Flat pak houses

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I just got this reply from Wall Street Journal Writer Sara Lin in regards to her article The House in a Box. In it she mentions the "Flat Boxes".

Aloha Damon,

Great to hear from someone in the Islands! (I'm kama'aina myself &
still
keep an 808 cell phone though it's been about 8 years since I've been
on
the mainland. My parents are still there, on Waialae Nui).

Thanks for your note.. I believe you can get any of those three vendors
I profiled to send materials to Honolulu, but you'll pay dearly for
shipping I suspect. If you're open to other types of prefab beside
kit-home / panelized / flat-packed, I believe San Francisco architect
Michelle Kaufman has a factory and distribution in Hawaii. Her prefab
is
modular -- think open-sided boxes fitted together.

Michelle Kaufman: www.mkd-arc.com

For a comprehensive list list of American & other prefab manufacturers:
http://www.fabprefab.com/fabfiles/fablisthome.htm

Hope this helps, best of luck!

Cheers,

Sara Lin
The Wall Street Journal
200 Liberty Street, 10th Floor
New York, NY 10281

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