This is cool, but it's not carbon free if you have to drive to it.
Also, it would be nice to see this technique for multifamily, would be a big improvement to how they build apartments in the US.
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#12Seems pretty expensive to make everything out of pure plywood. Does anyone have a sense of how cost compares to 2x4's plus drywall? I assume either construction method will need exterior cladding and insulation.
When I choose a concrete slab foundation, their price estimate tool gives me a range of £NaN - £NaN. Representing currency as a floating-point value strikes again.
There's a lesson here:
Lay your foundation with strong types.
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#13They need to sell on the longevity and robustness of these homes. If the houses are crap, this is going to be an incredibly wasteful project no matter how many environmentally friendly indicators they point to.
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#14I love the idea of this. My wife and I watch a decent amount of Grand Designs are there are a few houses that experiment with the concept of cnc-cut block based assembly. I intend to build something like it someday (in the US, so it might be harder to find a manufacturer).
One thing that strikes me as at odds is that they tout their reusability as well as the customization aspect of the block. It’s cnc cut so they’re super accurate, but how would you reuse it in a different project? It’s like saying you can reuse puzzle pieces in a different puzzle. The shape may match but they won’t fit together.
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#15Hm I’d like a house where everything is as easy to assemble / repair / replace as IKEA furniture, and where you can run cables, and install builtins
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#16Seems pretty expensive to make everything out of pure plywood. Does anyone have a sense of how cost compares to 2x4's plus drywall? I assume either construction method will need exterior cladding and insulation.
When I choose a concrete slab foundation, their price estimate tool gives me a range of £NaN - £NaN. Representing currency as a floating-point value strikes again.
The area defaults to zero, and recalculates when you change any of the parameters, resulting in a divide by zero and NaN being displayed
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#17Earlier quoted context omitted.
When I choose a concrete slab foundation, their price estimate tool gives me a range of £NaN - £NaN. Representing currency as a floating-point value strikes again.
There's a lesson here: Lay your foundation with strong types.
What type are you supposed to use to represent total cost when spending infinite money for 0 days?
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#18Seems pretty expensive to make everything out of pure plywood. Does anyone have a sense of how cost compares to 2x4's plus drywall? I assume either construction method will need exterior cladding and insulation.
Isn't plywood cheaper than solid wood?
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#19I'd like a better idea of what the "basic, medium, high" fit and finish options mean. Clicking around various links on the site didn't seem to talk about it anywhere else besides the cost estimator.
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#20If you live in California, you can potentially build one of these as an ADU (Accessory Dwelling Unit). Local agencies are required to approve an ADU within 60 days, and recent state bills (AB 976, 434, 1033, and 2221) make it easier to build/sell/rent ADUs on your property. You'll have to wait until 2025 before every locality is forced to have a process for pre-approved ADU plans (at which time you could potentially have an "open-source permit" to construct one of these very quickly).