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 [...]

Thank you to everyone who attended the plant tour to view the Ford House being built. One tour participant had this to say (via email) afterward: “Absolutely amazing to see someone’s home being built in that fashion.  So much more effective/efficient.  Not only for the clients, and the sake of the home, but for the [...]

As I mentioned in a recent post, the Ford House goes into production this week. You may be thinking, wait a minute! That’s Step 6. What happened to Steps 2-5? You’re absolutely right. Here’s a summary of what has transpired since Site Orientation: Step 2 – Site Reconnaissance. Three surveys are required at the beginning [...]

The four projects we introduced at the beginning of the summer have made great strides! Ford (a single-family home in SW Austin) – Construction begins next week at our partner manufacturing plant, Palm Harbor-Discovery, here in Austin. Ruth (a secondary home on a single lot in NW Austin) – Design Phase 1 of 2 is [...]

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 [...]

In addition to the Ford House (post 2 of 10 coming soon!), Ma Modular has several other projects in the works: Right around the corner from the Ford House, near Zilker Park, a spacious corner lot on Bluebonnet is under contract and site surveys are on order (boundary, geotechnical, topo and tree) for a new [...]

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

Ma Modular’s Florida/Georgia manufacturer, Palm Harbor-Nationwide Homes, joined “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” to build the television show’s first modular home. Click here to preview the episode, which is is scheduled to air this Sunday, May 16 at 8/7 Central on ABC: http://abc.go.com/shows/extreme-makeover-home-edition Will Ty and the folks at ABC’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” learn from [...]