I used to frame houses as well. Too many unanswered questions with the material. Fire rating? VOCs? Not to mention more importantly if an earthquake or tree hits it, how do you repair it in the field?
@@stokedmtb333, I wondered about the fire rating & repairs as well. Don't imagine you just spatch some polymer spackle on a wall, for instance, in the even something hits the side of the structure on the exterior (or interior).
My dad was a carpenter, he did it all! One of my favorite pics of him, is when he is at the peak of an exterior panel…he was always the more “ballsy” guy, and an OG “adrenaline junkie”.
@@PaulaSB12 I think you are correct, I hope there will be different jobs developed into fields that need more professionals, healthcare, mental and physical, wellness, environmental engineers, teachers , better trained police, artisans, and more. Universal healthcare could open up many jobs while universal income come mean a shorter workweek.
Now, if we were able to reuse old plastic to make homes or extra home parts then I'd be really interested. It would finally help with recycling more rather than dumping stuff out in fields or the ocean.
Except it uses a thermoset composite, that probably is not recyclable, or if it is, the recycling process is not green. Same problem wind turbines have.
I wish the video also showed/discussed how they prep the site where the house will go. Do they also prepare septic tank, electric lines, internet cabling, piping, etc. They didn't really show how the plumbing, electricity and other stuff would work in actually making this habitable and not just a shell.
yes from what i have learnt, there quote includes all of this soup to nuts, including working with city, getting permits, design approval, landing pad where unit would sit.
This is an interesting video, but a MORE interesting video would be a direct comparison between one of their finished homes vs an identical traditionally built home. All of the talking points aren't worth much without direct comparison to what we already have.
Totally agree , I have seen quite a few small house building companies with lot of fancy talk, but their houses are really expensive so only good middle class or investors can afford it. I even saw an smaller A frame house used as holiday rent out , think it was like $ 650 a night. Would love to see a simple and effective build for like $ 30-50 k.
Thing is traditional homes are pretty much in stasis while these are in a rapid innovation stage. Obviously they can't cost compete with regular otherwise they would be worth more than Tesla. However, as pointed out in the film they can find paying customers for what they sell.
While it's awesome to see tech like this in action, I can't expect anyone outside of the New York, the west coast, or major metropolitan areas capable of nor willing to purchasing a 350 sq. ft house for $200k. When you can drop the cost to a modern-day equivalent of $70k or so, I would consider this both revolutionary and relevant. I look forward to that day, but won't hold my breath.
Agree. Producing something which cost even more than a traditional build home makes no sense. In the end cost count's. Rich people buy others and normal people can't effort
204k...this is circasm price.. I was thinking this is cost probably 15k..so you ask for 40k or so...204.000 for printed home and probably reserve ...only for customer who can print money...
As with every other new technology, the price will drop significantly the farther they get from the initial "We're figuring this stuff out" builds to when it truly hits mass production.
Or really anyplace where it isn't dry and sunny 90% of the time, LOL. These companies all seem to be in California, so I hope to God they're at least taking flammability into account, since they're not considering snow load, wind sheer, variable humidity, high average rainfalls, etc., like the rest of the country experiences.
How do they deal with the toxicity of the outgassing of the binder-resin? Most UV-curable resins have a long-term outgassing, yes? A trinket is fine, but wouldn't a whole house pose a threat for its occupants? A (traditional) concrete structure, printed over 10 days (instead of 24 hours) seems a better proposition.
@@MegamanTheSecond oh its a gimmick for sure. Just because you can do something doesnt mean you should. And unless these are like 50% the cost of tradition they are a joke. I bet they are over 100% of traditional.
I’m a middle aged carpenter/builder and I’ll admit I was intrigued by the idea. Once I saw the price of these units, I can’t believe they sell any. Quarter of million for the little one. I could compete with that price and offer a better product.
Today that's probably true. 5 years from now though the price will be almost half and in 10 years it'll be a good bit less than that. The first cars could only be bought by millionaires.
@@kensolar69 not even a close comparison. The first car revolutionized travel. Its not like this is the first house. It offers nothing new aside from less labor. Apples to fish comparison.
@@taotracy4431 Horse and buggies to electric carriages and wood frame to 3D printed, That's apples to apples. It's a new technology that will evolve and advance over the next 10 years into something far less expensive more efficient than we have today.
Thing is Tao - it will be like Tesla - for twenty years it will be more expensive but as the technology matures and R&D is paid off it the cost situation will flip and they will be much cheaper - no labor being the main reason.
