River Vine Blog

Check out our River Vine Blog for the latest tips and topics on building modular prefab green homes.

From Foundation to Frame

Fabrication is moving along quickly, and River Vine is taking shape from the ground-up. 

We began installation of our flooring assembly with structural steel floor decking, using a quality composite steel product, 3WHF-36 Hi Form, from ASC Steel Deck, one of our River Vine Project Partners. Pre-cut individual sheets were installed by AMS crew.

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Spotlight on ASC Steel Deck/AEP Span

We’re going to be spotlighting each of our River Vine Project Partners here on our blog. First in the spotlight is ASC Steel Deck/AEP Span, a leading manufacturer of structural steel floor and roof deck

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A School that Is a House

From the beginning, I knew I wanted River Vine to be two things and that those two things were closely entwined. I wanted River Vine to be a comfortable, responsibly-built place to live and I wanted it to be a place to test and evolve technology and products that can be used to make Gen7 classrooms a better learning environment.

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Building has Begun!

We’re excited to announce that we’ve started fabrication on River Vine Vineyards, our Gen7 Concept House, at the AMS factory in Manteca. The design is finalized and the first modules are under production. 

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