Zero Net Energy PREFAB HOMES for Sustainable Living

[@KerryTarnow]

Watch out for scammers pretending to be me. I will never ask anyone to contact me over telegram for any reason. Thanks for watching!

[@SavageScientist]

LOL i saw those too, they tend to use whatsApp and fake phone numbers with graphic letters instead of real letters.

[@djstace808]

You’ve created an avid, knowledgeable and savvy community in the market for tiny luxury/modern prefab homes. You’re a professional. You have boundaries. Your voice is clear. We see you, scammers-keep it moving.

[@bjosch4365]

Kerry … make sure to delete those scam posts …

[@nicheadvice.co.nz-expats]

Have you seen Method Homes in Washington/Whatcom County?

[@awesomearizona-dino]

the majority of the prefab/modular homes that are *actually being built* are big $$$ (250k or higher), there is STILL a massive shortage of companies/contractors willing to build low cost homes. *ALSO* most cities/areas stick tightly to existing building codes, which is unfriendly to modular homes. (as of Oct 2022)

[@djstace808]

Here in CA, the laws are changing/keeping up with the times. It’s legal to build a secondary unit in your backyard. Retirees can rent or use their backyards for secondary residences-use the space for extra income/in-law unit/nanny/air b&b, etc.

[@bjosch4365]

Awesome Arizona … yep, way too expensive!!!

[@anabellepalacios8489]

That is a lot

[@FerreedomOutdoors]

Agreed it is VERY difficult to find an affordable larger prefab. I have been searching for almost a year now and I have yet to find anything more reasonable than traditional construction.

[@cbryce9243]

This is really getting exciting! We plan to move in 3 yrs., by then they will really have it all figured out. Not everyone wants to live in a tiny home, making these homes larger is a game changer. What would also be great is if they made villages with huge organic and sustainable gardens, parks, grocery stores, and other businesses, all within walking distance. Thank you for doing such awesome posts every week! I'm really hoping someone will start making these homes in WA. State.

[@H4N5O1O]

they still use big long steels and gypsum so not a good design at all there is better available AVOID this shit.

[@StreyX]

I hope they continue to do one off construction in the future.

[@300rivers7]

You feature so many good ideas/projects and mfgs. on this channel, that it's nearly impossible to pick just one. Great job.

[@KerryTarnow]

Thank you! Glad you’re enjoying the videos

[@dalegereaux1863]

I really like the floor plan and as you said it makes sense to have smaller bedrooms and larger living area. That seems to be a very decent size and as big or bigger than many two bedroom condos or apartments.

[@musingwithreba9667]

I'm with you. I like that floor plan with smaller bedroom and more living space. The bedroom only needs to be big enough to fit the bed with some space around it so you can change the sheets. And a closet. Need a closet. Now, if we could just get someone to get something like this rolling in Canada

[@joltjolt5060]

Nope. Big bedrooms, small living room. Living room only needs a couch and a tv.

[@gregripp]

Just don't like the idea of wasted space like big bathrooms, hallways, kitchens and entry ways. You just don't do much living there. Hopefully this method will reduce the cost of housing.

[@jamesellsworth9673]

The closet space is still too small! We make full use of two walk-in closets in a unit that has about the same total square footage.

[@johncummings9494]

More and more information and choices! My feeble brain cannot handle it all. Since local municipalities have their own building codes and regulations, I think the multi-home development seems to be an excellent option to pursue. Thanks for the information. Always appreciate your videos.

[@KerryTarnow]

Thanks John, glad you enjoyed the video

[@mathieuduval7544]

At 1st i wasn't really interested in this house but i love the 2 separate bathrooms, a house that has 2 bedrooms its a must imo

[@Hopekaran]

Thanks for keeping us plugged into all the cutting edge prefab home info. BTW - I love your hair!!

[@KerryTarnow]

No problem! Haha glad you like it 🙌🏼

[@awesomearizona-dino]

i do like this home shown here. easy assemble also.

