7 Prefabs Across California

By Dwell @dwell

The innovative state has no shortage of architectural experiments; these 7 prefab homes are pushing the design envelope. Slideshow The C6 home achieves efficiency through a combination of strategies, including energy efficient lighting and appliances, smart heating/AC control system to reduce power usage and enough solar panels to produce more than 100 percent of the home’s power.

The C6 home achieves efficiency through a combination of strategies, including energy efficient lighting and appliances, smart heating/AC control system to reduce power usage and enough solar panels to produce more than 100 percent of the home’s power.

Inspired by the modern homes built by developer Joseph Eichler in the 1950s and 1960s, the C6 home by LivingHomes offers potential homeowners a competitively-priced modern home built according to LEED Platinum standards. “This is actually the most energy efficient home we’ve ever done. It blew us away,” says Steve Glenn, CEO of LivingHomes, “We’re 51 percent more efficient than Title 24 building energy codes.”

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