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at way cheaper cost than conventional housing
I guess this is a discussion for the architecture thread, but why do you think this will be cheaper than conventional housing?
This is a continuation of a theme that has been going on for decades - the counterweight hinges they've developed are amazing, but I'm not sure it solves many of the other issues.
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I guess this is a discussion for the architecture thread, but why do you think this will be cheaper than conventional housing?
It won't as they don't have foundations so aren't ever going to reasonably stack meaning in most urban areas the cost of land will always push in favour of something taller. Not to mention how long term the thing will fall apart and need to be maintained far more or I suspect be far less thermally efficient. Much better "flatpack" solutions where they build up each wall offsite and then can put them together quickly.
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why do you think this will be cheaper than conventional housing?
I may be wrong in my assumption, but I figured that the cost of materials would be no more than an equivalent build, the manufacture/ assembly would be very efficient as it should be set up for production, and it eliminates the cost of the groundworks and on-site labour which takes months as far as I know. However, I'm not knowledgeable about construction at all or the breakdown of the component costs of a conventional house build.
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welpeur
I found this the other day
https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p06ywmw9/the-amazing-homes-that-build-themselves
it's fantastic and could form the basis for quickly developing decent housing and at way cheaper cost than conventional housing - unfortunately, I suspect that it will be used to market to well-heeled hipsters at massive premiums rather than used to solve real problems