[@jkhunton4073]

Wow, it's amazing to see all the new ideas and tech in an industry which has pretty much stuck to what it knows in the past. I love your humour and for someone who claims to be not that bright I want to know how you generate the antigravity field around your hair!

[@KerryTarnow]

Hahahahaha. That might be the best hair comment to date 😂

[@krg9942]

Love the humor you drop in.

[@KerryTarnow]

Glad to hear! Thank you 🙌🏼

[@RealBillyGarcia]

Wow. Just wow. Lots of investment potential here. I have family that owns property in the Dominican Republic that I’m going to share this video with. Nice work Kerry.

[@KerryTarnow]

Thanks Billy! That’s cool, hopefully this is a good option for them

[@That1GreenEyedGirl]

Hi Kerry 👋 👋 ok so I know I've said it before, but this is going on my top 5 !!! Love this one ❤ 💕 💗

[@KerryTarnow]

haha awesome! Glad you like it

[@That1GreenEyedGirl]

@@KerryTarnow no I love this one.

[@murrynathan]

You always design the best thumbnails!

[@KerryTarnow]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[@JenniferEgbert]

I love the idea of an entire development.

[@KerryTarnow]

It makes sense!

[@whoami6702]

WOWWWW. Amazing developments. I just discovered your channel and I LOVE it. I lived in Alberta, Canada for three years and saw a lot of construction and how much waste goes into each build. A friend of mine would go to these sites and offer his services to collect the materials they throw in their bins in order to re-sell or recycle them for others to use. With this kind of trend in construction technology happening right now, I can see how the current housing construction industry is going to be revolutionized. Makes me wonder if a lot of the machines they are using now (along with the materials) will become what telephone booths and typewriters are in the 21st century. If you think about it, what's to stop the evolution of this revolution so that you can "Lego" together three to five of these pieces together? With the tiny house movement which has grown in the last ten years, the prices on these prefab homes are a no-brainer. Also, it does NOT look too improbable that these same companies could easily enter/create a mail-order tiny house marketplace. The water shortages are very easily addressed by using incineration toilets which are fast becoming more common in the tiny house builds. Totally enjoy your channel. Glad I found it!

[@ameobiamicrobiological2366]

Another great video, I hope we can see a walkthrough sometime in the future! 😂

[@KerryTarnow]

Thank you! Have some in the works 🙌🏼

[@kimhannan4892]

Wow! Really love the 2bed/2bath home. I don't need a mansion (unless its for free) but I am someone who needs a little space for comfort. It seems these homes have a lot of potential! I think they need to put up a community in Florida! Thanks Kerry!

[@KerryTarnow]

Thanks for watching 🙌🏼

[@maggielemons4883]

Thanks for the information, be blessed and be safe

[@a.sobriquet6220]

This is SO exciting! WONDERFUL

[@KerryTarnow]

Thank you!

[@ShayRoseCo]

I'm excited for this one!

[@eventconsultants7010]

I'm liking this. Currently, working on bringing of something to the Caribbean sector.

[@KerryTarnow]

Awesome 😎

[@robinsadler5493]

Kerry do you have idea how much the homes will cost? A ballpark figure? These are probably the best prefab homes you have shown to date! Thanks for keeping all of us who are interested in this type home up to date on who is doing what. 😊

[@KerryTarnow]

Hi Robin, I don’t know their pricing… sorry! Glad you like the homes

[@suzanneribas3746]

My guess as to where in the Caribbean they are setting up would be in the Dominican Republic. Their hard work and love of country and family has strengthened the country beyond what people thought could be possible. Willing to risk their lives at sea to be able to find better opportunities they leave but don't forget those left behind. Most have a suitcase (s) they are permanently looking to fill with things for their family and friends for when they return which is often and usually on holidays to be with family on those special occasions. Most put away money for elderly parents and often build homes for their retirement long before needed so their parents can have a secure structure to live in while they return with all the appliances included. This has to produce blessings of many kinds and has held economic growth yearly at about 8% for some time now. I am Cuban and have a lot of admiration for these people that don't forget the people they love and the land where they were born. They are very creative and recently I saw they have converted their horse drawn carriages like the ones in central park for tourists (where the horses are worked to death and die) in electric vehicles sans horses which are fun, whitty and colorful for the tourists to ride!