@@michaelnurse9089 do you own a Tesla? The company was founded nearly 20yrs ago and the product and price is virtually the same. The vehicles are still impractical. Try living in cold climates with your Tesla and see how well it does. These homes are even more ridiculous. Another factor we didn’t even discuss is in the field remodeling and renovation. With nothing being conventional about these homes, in the field remodeling is impossible. There will be no one equipped with the capabilities to do the work. You people outside the industry have no clue. Homeowners can barely understand conventional remodeling and construction.
Fascinating! I’d like to hear more about its safety with gale force winds or hurricane safety, fire safety, air quality from out gassing from the polymers. It’s very exciting technology. I’m looking forward to seeing how this new industry progresses
Where is the GARAGE??? COST PLENTY. A BIT OUT OF WHACK,boys. Where do we put this creation; /.... on MARS??? I VOlunteer,...... ARE GUTS included ?? Government subsidy with land, per chance? Is this pushed to be a similar style to suburbia of this 50" & '60''s. Era? Just curious.🌏🏝🏯🏞🏠 BraVo! I'm Game. INTERESTING... WHERE'S the land.? I have already down--- sized. Absolute Perfection. When?
Exactly. As this clown said, you pay for novelty in addition, a bragging rights at the water cooler to tell everyone how dumb you are for buying a 3d printed home that lasts likely much less that a normal build. Not to mention imagine if you want to make an addition to your house.
seems like a great way to somehow use recycled plastics as well, yet, at these price points, there remains a cost barrier to the middle and lower class, and stick or block built building currently cost 25% of their retail price schedule. hopefully this can be financially viable in a few years, if not, it would be questionable if the tech can really achieve mass usage.
@@TheHonestFoodTeller The cutting edge is always expensive and their fixed costs must be gigantic right now. If they can scale and start producing/selling their costs will come down. I would be more interested however in multifamily housing as it makes more sense to accomplish their mission of sustainable and affordable housing.
So for the base model you could literally buy a ship full of shipping containers. This footprint may be the future for providing homes for those in need though. Just not by this company. You could build a traditional home at less costs 🤦 . These guys state that they basically eliminate labor hours so why so costly???
The research and design with a new technology will always make the initial provider expensive. If their idea works, other companies will be able to use their findings and do it without those initial costs making it more affordable. That is just the technology cycle.
@@bbmikej this is not there idea. As a matter of fact it’s not new at all if you search 3D concrete or other 3D housing projects. This is what’s possible and with this contractor it’s awfully overpriced.
I think what may be getting lost also is who the target market is. They are aiming for people who want a second unit on their lot to rent out. In this case you want as little build time as possible. A traditional unit would make your backyard unable for months whereas this system would mean it only takes long enough to build a slab then lift the unit in. It's hard to put a cost on convenience.
So the most affordable unit is $403 sq/ft not including land? Am I missing something or is this incredibly more expensive than "inefficient" architecture?
Its much cheaper and faster to use ready made parts and even more ecological. I mean this concrete even has plastic in it. Beside that there is even more plastic, inside, outside.. . Such small houses would be much better in any way if you build it out of wood, iron, hemp and clay.
The name of the game is: automated proprietary construction process. Another gimmick to alienate worker from the product and make people reliant on proprietary technologies and forget that they could do it themselves better and cheaper.
@@sodalitia Yeah or imagine automatic production of houses for homeless people that once were construction workers :D And there is no steel bars inside, how long can this last until you get huge cracks and water gets inside the walls and stays there?
it would indeed be cooler if it's a different material, but you gotta start somewhere. if i remember correctly there is a way to 3d-print wood too, maybe they'll find a way integrate it in the future.
Great time to be alive!!! These new techniques will revolutionize residential construction. I'll still build with wood as I enjoy that greatly, but it's nice to see advancements!!!
"We find Vinay here hard at working at 3D printer" *Vinay closes the book he was reading on camera* Actually, that's a really good sign of the progress of their automation. Vinay barely needs to pay attention to it because it probably rarely if ever fails. That's a great sign. Hopefully, Vinay's next job at the company will be monitoring a bank of 10 of these giant 3d printers doing this at scale and printing 10 houses per day. The only concerning thing is using a polymer as an input to your building material. Unless there is a sustainable way to get that polymer, you've just started making buildings out of oil. It might be great to have a market though for all of the plastic we've already created and thrown into landfills so that we could maybe make it profitable to pull it back out and make it into the walls of buildings and behind a layer of UV resistant paint. A much better place for waste plastic than in the ground, slowly seeping into groundwater.
