Rocio Romero LV Prefab Home in Napa, California

This is pretty. Pretty big (3,000 sq-ft) and pretty stunning. It's also prefab, which is often considered to be synonymous with green.

This is a Rocio Romero LV Prefab home in Napa, California.

We've talked about square-footage before. So, our question is simple: Can a 3,000 square-foot prefab home be green? Or is the term "3,000 square-foot home" itself an oxymoron -- prefab or not?

Via Inhabitat

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Comments (5)

No. Especially when it's a second home. Which this probably is.

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The LV series homes are not actually prefab homes. They are kit homes and are built on site, not delivered in complete form. Whether the home is green or not shouldn't be dependent upon space - rather on materials and processes used to build and sustain the home. The LV series is green in principle, with a focus on high energy efficiency and they can incorporate any type of green system such as solar, geothermal, etc.

It really depends on how many people are living in this home. If it's 1-2, it's probably not green. If 20 people live in it, I think we would all agree that it is a greener solution.

I was never under the impression that there was anything particularly "green" about the LV homes in the first place. It really depends on what the owner/builder does with it. I also think it's one thing to have a big house in a relatively temperate climate like Napa's, but it's another altogether in an area with more extreme climate.

But yes, a second home in invariably not green, especially when it cannot be accessed via public transportation.