Comments on: Green Investment is Driving Modular Housing http://internationalpropertyinvestment.com/green-investment-is-driving-modular-housing Property Investment around the World - Buying Investment Properties Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:19:47 -0800 hourly 1 By: Elisabeth Sowerbutts http://internationalpropertyinvestment.com/green-investment-is-driving-modular-housing#comment-8671 Elisabeth Sowerbutts Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:05:57 +0000 http://internationalpropertyinvestment.com/?p=413#comment-8671 I actually think modular housing is superior in earthquake-prone areas compared to brick housing. Modular homes are steel framed and although they may collapse, they will not kill the occupants. Australia has low seismic risk, but in New Zealand, for example, known as the shakey isles, steel framed housing, including modular housing, is available that meets the very rigourous New Zealand Earthquake building code. Northern Australia does get the ocasional cyclone, and its therefore important that these buidlings are securly tied to their foundations: high-risk cyclone areas such as Darwin require transportables to be literally tied with steel cable as well as their normal bolted foundations I actually think modular housing is superior in earthquake-prone areas compared to brick housing. Modular homes are steel framed and although they may collapse, they will not kill the occupants. Australia has low seismic risk, but in New Zealand, for example, known as the shakey isles, steel framed housing, including modular housing, is available that meets the very rigourous New Zealand Earthquake building code.

Northern Australia does get the ocasional cyclone, and its therefore important that these buidlings are securly tied to their foundations: high-risk cyclone areas such as Darwin require transportables to be literally tied with steel cable as well as their normal bolted foundations

]]> By: Radu H http://internationalpropertyinvestment.com/green-investment-is-driving-modular-housing#comment-8623 Radu H Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:01:57 +0000 http://internationalpropertyinvestment.com/?p=413#comment-8623 Hello, this sounds very interesting, I know that modular housing is very cheap for the developers (and also for the final buyer), however it has some serious drawbacks for the areas with higher seismicity, any news on this one? I would also be interested to publish some articles on this topic on doitinvest.com, please let me know if you have some interesting things on this topic, thank you, Radu Radu Hs last blog post..<a href="http://www.doitinvest.com/?p=22" rel="nofollow">The Japanese cars producers advance their US market leadership</a> Hello, this sounds very interesting, I know that modular housing is very cheap for the developers (and also for the final buyer), however it has some serious drawbacks for the areas with higher seismicity, any news on this one? I would also be interested to publish some articles on this topic on doitinvest.com, please let me know if you have some interesting things on this topic, thank you,
Radu

Radu Hs last blog post..The Japanese cars producers advance their US market leadership

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