Recycled plastic might be able to be used, or hemp-oil based plastic. Hemp fiber would make a good base material, too. There needs to be a national system of building colleges which could research these new techniques and technology and produce location-specific codes for different climates across the country using local materials. With investments in supply chain and standardization across the country, prices could come down.
Hi Emmanuel, thank you for watching Kirsten's video about us! One of the things we are extremely proud of when it comes to our technology is that robotics automation is so strong, that it does not require constant, active observation. In fact, you're highlighting one of the benefits of our technology!
I hope so, but it's generally not profitable to buy recycled plastic because companies can buy virgin polymers cheaper than the recycled ones. Though it would be nice to think of this being the solution to the plastics issue.
As a former builder I recommend the young NOT to get into construction. I loved the work, I even liked most of my clients, but now I am all kinds of crippled and have nothing to show for it. If our culture valued this kind of work, we would value those who have done it. We don't, so let the machines handle the labor that is crippling and killing us.
Well, you ARE appreciated at least by your age mates. I had a lot of work to do on a barely-salvageable Vic and the Amish did a fabulous job. They were also the only ones I could get to put a new roof on bc it's almost like a steeple. 1100 sq ft footprint, 2700 sq ft roof, just to give you an idea. They didn't even use safety straps, just scampered over the roof like squirrels. A compliment, believe me. And the contractor's son had fallen to his death from a roof less than a month previous.
There was no one stopping you from setting some of those earnings aside and investing for retirement. Sorry to hear about your health. Watch Dr. Berg on TH-cam to help yourself.
Did I miss the mention of a price expectation? They have sold a few. If anyone happened to hear I would be interested in knowing. I think it is a great idea. But they run into some of the same issues that Tiny home owners and builders deal with archaic or inflexible building codes.
@Mighty Builders Off-gassing of buildings and roads is a HUGE air quality problem in the Los Angeles area. Please, can you tell us more about if your units off-gas? And, if so, how does it compare with traditional homes? Do your units come standard with solar panels? Thank you!
Now a pre-senior, I've been waiting to see this technology in use for over 40 years, since Jacques Fresco inveted the concept. One important question: I live in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, where -40c is not uncommon in the winter. Have you come up with a substrate that has a high enough insulation factor to make this Globally viable?
They seem to be focusing on one market which is Bay Area 2nd homes - so I doubt it. But there is no technical reason they could not create a cold climate version - but that would first require another $2 billion in research or whatever it cost to get here.
@@michaelnurse9089 The modifications of the digital 3D AutoCAD model would probably only take 40 hours. Once the digital model is updated you can print away with whatever wall thicknesses you specify. They could print out just about anything. Just unfortunate for the construction workers who might lose their jobs with this tech.
Id rather just build an off grid home and whole ass homestead with that lmao no thanks, very cool and a way of the future but u got me fucked up with that price lmai
Totally fascinating. It would be a interesting question to find out if they're fireproof also so that if it was placed where the wildfires happen, less loss. Or flooding. Thanks for your time investment on this, and sharing. 😀👍
The concrete is fire resistant. (nothing in life is proof) And it has a great sound proofing ability and termites hate it. :) IFC - (Insulated Foam Concrete) this is another form of construction that has it's advantages. Concrete will be a good solution for the future. Oh and it can cut down on air conditioner and heating use by about a third.
In regards to flooding, my family stays in a hurricane area in Mexico, and reinforced concrete is the go to construction material. If this pseudo concrete is even better, it should hold up pretty well
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I would LOVE this company to put one of these on my land. It would get a LOT of attention and would give me a place to live as I'm homeless with land....thank you for this video! 🙏❤
I wonder what the implications are of this method for rodent abatement? Rodent's generally find their way into a house and travel through the wall voids. Often they chew their way through wood and drywall to access the interior of the home. How would this material stand up to rodents, I wonder?
I love this concept. Loved the video. I can see this developing even more in the future such as for dome homes in tornado prone areas, etc. In time car body shells, mini living pods for homeless shelters, the applications are endless. Very well done guys. I am from Australia and would love to see this expand here as well. During this time of global upheavals I think the perfect time for people to leave the old traditional outmoded concepts behind and embrace the exciting new ones just waiting to be developed, as well as this business. Love it. ❤️❤️🙏👍👍
@@schousehead holy $$...dang. For that much moola I expect my house to also produce energy, water, be micronova and hurricane-proof , grow all my food and also fly to the moon and back in one piece.
