Engineering: What it takes to Philly-ize these modular homes (specific
items and likely cost implications like snow load, incremental window
glazing, incremental sound insulation (being near 76 or 202!)




Customization: e.g., practical discussion of going to three
bedrooms for a moderate-sized family; or re-architecting kitchen
traffic pattern (e.g., LVL home is fascinating, but kitchen patterns
force food preparer to face away from family or guests, unlike
Resolution:4 homes); two car garage




Regulatory: Specific zoninng/building issues in suburban Philly




Logistics: what homes are available this far east and south; if not available today, when?




Land acquisition: practical discussion of alternatives (tear down,
unimproved lot, hiving off a parcel from an existing homeowner's plot,
etc.) ...



Contractors: specific recommendations; references; lessons learned from contractors

How about how to build a cost effective prefab house here in Philadelphia? What companies to use for manufacturing prefab walls? Wheres the best place to get new materials?

I am really looking forward to meeting everyone.

I don't know the answers to all those questions - but we can talk about these issues. I know whats out there prefab wise as well as anybody that reads Fabprefab so we can go over them if you want.

I wonder if the Grooveground has wifi access?

That was a great meeting - 2 1/2 hours flew by. Thanks for coming Ralph, Lawrence, Kendra, and Lucia. We talked about all manner of prefabs, looked over the 6040 House stuff and talked IBUs (containers for the uninitiated). Lots of fun. The Grooveground proved sparse if not accomodating. Many other funky restaurants in Collingswood though. There was a mexican place called Tortilla Press which looked like it could be a good site. Saw some lurkers like us sitting in there when I was heading out.

We'll have to do it again.