[@jaredleemease]

Thank you Kerry

[@KerryTarnow]

Thanks for watching!

[@gardellc2814]

Kerry, I just called them to find out how to see in person what units look like. I talked to the person who answered at their Oakland office. He said that at this time they are using a business model that works only with developers constructing 40 units or more. He said that in the next year or two they would offer individual dwellings to individuals. Probably.

[@KerryTarnow]

Well there we have it! Thanks for confirming

[@tonyrome068]

Great job, great homes! Cant wait to see those prices!

[@KerryTarnow]

Thanks for watching 🙌🏼

[@CodyMcGriff]

that head knod at 1:34...made God smile...

[@KerryTarnow]

Hahaha thanks

[@SHOCKPROOFX]

My favorite KZbin Channel!🙌

[@KerryTarnow]

Thank you!!!

[@josephpiskac2781]

Flat roofs are a problem and there appears to be nothing provided to drain water that makes it to the edge. How do you clean the solar panels? Gypsum Board can be a mold machine depending on the climate.

[@jimjimgl3]

Cool idea but I love that they show a rendering of a building in the desert (where water is at a premium and only getting more and more scarce )with a large in-ground pool @4:59 🤪Take THAT Mother Nature

[@bartdemey25]

Really love your videos. Learned already so much and got so much inspiration for my own prefab/tiny/little house. One day... Would be so nice if you could also say (or show) the sizes in meter. (Because I'm constantly pauzing to use a calculater now.) 🙂

[@KerryTarnow]

Thats great to hear!

[@delanebredvik]

Brilliant good news. Thank you.

[@KerryTarnow]

thanks for watching!

[@delanebredvik]

@@KerryTarnow Thanks for your work!

[@rideordietheyretring2tranx382]

ur a good dude to have this level of dad humor

[@KerryTarnow]

Hahaha thanks

[@tracezachdaniels4264]

SO SHWEEEETTT...much love Tee with LIONS NAMED LEO.[the music worldwide} AND SOOOOOO COOL.!!!!!

[@KerryTarnow]

Thank you 🙌🏼

[@christiegingles8186]

I'll be happy to test one of these homes in the Great White North and report on the durability and efficiency in a frigid, snow laden climate!

[@CarbageMan]

In the current environment, I can imagine an average couple wanting an office, and maybe not wanting to give up the guest room. My wife an I moved into a 3BR plus half basement home and it's surprising how big it isn't (around 1700 sqft.)

[@kathleenomalley7838]

Kerry, thanks so much for your research and vlogs. FYI, that "strobe" light reflections is seen every 7 seconds and it only occur when you're speaking behind the desk.

[@KerryTarnow]

Thank you! trying to figure out what the heck

[@kathleenomalley7838]

@@KerryTarnow never seen anything like this on a KZbin video. Does your camera back up to an outside window, might be coming from outdoors.

[@kimhorton6109]

The cost of construction is one reason I live in a 74 year old home. Community development works for stick builds too. You get homogeneous neighborhoods where everyone keeps their home value. I’m sure the power and utility companies love that too.

[@coneryj]

They should focus on tropical house like the Caribbean. It would be huge to be able to buy some vacation property and not worry about having all the construction materials imported and going thru a build project in a foreign country.

[@dalegereaux1863]

These look really nice. Do you think they will be able to ship them outside of California ? A lot of us are trying to escape from California you know. Did I miss the price or didn't they give you one yet ?

