The term “prefab” in home construction has evolved from a whispered notion to a resounding declaration of innovation. Prefabricated homes were once considered outliers; now, they stand as the future ...

Lloyd Alter is Design Editor for Treehugger and teaches Sustainable Design at Ryerson University in Toronto. Now Kaplan Thompson Architects, our Best of Green 2009 for their Bright Barn, has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Mad River Modern is designed for 2,577 square feet of living space, including three bedrooms and two-and-a-half bathrooms.

The homes of the future will not only be more sustainable and affordable—they will also be much faster to build. Prefab architecture is paving the way, and now there’s more variety than ever to choose ...