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January 21st, 2010 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized

Simple design, low price just might be the key to providing affordable housing

The Twelve Cubed Homes website says “welcome to the future” and “we do small in a big way” on its opening page. Ten cubed (ten cubic feet) and twelve cubed (twelve cubic feet) homes—at around $85 per square foot—just might be the answer to providing affordable housing.

Company founder James Stuart drops by the CHLY studio to speak with us about cube homes, their potential and his inspiration for designing them. We also share a brief audio tour through one of the micro-homes.

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