The Ford house has been delivered and set! On Friday, the Ford house left the Palm-Harbor Discovery Plant on two flat-bed trucks and arrived at its home on Ford St in SW Austin. According to ma modular’s general contractor, Jerry Fryer, “It was a game of inches.” To clear the power lines, the crane was [...]

SOL  Austin is a vibrant, sustainable community of modern, 5 Star Green, and Net-Zero capable homes located in East Austin. If you’re in the market for a new home, check out this one-of-a-kind development by KRDB Architects (www.solaustin.com). If you like the SOL homes but already own a lot or acreage, most of the home [...]

Chris Krager, founder of Ma Modular, is one of 5 sustainable business owners featured in Tribeza magazine this month: http://tribeza.com/component/content/article/213.html An excerpt from the article: “KRDB’s primary mission is to make design more accessible, both financially and intellectually. Most people have a limited amount they can allocate to their monthly housing costs. First, find a [...]

Dwell Magazine just released a special issue: “100 Houses We Love.” Here’s a link to a video tour of a house WE love: the Ma Modular model home in Austin, TX: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRAzMrFucUY What else do we love? Working with passionate people to design modern + green + affordable homes that catch Dwell’s eye. Anybody want [...]

If you’ve been waiting for the opportunity to tour the ma modular model home, located in Austin, TX, mark your calendars for Saturday, June 5 at 2 p.m. Space is limited, so please contact me to RSVP, and for location details. amyb@mamodular.com

SOL Austin (www.solaustin.com) has been featured on PBS NewsHour in an interview by two Austin High School students. The 2 minute piece is mid-way through the interview just after Enviromedia: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/video/module.html?s=news01s3e6eqe81 SOL  is a vibrant, sustainable community of modern, 5 Star Green, and Net-Zero capable homes. For MA Modular fans, most of the home plans [...]

Photovoltaics, geothermal heat pumps, solar water heaters, wind energy systems, and fuel cells qualify for federal tax credits for a NEW HOME. Find out what else does adn does not qualify; http://www.greenresourcecouncil.org/articles/federal_energy_efficiency_tax_credits.cfm

The Ford House Project is underway in SW Austin near Zilker Park! Over the next several months, we’ll be documenting the 10 steps to building a Ma Modular home. Our clients already own the property and have sold their existing house, so Step 1 is Site Orientation. Friday morning, the client, Jerry Fryer (ma’s General [...]

“We shape our buildings; thereafter, they shape us.” – Sir Winston Churchill A recent article in Rare Magazine describes how KRDB takes existing technology and makes good design cost effective and eco-friendly: http://rareaustin.com/?p=922

With ma inquiries coming in from all over the country, we hired Amy Bernhard to lead the project’s growth, both locally and nationally. You’ll be hearing from Amy on a regular basis…stay tuned…