A 12ft x 8ft YardPod CLASSIC for a Teacher in Berkeley, California

By on April 26, 2013 in Backyard Home Office, Backyard Studio, Gallery, Home Office, Prefabricated, Shed Worker, Studio, Sustainable Materials

This YardPod was was designed and built for a Teacher in Berkeley, California.  She wanted an office that maximized wall space while still providing good natural light. We prefabricated this YardPod with five high-level Milgard aluminum awning windows and one glass-paneled steel door. Foundations comprised six site-poured concrete foundations with a connecting treated wood beam [...]

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Introducing YardPod® CLASSIC

By on February 23, 2013 in Backyard Home Office, Backyard Studio, Home Office, Prefabricated, Shed Worker, Studio, Sustainable Materials

Introducing YardPod CLASSIC YardPod Classic is the latest generation of YardPod: Lower Prices Much Faster to assemble.  Contractors can install on a prepared foundation in one day.  Homeowners with building experience may take 2-3 days with friends. Ships as a flat-pack anywhere in the USA Walls, Floor and Roof Panels lock together 4ft wide modular [...]

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Selecting a Location for your YardPod® Home Studio or Office

By on October 3, 2012 in Popular Topics

First determine what the setbacks on your property are. These can be obtained from your local Planning Department, usually through a telephone call, or, if your Planning Department is up to date, on-line. Setbacks are the distances from your property line that you are not allowed to build. Although YardPods do not normally need building [...]

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Prefabulous + Almost Off the Grid

By on April 7, 2012 in Popular Topics

This is the sixth and latest book in the series featuring sustainable design and construction of homes by Sheri Koones. Aimed at giving inspirational guidance to homeowners and potential homeowners who will build homes “that they will thoroughly enjoy living in – that are healthy, sustainable, energy efficient and beautiful.” (Sheri Koones). I recommend all [...]

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Vintage High School Students in Napa are learning about Sustainability by building a YardPod®

By on March 27, 2012 in Popular Topics

Congratulations to: Gail Sims (CPA Green Technology Grant Advisor), Chris Auld, Brady Mitchell, Heather Jackson, John Rutherford and Jen Kohl, all teachers at Vintage High School in Napa, California, who applied for, and were awarded a “California Partnership Academy (CPA) Green Technology Grant.” Green Technology pathway courses are designed for students in grades ten through [...]

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YardPod® Update February 2012

By on February 21, 2012 in Popular Topics

How Much Does a YardPod Cost? This is the single most asked question we get. Our website lists a finished YardPod in the greater San Francisco Bay Area at a starting price of $11,500 for an 8ft x 8ft unit and a starting price of $14,500 for a 10ft x 12ft YardPod, again in the [...]

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YardPod® in Berkeley, California

By on February 7, 2012 in Popular Topics

  This is the latest YardPod, our first in Berkeley, constructed by our General Contractor partner Paul Melish Builder. Constructed as a 10 ft x 12ft YardPod with a flat roof, a 12” overhang on three sides and an 18” overhang at the front.  The new deck provides an easy transition into the YardPod and [...]

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Tiny Homes, Simple Shelters by Lloyd Kahn, Shelter Publications, Inc. 2012.

By on January 17, 2012 in Popular Topics

YardPods is fortunate to be featured (p89) in this new book, along with some 150 other small buildings. Building types are gathered into chapters: “Tiny Homes on Foundations” “Tiny Homes on Wheels” “Tiny Homes by Architects” “Prefab Kits” “Earthy Materials” “Treehouses” “On the Road” “On the Water”   The book has 213 pages packed with [...]

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How Green is your YardPod® Roof?

By on December 18, 2011 in Popular Topics

[custom_frame_left] [/custom_frame_left] I am frequently asked if a YardPod can be have a green roof, the answer is “Definitely.” Green roofs can help with rainwater management, cooling and energy conservation, increasing biodiversity and can insulate from noise.  Some people use the extra space to grow food.  Green roofs are often used to provide a wildlife [...]

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