Trade In 250 iPods, Get Yourself a 1,000 Square ft i-House?
by Brian Merchant, Brooklyn, New York 
on 01.10.09
Photos via Jetson Green
Okay, so no such deal exists, explicitly. Do not contact Apple regarding said offer. However, the prospect is very real: Clayton homes is reportedly about to start marketing its manufactured home the i-House (named because of its shape, not its affiliation with Apple) for a scant 100,000 dollars, according to Jetson Green. And with some current iPods retailing at $400, well, you do the math. Even better, the homes are slated to come with a slew of green features.
You could either have 250 iPod Touches, or a new, nearly 1000 square foot home that features a butterfly roof with a rainwater catchment system, bamboo flooring, decking material made from recycled content, efficient windows, and optional solar paneling.
According to Jetson Green:
"The core portion of the home is 992 square feet with bedroom, living room, kitchen, and bathroom. The core is then dotted by an extended flex room and bathroom quarters, which also features an exciting rooftop deck. The configuration of the core and flex room forms an "i."
And as for that price tag, don't get your hopes up yet—100 grand is just the rumored figure, and apparently marketing research is still being done. But still, providing the units pass muster under closer inspection, the prospect of cheap green manufactured houses is exciting indeed.
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horrible, misleading title....
Attractive, modern, green housing that people might actually be able to afford? That just doesn't sound in keeping with current design and marketing trends. Kind of like Apple products in general. I see where you are going! :-)
Wow. This looks great! I'd buy one.
If you follow the link to the Jetson Green article, it says "Rumor has it that i-House will be sold for +/- $100,000."
I'd prefer one of the -$100,000 ones, of course. :-)
I guess they probably meant to say:
Rumor has it that i-House will be sold for $100,000, plus or minus [a bit]
Anthony & Brian, I meant what I said, which is this:
"Rumor has it that i-House will be sold for +/- $100,000, depending on the purchase of the flex room, but Clayton Homes is doing research still on how to price it."
The speculation price is below $100k if you purchase the home without the flex room; it's above $100k if you purchase the home with the flex room. But all of this, even the $100k price rumor, has not been settled by Clayton -- they're doing market research on the pricing.
100 grand for a 1000sq foot green house???
for godsakes... isn't that a tad... err... very bloody expensive?? I mean even if it is green?? this is an example of people cashing in on the green movement..
I'm in the 'green building rating' business and even though I don't know exactly how green those houses are, (I'm assuming the architects know their stuff) but I still would not put that house at that price...
This is the same thing as http://www.powerhouse-enterprises.com/aboutus.html, Not sure who came first
How about Zunes, irivers, Zens, walkmans, and various other PMP's? There's nothing wrong with a non-iPod player, right?
How about a code certified Bamboo House from Bamboo Living Homes?
These kits are manufactured in Vietnam from sustainable Structural Bamboo and be shipped any where in the world.
http://www.bambooliving.com/
"This is the same thing as http://www.powerhouse-enterprises.com/aboutus.html, Not sure who came first"
Not sure what you mean -- note one company only shows renderings (which is as far as 99% of Dwell-type architects ever get) and the other shows a completed home, with the ability to make them in the thousands at under $100/ft. Hmmm.... I don't see how they are the same at all.
Wow! Great site. We are in the modular housing business. We publish a rating guide that rates modular homes and manufacured homes. It might be of interest to those wanting to learn more about the industry.
Randy