The Associate
Back Porch Homes
The Associate Home is perfect for rapid shelter - a small, tiny, but mighty, sized at 170 square feet.
Ready (In Stock)
$60,000
4 residents / 1 unit
$15,000 / resident
Long-Term/Permanent (15+ years)
| 28 days offsite | 1 days onsite |
- Quoted Total Cost: $60,000
- Planned Occupancy (1 person/bed): 4 beds
- Estimated Cost Per Bed: $15,000
- Quote’s Total Interior Square Footage: 170 sqft
- Quote Includes # Units: 1 unit
- Used for Shelter Before: Yes
- Readiness: Ready (In Stock)
- In Stock / Ready to Ship Today: Yes
- Manufacturer Identified and Available: N/A
- Setup Speed: <30 days
- Setup Difficulty: Low skill (RV, tent)
- % Built Onsite: <10% – Arrives Ready, Almost All Built/Assembled Off-Site
- Portability: Mobile (on wheels)
- Intended Use of Shelter: Long Term/Permanent (15+ years)
| Design Advantages | It is ANSI certified unit. 2×4 stick built. They’re built to IBC and IRC. |
| Manufacturer Identified | Yes |
| Used for shelter in the U.S.? | Not yet |
| Prior use examples | The Associate Home was designed for former orphanages that are now students that were experiencing homelessness. We built 26 homes for Imperial Valley College in E Centro, CA. |
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| Roof Load (PSF) | 0 |
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| Conforms to ICC’s Temporary Structure and Uses Code | |
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| Total Per Bed | $0 | |
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| Check all items that are not included in your quote (i.e. would need to be quoted by outside party) | Foundation work, Electrical distribution, Delivery Charge | |
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| Possible Delivery Method(s) | Regular-sized trailer | |
| Design (days) | 0 |
| Production (days) | 30 |
| Site Prep (days) | 30 |
| Delivery (days) | 3 |
| Total (days) | 63 |
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