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Construction Design & Engineering
Posted: December 17, 2008
ABODE celebrates opening of new design center and model home
Bob Wildes, Jack McBride and Sue Hawkes, the principals of ABODE celebrated the grand opening of their new design center and award winning green model home. ABODE builds custom and semi custom homes that are greener, more energy efficient, structurally stronger, and quicker to deliver than conventionally built homes.
The company's hybrid modular system combines factory built sections and components with custom site built finishes to attain a level of efficiency and quality control that is not possible with conventional site built processes. The hybrid construction process is recognized as green by design by The Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) of the U.S. Green Building Council.
The company plans to open additional centers throughout N.E. over the next 3 years.
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