[@MathewCap]

Do you use the KZbin HDR. When I turn my phone widescreen, it brings up my brightness. Just wondering is all

[@KerryTarnow]

interesting... no but I have the same issue on tvs. Is it something I need to do when uploading?

[@SillyTube9]

3D printed, modular homes ARE the future.

[@KerryTarnow]

thanks for watching!

[@SillyTube9]

@@KerryTarnow Your videos have been super useful for me to learn about these options, thank you!

[@cathymoloney8668]

I like this home and I want a home that is well built to withstand hurricane strength homes with very little maintenance. But I love the homes you feature with an abundance of outside decks including ones with a roof top deck off of the upstairs bedroom.. lots of rodents and bugs in FL and I desire a home that will not allow bugs in my home.

[@suzanneladue5828]

Thank You for the video

[@KerryTarnow]

Thanks for watching 🙌🏼

[@royalecrafts6252]

for modular homes yes, great idea, not so much for bespoke homes with intricate designs

[@parkeschaffer5808]

Two things. Website does not mention exact development locations or pricing. Also, developments are located in temperate climate areas. How does this technology stand up to freezing temps and extreme weather?

[@keithconrad4892]

What good ideas for classrooms ? Any designs custom for just classroom use

[@lizliz4186]

Great videos. Would love to see more designs like this that actually could be used in colder climates. Unfortunately the r value here in insulation is far far too low.

[@KerryTarnow]

More to come!

[@sharkiesfavs1015]

Kerry - you bring awareness to a broad amount of manufactured housing that I appreciate. Be cognizant of your broad audience - please mention if its heavy snow compatible . Many of us are looking for these types of homes in mountainous regions. This one is another flat roof I feel like 80% of the homes that you highlight all have flat roofs. Would be great info to know. Thanks!!

[@KerryTarnow]

Thank you for the feedback 👊🏻

[@Arkmor]

Wonder if they will make a Net zero category 5 hurricane-resistant home for places like Florida or the U.S. Virgin Islands.

[@michelletillman5654]

Hope all the other builders are watching your video and taking some serious nores

[@sultanbaigkhanmirza3906]

Very nice work

[@KerryTarnow]

Thanks!

[@eduardoalba9557]

Just dreaming to have one of that frepab Home.

[@KerryTarnow]

Awesome!

[@MrDarryl90210]

This is all great and innovative, but I really want to know how well these prefab homes fair against say a stray bullet(s). This may be relevant for certain neighborhoods but also opens the opportunity for potential buyers there from an affordability standpoint.

[@ironwarrior73]

Great channel. But can youhelp me in finding affordable prefab homes for the UK? Thanks

[@NSAKEY]

Appreciate your efforts, as always, Mr. Tarnow. However, building code requirements, logistics/availability and costs are all still very far away from where they need to be in my country. The need for affordable housing options has never been greater, but so much needs to change/improve before we can really see any meaningful progress. I remain hopeful, nonetheless, and am optimistic by the slow progress that /is/ being made in this area.

[@Timzart7]

Going to the Mighty Buildings KZbin channel, I notice their latest video is from a year ago, and there's no video tour of this home yet. Replacing concrete and wood is a good idea in the frame of a home, but any new material is going to take years to prove to people that it will work as well, which is difficult because with the new materials sciences, there very well could be something that is lighter, stronger, much less environmental impact, and last as long or longer. I like the simple, clean interior design, but the exterior isn't that exciting, but it probably fits well with the mid-century modern look of Southern California. Neighborhood rendering kind of reminds me of a bunch of small Walmarts, LOL.

[@lenmoskowitz2258]

Unfortunately, R19 in the walls isn't enough for the Northeast. We have a certified passive house in New Jersey and it's about R36 in the walls, and roughly R70 in the roof. With the solar panel array on the roof, it's net zero.

[@celiafrederick1471]

Could the Caribbean location be Antigua and Barbuda? 👀

[@KerryTarnow]

that would be nice! I better request an on site visit

[@dalegereaux1863]

@@KerryTarnow just don't visit during hurricane season.

