A University of Michigan collaboration that has designed and built a
solar home has it on display at the Matthei Botanical Gardens. The hope
is to refine the modular home and eventually see it manufactured
commercially.
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Ultimately, it's important to create a flexible system that gives
consumers choices so it will appeal to a variety of sectors, Giles
said, similar to how automobiles are marketed.
Modules could even be bought and sold on E-Bay, he said.
Added [professor Harry] Giles: "Our concept is set to revolutionize the housing
industry in a financially positive and environmentally sustainable way."
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