Housing Opportunity 2014 - Building for Health, Building with Innovation, Parlin Meyer

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Parlin Meyer – Director | BrightBuilt Home

affiliate of Kaplan Thompson Architects

Portland, Maine

Affordable, Net-Zero Modular

single family homes

ULI Housing Opportunity 2014:

Healthy Housing, Healthy Places

May 16, 2014

Our EFFORTS.

Urban land institute?

…Single family detached

homes?

What are we doing here??!

Our EFFORTS.

The DEMAND for Single Family homes remains

SOURCE: DOE 2011 Buildings Energy data book

…and Consumption remains very high

Our EFFORTS.

How we’re ADDRESSING THE DEMAND

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$140-$175 / sq. ft.

including site costs

& (sometimes) renewables

The REASON.

Why a BRIGHTBUILT HOME works

The REASON.

What a BRIGHTBUILT HOME costs

The REASON. 6.5kW array $2700/kW after rebate .20c/kWh 5% at 30 inflation of 2.5%/year

Instant payback makes the case for solar

The NICHE.

over the next 30 years 75%

of the built environment will

be new or renovated

SOURCE: architecture 2030

Old approach | New STANDARDS

Yields Great HomeS at a faster pace

Barriers to realization

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TechnicalAdapting High performance to modular

Manufacturing

MARKETAssessments / valuation

Conveying cost reality to Homeowners

Conveying added value to Homebuilders

POLICYTax Credits

Power companies

Our EFFORTS.

Completed HOMES 2008- July 2013

UPCOMING HOMES July 2013-

present

HOLLIS

,

NH

LINCOLN-

VILLE,

ME

SPRING-

FIELD,

VTWOBURN,

MA

COLLEGE

GROVE,

TNGORHAM,

ME

LEXING-

TON,

MA

NORTH

ANDOVER,

MA

Our EFFORTS.

How we Scale it Up

BAYSIDE ANCHOR

East Bayside, Portland, ME

Mixed Use Residential/Retail

45 Units, Studio – 2 BR

36 to be Affordable Housing Units

9 To Be market rate

Modular construction

To meet Passive House standard

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