Clayton Homes

Clayton Homes has a pretty intriguing modular home right now. It purports to be a great green option, with energy-saving features in the basic model and add-ons for the "deep green" set. It's begging the green living crew to put its money where its mouth is. The house comes in two packages: the $74,900, 723-square-foot i-house I, and the $93,300, 1,023-square-foot i-house II. Both homes can be configured in at least seven different ways and come with a number of standard features, including galvanized metal roofing, corrugated steel siding, a butterfly roof with rainwater collection, and non-VOC paints.

Following the lead about just about every other company in the world, where introducing a product is of paramount importance, Clayton Homes this week introduced its ihouse (or ihome), which it says is at least 30% more energy- efficient than a traditional home. Clayton Homes is the largest manufacturer of modular homes in the U.S., and officially introduced its ihome at Berkshire Hathaway's recent annual shareholder meeting. The new offering features all the amenities required to reduce your carbon footprint (some optional).

There are two versions of the ihome: the 723-square-foot i-house I, ($74,900) and the 1,023-square-foot i-house II $93,300). As they are modular (meaning mobile, right?) both can be configured in many different ways. While the words "mobile home" have been used in a somewhat derogatory manner in the past, these Clayton Homes ihomes are certainly as far removed from what you might remember from an old movie as an iPod is from a reel-to-reel tape recorder. They come with a number of standard features, including galvanized metal roofing, corrugated steel siding, a butterfly roof with rainwater collection, and non-VOC paints.