Champion® Homes and iUnit Communities Celebrate Ribbon Cutting of the Innovation Cottages, Showcasing Energy Efficient Capabilities of Offsite-Built Homes

TROY, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Champion Homes, Inc. (“Champion Homes”) again demonstrates its steadfast commitment to sustainability with the grand opening of the Innovation Cottages, two energy efficient, offsite-built homes showcasing the energy efficient capabilities of factory-built housing. The homes were manufactured by Champion in collaboration with developer iUnit Communities, offering an exciting model for energy efficient housing.

“The Innovation Cottages are a marquee example of the incredible capacity of offsite-built homes to be an energy efficient, leading-edge housing solution,” said Champion Homes Director of Business Development Bryan Phelan. “When forward-thinking collaborators put their heads together, amazing things happen.”

A ribbon cutting ceremony and open house was held on Friday, December 12, in Parksley, Va. Representatives from Virginia Housing, Accomack County officials, the Mayor of Parksley and leaders from Champion Homes were in attendance.

“I can’t tell you how excited the Town of Parksley is to be a part of this incredible endeavor,” said Mayor of Parksley Frank Russell.

Champion Homes designed ENERGY STAR^® Certified custom floorplans for the three-bedroom, two-bathroom homes. The first home is a 1,200-square-foot modular floorplan built to the International Residential Code (IRC) at Champion’s Liverpool, Pa., manufacturing facility. The second home is a 1,387-square-foot manufactured floorplan built to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Renewal (HUD) code at the company’s Claysburg, Pa., facility.

Both houses have features often found in site-built homes including front porches and 7/12 roof pitches, elevating curb appeal and enhancing aesthetic comparison to the local housing stock.

iUnit Communities plans to place the homes on the market in early 2026 and educate potential buyers about their energy efficient capabilities.

The cottages were funded in part by the Virgina Housing Innovation Grant Program, which supports breakthroughs in both housing affordability and housing services for residents in Virginia, primarily serving low- and moderate-income households.

“The Innovation Cottages help us to continue to push the boundaries of what’s possible with offsite construction as we build energy efficient housing,” said iUnit Communities Founder Brice Leconte. “Champion has been a collaborator with iUnit in this journey to build energy efficient, offsite-built homes for over 10 years, and we appreciate their continued support of this joint mission.”

About iUnit Communities

iUnit Communities builds sustainable communities where cutting-edge technology intersects with sustainable building practices to allow users to take action and make smart living choices in their daily lives.

About Virginia Housing

Virginia Housing advances its mission to help Virginians attain quality, affordable housing by operating as a public-private partnership, delivering superior, long-term financial performance to optimize resources. Virginia Housing is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion among our associates, customers and affordable housing partners.

About Champion Homes, Inc.

Champion Homes, Inc. is a leading producer of factory-built housing in North America and employs more than 9,000 people. With more than 70 years of homebuilding experience and 46 manufacturing facilities throughout the United States and western Canada, Champion Homes is well positioned with an innovative portfolio of manufactured and modular homes, ADUs, park-models and modular buildings for the single-family, multi-family and hospitality sectors.

In addition to its core home building business, Champion Homes provides construction services to install and set-up factory-built homes, operates a factory-direct retail business with 82 retail locations across the United States and operates Star Fleet Trucking, providing transportation services to the manufactured housing and other industries from several dispatch locations across the United States.

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