GREEN GUIDE TO PREFAB: The History of the Mobile Home and Its Influence on Modern Prefab

Last month the folks over at Inhabitat kicked off a  Green Guide to Prefab series with an article exploring the history of prefabricated housing. Now they’re back with another installation in this series to take a look at mobile homes and their influence on the development of prefabs.  Although the words ‘mobile home’ today often conjure up images of convicts on the run and sprawling trailer parks outside cities, these compact houses on wheels were in fact part of a design revolution that gave way to a low-cost, portable option for single-family home ownership. Read on for the second installment of the  Green Guide to Prefab, where former Lindal Cedar Homes CEO, and green design consultant Michael Harris returns to enlighten us on the history of the mobile home and how it helped shape the modern prefab.  Read Full Story >