Vermont just got its biggest delivery of superefficient manufactured homes — the latest example of how a pioneering state program can lower energy bills for residents of this type of affordable housing.
The all-electric, heat-pump-equipped homes slash energy use by more than half compared with new conventional manufactured homes. To achieve that feat, each meets the exacting specifications under the Advanced Manufactured Home program, which was created by the state’s energy-efficiency utility Efficiency Vermont in 2024.
The standards aren’t mandatory; it’s up to the federal government to regulate the efficiency of manufactured homes. Instead, Vermont’s initiative certifies best-in-class options that will help the state meet its housing and climate goals — and offers a $3,000-per-unit incentive for the builders who opt in.
This month, manufacturer Titan Homes has been installing 18 of these prefabricated buildings at the largest manufactured-home park in Vermont, Tri-Park Cooperative Housing in Brattleboro. Residents who live in the floodplain and have suffered home damage in past storms will become the new occupants.
Including this latest batch, Titan Homes, based in New York, and Clayton Lewistown in Pennsylvania, have together built more than 30 units that have been installed around the state. Any Vermonter can purchase an Advanced Manufactured Home and work with Efficiency Vermont to get one.