[@celiafrederick1471]

@@dalegereaux1863, Our Creator has our backs…I mean our paradise islands. 🇦🇬

[@GrantOakes]

I can see a need for more floor plans that have "convertible" space, moveable walls that retract during the day to expose more living room area and move away to make the bedrooms larger with the use of a Murphy bed.

[@KerryTarnow]

100%

[@HaitianHallow]

Thank you for making your backgrounds black instead of white when switching to another topic!

[@KerryTarnow]

You bet! People said it was burning their retinas 😂

[@richardavery2244]

I have been to the factory in Oakland California near the 880 freeway, from the outside it looks like a nice large manufacturing facility, however I have yet to set up a tour or actually see a finished or near finished product. Maybe in the near future someone representing the builder will allow me to tour the factory. There are developers looking to buy smaller 2&1 and 1&1 units, like a 700 sqft 2&1 or a 500 sqft 1&1 for rental purposes. So Kerry what is the cost of these units per sqft? Richard again

[@johnmoylan8951]

Kerry I live in Ireland, any EU companies you recommend?? Would love to build this way

[@aovoonthefarmsouthernillinois]

Nice video.

[@KerryTarnow]

Thank you 🙌🏼

[@scottmcneely4115]

Do you have a comprehensive list of prefab home builders that I can put into excel?

[@KerryTarnow]

I dont… good idea though

[@Micarunwithme]

My concerns of these modular or 3D printing homes are the r values of walls/ ceilings

[@isis9210]

And where you can actually place it ??? Any community ?? I keep asking same question All pictures looks like remote desert places

[@sylviegoulet8127]

I live in Canada Ontario is there any company like this around here?

[@KerryTarnow]

I don't know of any that are 3D printing in Ontario but you might want to check out Metaligna Modular

[@Тарас-у7к]

Concrete+bricks+insulation+finishing are the way to build sustainable high quality homes.

[@jeromeburrasca6710]

By far your best video! Good job. After all if your home isn’t NetZero you’ll be screwed with all the carbon taxes coming soon. If it ain’t carbon neutral, fire and wind resistant it’s moot!!!

[@KerryTarnow]

Thank you!

[@yeesumin8603]

The 14 first man 🌅

[@r.j.bedore9884]

The problem with this new business model of partnering with developers is that another person tacks on added expense before the home makes its way into a home buyer's hands. Also, I don't know a lot of people who want to live in a close packed community like this. Most people in my area either want an apartment downtown for convenience or a house out in the country with room to breathe. Unfortunately getting a home built is getting too expensive and giving another middle man his cut like this just makes the dream of home ownership even more of a dream for many people, instead of finally becoming a reality. It's a shame because the houses looked pretty cool and I really like the idea of being net zero.

[@aurimasdzezulskis3180]

1:30 the best joke 🤣

[@gr8dvd]

Big bedroom or big lining room? Yes/both… modular home with ‘modular’ rooms. Thinking movable partition, perhaps functional (closet, storage space, flip-down desk/shelves).

[@KerryTarnow]

I like it!

[@Esopusfloater]

Decent floor plan; could use a hanging fireplace? Oh right, California…. Well, it’s good news overall for an overdue change in construction in sooooooo many ways. I’d love to see some designed to help tackle homelessness and food insecurity by adding communal gardens & food forests- why not?!

[@GreenGrid]

how much .....$? they have no pricing on their site!

[@miltondejesus2076]

I think it’s a miss by focusing only on PUDs -it blocks a global market disruption so none of us with ideal lots can partake. I don’t see why they can’t do both unless it’s a matter of shop space and funding

[@timbocracy]

But isn't plastic mostly used as the 3D printing material?

[@ramonaboston3161]

How do you prevent that "trailer park" feel to those development communities?

[@GreenGrid]

price?

