High Performance, High Design
BONE-ing Up on Design + Performance
Luxurious net-zero Stanford home features an earthquake-resistant steel frame
July 21, 2016, Inhabitat
When Stanford Professor Mark Jacobson wanted an energy-efficient home that he could customize to his liking, he set his sights on the Quebec-based company BONE Structure.
How fab can prefab be?
June 24, 2016, Palo Alto Online
Weekend tours to expose bare-bones construction of net-zero home
Most house tours offer an opportunity to check out picture-perfect interior designs and architecture.
At this weekend’s tours of California’s first BONE Structure prefab home on the Stanford University campus, visitors will be exposed to anything but the latest interior finishes and are advised to wear closed shoes: They will be touring the construction zone of a steel-beamed prefab house shipped down from Canada — its bones still exposed as design company BONE Structure finishes its assembly.
Stanford Professor’s New Zero-Net Energy Home Sets the Standard for Green Living
June 23, 2016, EcoWatch
Mark Z. Jacobson’s new digs is the perfect home for the prominent renewable energy advocate.
Stanford Professor’s Unusual Prefab Home Is Made of Steel
June 17, 2016, Curbed San Francisco
This green prefab abode, which took only weeks to build, is make of steel and uses soy-based foam for insulation.
Can steel construction crack California’s homebuilding market?
June 16, 2016, Silicon Valley Business Journal
Inside BONE Structure’s quest to transform the industry.
Despite big advances in technology and construction materials, homebuilding in the United States has remained remarkably stable over the years. A Canadian company just gaining momentum in the massive California market is trying to change that.
Laval firm set to disrupt California housing industry
June 15, 2016, The Suburban
Laval-based BONE Structure launched its first U.S. office this month.
Prefab steel frame makes California net zero home a breeze to build
June 15, 2016, Gizmag.com
A home in Stanford, California, commissioned by a professor at the area’s esteemed university, will have a net zero energy usage once it has been built. That build process too, though, is low-impact, employing a recycled light steel frame that is quick to erect and easy to build upon.
BONE Structure breaks ground on first net-zero residential project in California
June 13, 2016, Inhabitat
This luxury custom home in Stanford, based on a patented steel frame building technology, is the first net-zero residence by architecture firm BONE Structure.
Project 14-513 In Rivière-Beaudette By BONE Structure
May 25, 2016, Houseporn.ca
Lakefront view anyone?
Under the creative initiative of BONE Structure, project 14-513 was built overlooking the gorgeous views and sunsets of Lake St-Francois in Quebec- the perfect setting to escape a hectic lifestyle, and submerge oneself in complete and utter calmness.
