Adirondack Explorer

Rooms to go

Unlike Rome, the Adirondack home of tomorrow will be built in a day, or at least set up. It will use scant energy, and what it does need will be generated from rooftop panels or a community solar farm.

The money normally spent on electricity, gas or oil bills can be redirected to the mortgage instead, increasing the affordability of these homes, which will already be cheaper than traditional stick-built counterparts. Each house will be custom built and specifically sized, not just for the customer, but to fit efficiently on lot or land.

The houses will be built in the Adirondacks by Adirondackers using locally sourced lumber and cellulose products that will support

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