued at $675,000, is for sale for $499,905. That price doesn’t include transport, installation, or the foundation — but does include all the nifty upgrades. But you don’t have to buy it — or even be interested in buying it — to tour it!
When: Select days until Feb. 21, 2009. Check website for schedule.
Where: In the courtyard of the Long Beach Convention Center, 300 E. Ocean Blvd., Long Beach
Cost: Free for the tour; $35 for the Green Building Seminar on Wed., Feb. 18, 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm.
RSVP: Required on the Kohler LivingHome website.
Kohler LivingHome could achieve LEED Platinum status if whoever buys the house takes advantage of all its eco-measures. The house comes graywater ready, for example, but its up to the owner — and the laws at the place the owner decides to put the house — whether or not to actually recycle her water.
That is absolutely amazing, when I am out that way, I’d love to tour something like that.
Comment by Rachel — February 12, 2009 @ 1:34 pm