Non-profit Homeward Bound of Marin and California-based Blu Homes recently announced a partnership to build an affordable housing project for homeless families in Marin County. The Oma Village project will replace a former drug and alcohol rehabilitation center with a community of 14 net-zero energy one- and two-bedroom homes.
The eco-friendly homes will be built in Blu Homes’ 250,000 square-foot factory in Vallejo, California. When finished in the Fall 2013, according to a company statement, Oma Village will help families find a way out of homelessness through education, job training, and employment.
The solar-powered homes will have access to outdoor kitchen common areas and will be built with radiant heat, high R-value walls, Energy Star appliances, reclaimed or sustainably-harvested wood, and healthy paints and finishes, etc.
A fair market rental for a two-bedroom apartment in Marin is about $1,905 per month, said Blu Homes, and these will rent from between $500-$600 per month. The project is supported by a significant lead gift, as well as construction loans in the total amount of $1,200,000, from the Marin Community Foundation.
I think this is a great way of getting your product out there! i see Ideabox has done somthing similar as well as marmol radizal. anyway would you care to specifiy on what model of home is being proposed?