Awesome concept! I'd like to know the level of VOC off-gasing the thermal plastic produces to see whether there are any health effects compared to conventional building materials, i.e. wood. This should at least prevent termite infestation and should be more fire-proof than wood. Thanks for giving us this tour!
Using a 3D printer to print what is essentially 4 flat walls seems like a waste to me. Is far simpler using standard sheets and bolt together and insulate. I think 3D printing within the building industry is a good example of a solution looking for a problem.
Labor shortage is a real issue, as they mentioned. Ideally, the peak of this would be building a standard, efficient home for a suburb with half the work force and half the time. But then again, we should be building more apartment buildings to solve housing rather than cheapened homes for dwindling land.
@@Chedring I agree with more people living in flats. I live in Berlin and I would say 90% of people including families live in flats. If all these Berliners decided over night they wanted a house with a garden it would be an ecological disaster.
Kristen, Thank you for making these videos. They are so interesting and way better than streaming or TV. I'm learning so much about so many intriguing people and concepts.
it wont lol its a sales gimmick if 3d printing houses had any advantages you'd see big construction companies implementing it its just prefab housing done slower
@Robert Drake, but did you see that the cost includes everything: site assessment, pre-approval of state planning, all finishes and appliances, ground works including utility connections, trenching and foundation, delivery and installation. All that shit is expensive, so that makes the house far more affordable than you realize.
@@moebiusdune1115 $500,000 for a 1400 sqf house. $275,000 for 700 sqf house. Double of what people spend for building a traditional house. Very, very expensive.
Wow it's fantastic to see a 3d printing construction company with a solid business model and to hear that slowly there is progress on the regulation of 3D construction! and thanks for a good video presenting this company:)
I remember having a side job to labor trash in to the dumpster. there are sometime quite a bit of waste in compromise of speed. So, 90% is not hard for me to imagine. Its usual to pay one laborer to clean-up than a few framers to slow down and minimize waste. in the end, the material cost goes to the owner anyways.
@@MegamanTheSecond It is a lie. When you construct the house up to the "raw" state - just foundations, brick walls and roofing - what is what they got there - you waste almost nothing in traditional building. Waste comes mostly with insulation, piping, electrical and finishing jobs, which you would still need to do on top of having their giant plastic box.
Maybe they can say that because they don't produce much waste themselves. All the waste is produced by their suppliers, they just assemble finished parts.
How much embodied carbon goes into producing these? Polymer, in my mind, equals plastics and petroleum. Not sure this is better than traditional American construction, technologically beneficial or not
@@adamt195 If you had only invested one minute to briefly look into the topic before your indignation rant, you could have spared yourself this triple embarrassment.
@@sengasengana I actually went on their website. They never say explicitly what the 3D printing material is made of. Just that it is "water tight, fire resistant, lightweight, Stone-like, polymer composite" Sounds a hell of a lot like plastic. Its a plastic house. Petroleum is drilled out of the earth and refined heavily to make the plastic that makes these homes. Compared to wood, which is grow in a tree. Storing carbon from the atmosphere in the building.
Nice! The only gripe I have with this system is in the intention to create more suburban instead of urban dwellings, which will continue the demands on resources with a less efficient footprint.
My thoughts as well. If these were infinitely stackable, that’d be something. Or if the pre-printed panels can be fitted to the steel framework of a high-rise, so we can quickly build UP rather than OUT, then great. The city is one of humanity’s greatest inventions. Urban living diminishes resource waste, concentrates opportunity and culture, and all without crowding out wilderness. Meanwhile, suburbs are a financial and environmental drain. No matter how futuristic-looking, more ticky-tacky houses sprawling out across the horizon … that’s one dead-end we’ve already reached.
Thank you brothers and sisters for your creations in love! This is sooo exciting and perfect for our new earth society! I hope to invest and collaborate with you all in the future, this is close to my heart chakra, amen! Godspeed family from Oregon 5d sister
"Creations of love" that will poison the inhabitants through off-gassing and potentially eliminate a ton of builder jobs (if they had their way) while you sit in this monstrosity breathing poison.
Its cheap af to make something like this, compared to oldschool building methods. The reason why they don't answer the question, because they want to artificially increase the price to almost match a normal home.
@@roberth4395 that's what any smart business person would do. the price should be as high as the market will bear. keep in mind they have r&d costs and investors to repay.
@@romulus_ this is not about making profit. Making people literally suffer, just so you can make profit isbdeath sentence worthy. Every human has the right to own a home. If anyone makes this impossible , that person is the enemy of society.
