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Pricey. How are these competitive with traditional construction?
by mapmap 10y ago
Pricey. How are these competitive with traditional construction?
- ChuckMcM 10y agoThe price is artificial, much like the Tesla Roadster pricing they have been focused on really high end homes that someone can truck up into the Sierras and 'poof' your mountain getaway is there. They are developing a core competency of creating the fixturing to mass produce homes. The cost per house should drop well below that of a traditional house with equal square footage when they go for volume. They do that by removing construction labor, site/weather variability (so site delays), economize material transport cost, and reducing time to construct (labor hours). Things that don't change, the cost of basic materials, the cost of land, the cost to prepare the site (foundation/leveling etc), and permitting/access. For the absolute lowest cost with on site materials the 'sand' homes [1], that provides the framing (much like the 3D printed house in the article). [1] https://www.niftyhomestead.com/blog/earthbag-homes/ https://www.niftyhomestead.com/blog/earthbag-homes/