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Construction and civil engineering companies established in 1955Companies based in Asheville, North CarolinaHome builders1955 establishments in North Carolina
Asheville, North CarolinaAppalachian State University
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Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Home production |
| Founder | Clyde Kinser |
| Headquarters | Asheville, North Carolina , United States |
Key people | Robert Kinser, Chair Steve Linton, President |
| Website | www.deltechomes.com |
Deltec Homes is an American company focused on home production located in Asheville, North Carolina.[1][2] It is best known for producing round houses[3] and for being the lead builder on a project featured on ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.[4][5]
Contents
1 History
2 Products
3 References
4 External links
History
Deltec Homes was founded by Clyde Kinser in 1955 as Kinser Home Insulation of Asheville.[6] Kinser sold insulation door to door, listening to his customers' needs, and then sending a crew out the next day to install the insulation. He soon realized his customers wanted to conserve energy in many ways, so he broadened the company’s energy efficient products to aluminum doors and windows, and later vinyl products, and changed the name of the company to Kinco Corporation.
Kinser and his sons purchased designs from another Asheville company called Rondesics who made a round structure, then made substantial improvements to create the compression ring and tension collar roof system.[7] This company, called Delta Technologies, served one customer initially but as the popularity of these resort homes increased, other resort companies purchased Deltec homes and the commercial building applications grew.
In the mid-1980s the business shifted from commercial applications to residential homes and became Deltec Homes. As of 2014, more than 85% of the company's homes are primary family residences. Deltec Homes operated as a subsidiary of Kinco until Kinco was sold in 1994. At that time Deltec was spun out as a separate company.
Deltec Homes is a privately held company and Robert Kinser is chairman of the board. In 2014, the company built its 5000th home.[8]
Products
Deltec produces round-shaped homes[9][10] that are more hurricane resistant than a traditionally-shaped house.[11][12][13] After an agreement with Appalachian State University's Solar Decathlon award winners,[14] the company also offers square-shaped homes focused on net-zero energy in their Renew Collection.[15] The Deltec factory is completely powered by renewable energy.[16]
References
^ "Square is so Square: Somerville Man Goes for Round House Instead" Memphis Daily News. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
^ "The inside scoop on 'net zero energy' homes" Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
^ "Round houses found to be easy to build, maintain" Herald-Dispatch. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
^ "Local owners enjoy the style, interest and practicality of their circular homes" The Post and Courier. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
^ "Extreme Makeover' Goes Green in New Orleans" EcoBuilding Pulse. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
^ "Deltec Homes Endowed Scholarship" AB Tech. Retrieved 2014-1-9.
^ "How Asheville cornered the market on round houses". Citizen Times. Retrieved 2018-09-17..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Deltec builds 5,000th home since company started in 1968" Mountain Xpress. Retrieved 2014-1-9.
^ "A new house goes up, and up and up, in time for storm season" Times-Picayune. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
^ "House of the Week: A Home in the Round" Syracuse.com. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
^ "Round houses fare best against hurricanes" News-Press. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
^ "Living Outside the Box" Cleveland Magazine. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
^ "Round Homes Catching On, But Are They Green?" Treehugger. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
^ "Deltec Homes Offers Solar Decathlon Model" Residential Building. Retrieved 2014-1-9.
^ "How Asheville cornered the market on round houses" Citizen-Times. Retrieved 2014-1-9.
^ "The first net-zero home under construction from Deltec Homes" Jetson Green. Retrieved 2014-1-9.
External links
Deltec Homes Official site