@@roberth4395 this is a video about a home manufacturer -- naturally, they will seek to earn a profit. your points are taken but irrelevant here. life pro tip: don't let your ideology sneak into every discussion, especially if it's this untempered. it's boorish.
@@roberth4395 why is a story about a for-profit business not about making profit? If you think it's everyone's right to own a home you better get busy providing them.
I'd love to work this kind of construction job. But I don't think this exists on the East Coast. Kirsten, your videos are so great. The people you get to interview are always cool and have some kind of knowledge to share. Love your channel!
I toured one of these in San Diego. The only part of the building that is 3D printed is the one curved wall at the rear of building and it performs no purpose other than a form otherwise it's just a basic traditional framed small space with basic but modern looking interior. I found the quality of construction to be poor overall but it looks like money is rolling in and some units are ready to ship. GLWS.
great workings.... keep on the good work and skilled craftings.... and thanks for the inspiration.... self crafting modul houses the last couple of years....
That's part of the problem right now. There is no way to reinforce the concrete. May not be good in very wet climates or earthquake prone areas. But I'm sure we'll figure it out soon.
@@AndrewHelgeCox Yes, the polymer aspect is a potential concern. Grinding on plastic creates micro plastic pollution. We may not be allowed to share links to other articles in our comments, google micro plastic pollution. I think this is the future of building and I would love for a great company like this one to explore the full life cycle and environmental impact of this new material.
Time stamp 12:21-12:24, look at the dust created as the polymer is being refinished. Micro plastic pollution is something the entire plastics industry needs to address. All companies should consider the full environmental impact of their products. As cnc work with polymers increases, initially the air quality within the factories for workers and ultimately everyone’s water quality as the micro plastics end up in our water are major concerns.
@@janjander152 Yes, I saw later in the same video that they grind the walls while still inside the factory so they are having to face this problem. I hope they are protecting their workers from the dust combining glass, polymers, and mineral fillers.
I love to dwell at the edge of it both, that way we get to communicate and innovate between them both, the end users and them visionaries. Perfect place to develop and grow 🙏
I was wondering the same. I live in Cabo since 2019 and when a hurricane hits is always a major concern, my main goal is to build a small, neat home here to live my golden years to come. But it is nice to see that tech is evolving and it is making its way into building homes. The price is quite unreachable for many but it is a start. Again, wondering how it will behave under very windy and rainy conditions (tipically cat-1cat2 hurricanes which are the most common here) or a mild earthquake (maybe m5 top?). Mexico is a beautiful country but it comes with its hazards.
It seems like right now they only have the 2 pod model, but I can't see why they wouldn't be able to make a 2 story one in the future. It probable wouldn't be too hard either. 2x2 design. Bottom pods are a kitchen/ dining area with the stairs and the other pod is the living/entertaining space. upstairs you have the one pod with the stairs have a master suite and an additional full bath and the other pod is the current 2 bedroom one. 3/2 house approx. 1400 square feet. And since it is modular you could probably have 3 pods on the bottom to have separate living and dining rooms plus a half bath downstairs.
I'm thinking they have plans to make stackable modular units with holes cut out in the floors & ceilings to accommodate printed staircases in the future. Would be a nice option to attach modules together, side-by-side, to achieve a ranch style home with increased living space.
so the biggest cost when you get it home will be getting some curtains wow that's a lot of window space would think that would let out a lot of heat in the winter. Wondering if they have weather tested one on some land some where it gets wind and rain, snow?
I am just now completing a 2000 sq ft post & beam timber home with expansive 14 ft ceilings. I paid a contractor to put up the shell and my wife & I have completed most of the inside finishes ourselves. Even with the soaring cost of materials now, we have managed to keep the total cost at around $250k. I only have basic skills that I’ve acquired over the years maintaining my previous home and I am 65 years old. It was a lot of hard work, but it can be done if you are willing to invest your time & energy to do it. Everyone is looking for their dream home but they want it given to them for nothing. Of course I live in a state where it is still affordable to build a decent home and taxes are reasonable.
I am a 3d printing nerd and I love the concept of using additive manufacturing for building afordable housing. I belive this technology is just starting to be fully explored and Im excited to see what the future holds. With that said, I think that all new concepts need as much legitimacy as possible, so I'm not trying to sound rude or Insulting, but between the giggles and the "likes", Im finding it difficult to take this woman very seriously. "Its modular, so like, it's stuck together!!🙄
I would love to have one on the 350 sq ft studios, but the price is prohibitive. Hopefully the prices will come down as the number of houses they make increases, but it will be too late for me.
