ReMo Habitats
The project will design and build affordable, modular, high-performance, highly manufacturable, and rapidly deployable homes.
ReMo Homes
Recipient
Recipient Location
24th
Senate District
66th
Assembly District
$714,235
Amount Spent
Active
Project Status
Project Update
In 2025, ReMo advanced engineering, regulatory approvals, and early commercialization activities for its zero-carbon modular housing platform. The SupReMo™ model achieved California HCD Factory-Built Housing approval and was accepted into the LA County Standard Plan Program to streamline permitting for wildfire rebuild areas. ReMo executed its first home purchase agreement and progressed procurement and fabrication planning for structural steel framing, insulated metal panels, and factory-integrated MEP assemblies. In 2026, the project will focus on pilot field deployment, commissioning, and performance validation (energy, install time, and labor productivity) in coordination with measurement and verification partners.
The Issue
California needs housing that is both affordable and resilient to climate-driven hazards, but conventional construction is slow, labor-constrained, and expensive. Modular housing can reduce build time, yet quality, curability, and permitting fragmentation remain barriers to scale. This project addresses those barriers by developing manufacturable zero-carbon building systems and producing pilots plus measured performance and cost benchmarks. The work is prioritized for communities with disproportionate vulnerability, including wildfire-impacted areas and tribal communities, where resilient and energy efficient housing and reliable energy services are acute needs.
Project Innovation
This Agreement funds the development of three ReMo Habitats homes—two for installation on separate sites and one as an in-factory prototype. ReMo blends aerospace, lean manufacturing, and construction to create affordable, high-performance, and rapidly deployable modular homes. Unlike typical demonstrations, this project applies best-in-class product development from advanced manufacturing, focusing on scalability and continuous improvement. The goal is to position zero-carbon homes for mass production while exceeding Title 24 (2022) standards.
Project Goals
Project Benefits
The project will demonstrate a repeatable pathway to deliver zero-carbon modular homes with improved resilience and lower soft costs through factory-integrated systems. By standardizing manufacturable assemblies and integrating solar + storage during production, ReMo aims to reduce installation complexity, shorten schedules, and improve quality control. Measured performance and process data will support broader adoption by reducing uncertainty for permitting authorities, developers, and financiers. Benefits are expected to accrue most in underserved and disaster-impacted communities through faster delivery of efficient, all-electric housing.
Reliability
The ReMo Habitat will have envelope integrated photovoltaics covering the walls and roof (~20kW) as well as 13.5kW of battery storage. The energy system controls will be grid interactive and virtual power plant enabled providing energy and operational security.
Safety
The ReMo Habitat will also be a safer home manufactured from non-combustible recycled steel and light gauge VIPP in-fill paneling.
Key Project Members
Vamsi Kumar Kolta
Subrecipients
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Chemehuevi Indian Tribe
Verdical Group
Pacoima Beautiful
Mass Timod, LLC
ICC Evaluation services
CRATE Modular
United Development Services
Poon Design, Inc.
Susie Wong Public Affairs
ADL Ventures, LLC
Domatic, LLC
Budlong & Associates, Inc.
Match Partners
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
ReMo Homes
Mass Timod, LLC
ADL Ventures, LLC
