First C2C Home Competition Design Under Construction

Blue Ridge Housing Development Corporation is building the Feather-Rife house C2C Home Competition design on Gilmer Avenue in historic Gainsboro. Southern Heritage Homes has been contracted by BRHDC to construct the custom modular units. The house is currently under construction and is being prepared to be placed on the site in the next few months.

Enjoy a few photos of the site and the progress of the construction.

Check back for more updates.

If you have any questions/comments, feel free to contact me at mary-page@c2c-home.org



As Seen From the Street

As Seen From the Alley

Week 2 of Construction - this is where Framing with FSC Lumber/Electricity/Plumbing is completed.

Below is one of the Mobile Work Stations that Southern Heritage Homes uses. Unlike conventional modular construction, the cube is stationary while the tools and work stations are moved as needed.

Week 3 of Construction- Johns Manville- Formaldehyde Free R-19 Insulation

Week 4 of Construction-Drywall

Rinnai Tankless Hotwater Heater

Modular Construction produces minimal construction waste.

Check back next week for more updates.

Sarah Susanka In Roanoke, Va November 9th

C2C Home, Blue Ridge Chapter AIA, The Roanoke Times and Williams Supply Presents:

An evening with Sarah Susanka (The Not So Big House series)

Lecture and Book Signing

Thursday, November 9, 2006 at 7:00pm

Jefferson Center in Roanoke, Virginia

Shaftman Performance Hall

Tickets: $15.00

Grist article on C2C Home's Construction

Check out the great Grist article on the upcomming construction of first attempt at a cradle-to-cradle home built from a competition entry. We acknowledge that a cradle-to-cradle home is unattainable at this time; however, we are confident that this will begin conversations around cradle-to-cradle building practices in residential housing.

We would like to thank Blue Ridge Housing Development Corporation for taking ownership of this project and agreeing to construct this house, with the assistance of Southern Heritage Homes.

A Great Roanoke Times Article on C2C Home

Building Green: Trend could take root in Roanoke