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A local company is set to launch a new series of garage suites made out of shipping containers that could make a rental investment feasible for the typical homeowner.
Honomobo builds the units in a factory just west of Stony Plain, installing them on top of a new garage in under a week. The first suite will be displayed in Churchill Square from June 3-5, before it’s installed in the Ritchie neighbourhood backyard of co-founder Daniel Engelman.
“It’s faster, easier and has way higher performance,” Engelman said.
Because they’re built in a factory with closed-cell, spray foam insulation, the units have higher efficiency than regular construction. They need only an electrical hook-up and can be so-called net positive, producing energy for the main house if the customer adds solar panels.
Full Story (Edmonton Journal)