[@bethdumont9020]

The biggest cost in home development is actually the cost of the LAND the house sits on. Especially if you want "mod cons" like a flush toilet (as opposed to a composting toilet or septic system), running water out of the taps (as opposed to harvesting rainwater or using underground water), electricity, phone/net connectivity and finally not living way out west where it can take you an hour to drive to the shops. How do we solve the land problem?

[@thepunadude]

LOOKS LIKE A 'PUT THE PARTS IN A CONTAINER & SHIP IT' THING, THO SUBDIVISION WORK WILL POTENTIALLY SELL MORE😁

[@KerryTarnow]

Should I have em send one over? 🏝

[@newkeds]

With a stampede of hopefuls rushing into the prefab market like a gold rush but, unable to deliver, I'd want some assurances. Their website however, isn't exactly forthcoming (no dimensions, prices, project addresses, etc).

[@schultzdigital1]

Kerry, let me guess..only renderings on their website? some ridiculous waiting list to get one?, way over priced?....what I've come to realize is that if you want the fastest most cost effective way is to have a slab poured and good ol wood framing is your best bet. I appreciate you showing all the different options though. There is always a middle man in all these prefabs, they end up not being worth it.

[@lauriefrancisco1084]

I truly like what this company is doing in terms of sustainability and energy use; however, concentrating on building residential communities, especially with added ADUs, sounds like they're out for the big bucks. Though it's definitely interesting to have the info, and I'm happy to know there are companies actually thinking of the environment, it's tough being tempted by something one probably cannot afford. Aside: I enjoy your dry sense of humor!

[@H4N5O1O]

they use big steels and stupid not fit for purpose gypsum board = NOT sustainable and zero innovation. just greenwashing pish.

[@CatCaretakerID]

One thing I keep seeing over and over again is the placement of the laundry in or near the kitchen. Why? I do not understand. Like the model you showed here in this video you have to haul the clean laundry from the kitchen back to the bedrooms where it will be put away. It makes more sense to me to put the laundry as close to the bedroom closets as possible. Small changes to the floor plan would accommodate this idea.

[@jemmyhao]

Sorry to see they are not out to solve affordable housing crisis .

[@anabellepalacios8489]

I need a house that withstand hurricane and Tornado

[@garrygballard8914]

Looking great, Pricing per sq. ft. though ???

[@juleswins3]

My guess would be $500. Seems like all of the “affordable” homes are these days.😳🙄

[@garrygballard8914]

@@juleswins3 Geeezzz 🥴

[@the54thfloor47]

Tornadoes, blizzards, ice storms?

[@dalegereaux1863]

I guess since they're in California they don't think about those things.

[@katiepankiewicz4740]

So is a 3D Printed home made of plastic? And, regarding automated production.... how many people would have had jobs if the production wasn't automated?

[@roseroney9520]

Prices?

[@KerryTarnow]

Not listed

[@mkteku]

Those units are waaay too close to each other. (7:40) If we are changing how homes are built, let's also change how suburbia is arranged!

[@KerryTarnow]

I think increased density will be the norm. I was walking through a subdivision build in the 80s this morning and the lots were massive, it’s definitely a way nicer feel.

[@ellyrios1128]

this sounds good but its very frustrating that these companies seem to only cater to the rich. i am retiring soon and looking for something like this but its always out of my price range. they need to remember people like me. thank you will keep looking

[@KerryTarnow]

Thank you for the feedback!

[@frankcolon7528]

Salutations from Maryland 🦀🦀🦀👋🏼👨🏼‍🦳

[@KerryTarnow]

Hi Frank! Thanks for tuning in

[@redman2751]

Isn't a NetZero home one that collects its own water also? Legit question. Not just electricity.

[@KerryTarnow]

this one is net zero energy not full net zero

[@irisjanemay1903]

It's made from polymer and acrylic. So in other words, plastic. Plastic is a petroleum product. Probably go up like a torch. In my high altitude these plastics decay very quickly.

[@KerryTarnow]

Thank you for the feedback