Project Frog raises $8M for cheap, green modular buildings
To some, the idea of buildings that can be delivered by trucks conjures up visions of depressing rural trailer parks. But Project Frog’s designs offer a modern variation on the prefabricated building theme, with cheap modular buildings that are also energy efficient.
Project Frog’s buildings are making inroads in education and child care. Because they are well lit and comfortable, but snap together into well-defined floorplans, they work well for classrooms and play areas.
The company’s building… Continue Reading
Sustainable builder Project Frog leaps ahead with new $4M
Sustainable building developer Project Frog has raised $4 million in the first tranche of a second round of funding led by Rockport Capital Partners. The total goal for the round is $8.6 million, which will go toward supplying schools with materials for energy-efficient classroom modulars.
The San Francisco-based company, a spinoff of environmental architecture firm MKThink, charges about $150,000 to $200,000 per classroom, and offers schools the option of installing solar panels to save even more… Continue Reading