Photo: Christine Cotter/Los Angeles Times

The first residential installation of the home we designed for LivingHomes®, a premier developer of modern, sustainable, prefabricated homes, took place Nov 5th in Newport Beach, California. Footage of the installation is available online.

In a matter of a few hours, four off-site fabricated wood and steel modules comprising the 2,500 square-foot, two-story residence were precision-craned onto the site. The homeowners expect to move into their new house a month after install, meaning the entire process from laying the foundation to final finishes is less than four months, one half to one third of the time it takes to build a home with conventional methods.

The home was constructed in a factory in Southern California. Before its permanent installation in Newport Beach, the house was exhibited in 2009 at the International Builders Show in Las Vegas, NV and the TED Conference in Long Beach, CA. It is poised to become Orange County's first LEED-Platinum Certified Home.

Further stories:
Los Angeles Times, Prefab housing goes green in Newport Beach
CBS2, Newport Beach 'Green' Home To Be Built In 1 Day