{"id":4635,"date":"2023-08-10T14:56:29","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T18:56:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/havenearth.biz\/2023\/08\/10\/co-modular-home-features-hemp-insulation\/"},"modified":"2023-08-10T14:56:29","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T18:56:29","slug":"co-modular-home-features-hemp-insulation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/havenearth.biz\/2023\/08\/10\/co-modular-home-features-hemp-insulation\/","title":{"rendered":"CO Modular Home Features Hemp Insulation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Addazu founder Kelly Pickering shows off a prototype modular unit with HempWool insulation visible in Golden CO. Photo by Jean Lotus<\/em><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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By Jean Lotus<\/em><\/p>\n

A Colorado startup modular home company unveiled a prototype last month that features HempWool batt insulation. The Addazu<\/a> home system was designed by a team graduating from the Colorado School of Mines and is meant to address the high cost of construction by streamlining design in modular parts that can be mixed and matched, said founder Kelly Pickering. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe’ve broken down the housing system into six distinct parts and those six unique parts are then assembled into a variety of floor plans,\u201d Pickering told HempBuild Mag. The parts can be combined to build anything from a 400 sq. foot accessory dwelling unit\/tiny home, up to a 3, 200 sq. ft. duplex. <\/p>\n

Pickering and his crew rolled out an 11 x 11 prototype structure July 27 at local strip mall. The off-grid cabin will be moved outside of of Breckenridge, CO, close to the Continental Divide at about 11,000 ft elevation. The team chose HempWool as a sustainable insulation, they said, to test the inside temperatures in the mountains with \u201cheavy snow, cold temps, high winds, and summer monsoons that come with that elevation,\u201d the company said. <\/p>\n

The designs were drafted with lower costs in mind, to try to make installation as inexpensive as possible. The models are being fabricated at a plant in nearby Commerce City, CO. The different components ship in flat containers to keep transportation prices down, the company said. <\/p>\n

Walls are supported by extruded steel bars that can be added to or disassembled, and the \u201cquick-connect\u201d MEP electrical system is also a plug-and-play modular system that can be easily installed. The company believes they can install the homes for less than $200\/sq. foot, depending on the model, they said.<\/p>\n

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Why use hemp insulation? Pickering said the goals were sustainability and energy performance over the lifetime of the home. The HempWool insulation was manufactured in Idaho from US-grown hemp at Hempitecture, Inc. <\/p>\n

\u201cHow do we make the structure affordable over the lifespan of the building itself versus just focusing on the cost of construction up front?\u201d he says he asked himself while creating the design. The goal is a home <\/em><\/strong>that \u201cmeets all of Colorado’s energy standards while also really reducing the cost,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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The company also seeks to make the homes comfortable and welcoming, especially if being used for social housing, Pickering said. the 9.5-foot ceilings are meant to make the small room spaces \u201cfeel open and inviting,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Among the visitors was City of Golden City Council member Paul Haseman, who said the Denver suburb (population 20,000) was running out of room to build and middle-income housing had disappeared.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe people who work in Golden can\u2019t afford to live in Golden,\u201d Haseman said. \u201cThey have to drive in, which leads to more traffic.\u201d<\/p>\n

A lack of attainable housing has exacerbated a homelessness crisis in Denver and Jefferson County, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re looking at solutions for tiny homes,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n

The Addazu prototype at the event was designed as a proof-of-concept to help gauge interest and attract investors, founder Pickering said. The company is looking at building more of the structures near Moab, UT and in mountain areas in Colorado such as Grand Junction, Rifle and Steamboat Springs. <\/p>\n

\u201cThis is housing with sustainability and accessibility,\u201d observed Hempitecture\u2019s Denver representative Ashil Parag. \u201cBut it\u2019s also within the construct of dignified housing, which is a mission-based approach,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n

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A prototype Addazu home 11 x11 feet was displayed in Golden, CO. Photo by Jean Lotus<\/em><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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