No there's a guy in Houston that says he can make one for about $4k. Doesn't include anything but the structure so water, electrical etc, is all extra.
14:45 "You can build a thousand foot ship in a week". Huh? And by using modular bathrooms you can save 500 - 800 hours? Who's building the bathroom? Ray Charles? Great video though, all in all.
Construction is basically the last industry in which 3d printing makes any sense whatsoever. The price per kg of these materials tends to be 10x to 100x higher than old fashioned things like lumber; and their throughput is absolutely atrocious, to be able to justify all the expensive hardware invested in working with it. The only sane thing theyve got going for them is the factory construction; but that does not really have anything to do with printing really. Ill take a CLT house over this any day of the week. The only thing printing has got going for it is the ability to do highly complex customized geometries; but instead of giving Gaudi a run for his money these jokers are making panels that you could just as well extrude at multiple meters per seconds, using actual economical and sensible raw materials.
@@randomstranger2472 we’ve had the 3D printing technology for buildings for years. Not only that, the materials are also cheap. Our current state of economics is all speculation
Use hemp instead of lumber and concrete. Hempwood and hempcrete for a plant based sustainable product. Hemp crete and hempwood are fire, mold, disease, and insect resistant.
Exciting developments, and hoping to see more of this. These look immensely better than the fat-bead concrete 3-D printed homes. For the fully 3-D printed structures, how do they get the insulation in? Is it blown in with a hose? And what about water pipes and electrical? How's the durability? Given that it cures due to UV light, do its properties change over time after being exposed to UV outside for years on end, such as getting harder or more brittle? And how recyclable is the 3-D printed material for it's time for a home to be dismantled? (Not a huge concern, given the reduced waste of this construction, but I'm curious nonetheless.)
So how much is a 1 bedroom, with kitchen, shower, toilet cost? Do they ship to Australia? Also the cost of getting the tiny house into a back yard via crane??
And the Foundation they had to build underneath the house? And possible permits and inspector fees? And power, water, electricity and plumbing hook-up?
@@TheHonorlord So true. They have tiny houses here in Australia though they are very expensive. I love the design of this Tiny house. Hope you're having a nice day.
Fascinating. need a discussion of cost to average buyer,as well as sustainability of materials. Is it plastic? Will it ever decay, decompose? When someone is done with it, will it compost? I find it frustrating that videos of this type don’t trouble to make sure their spokespeople can actually speak articulately about the issues anyone looking at tiny homes cares about.
You don't need steel or concrete for a structure that small. So using the plastic concrete-substitute isn't saving anything in CO2 emissions. I hope they are able to scale this up to large buildings.
As a older carpenter, at the end of my career, I find the technology and design process fascinating. Still like the smell of fresh cut lumber though.
I used to frame houses as well. Too many unanswered questions with the material. Fire rating? VOCs? Not to mention more importantly if an earthquake or tree hits it, how do you repair it in the field?
Nothing beats traditional construction trades.
@@stokedmtb333, I wondered about the fire rating & repairs as well. Don't imagine you just spatch some polymer spackle on a wall, for instance, in the even something hits the side of the structure on the exterior (or interior).
Blue man, there's not much that's better!
My dad was a carpenter, he did it all!
One of my favorite pics of him, is when he is at the peak of an exterior panel…he was always the more “ballsy” guy, and an OG “adrenaline junkie”.
We're getting closer and closer to seeing more 3D Printing in Construction.
Great video and impressive R&D done by Mighty Buildings!
more jobs lost then
Thank you!
@@PaulaSB12 I think you are correct, I hope there will be different jobs developed into fields that need more professionals, healthcare, mental and physical, wellness, environmental engineers, teachers , better trained police, artisans, and more. Universal healthcare could open up many jobs while universal income come mean a shorter workweek.
Thank you! We're excited about the future of construction as well!
@@PaulaSB12 Egyptian Slavedriver: So we got these new carriages to haul stones faster.
Egyptian Slave: more jobs lost then.
I love the look and style of the homes. The amount of time it takes to build these homes is great
Now, if we were able to reuse old plastic to make homes or extra home parts then I'd be really interested. It would finally help with recycling more rather than dumping stuff out in fields or the ocean.
Except it uses a thermoset composite, that probably is not recyclable, or if it is, the recycling process is not green. Same problem wind turbines have.
See the film made at WASP in Italy. Same channel, series of programmed, their products often incorporate reused plastic pellets.
You can. Check out styrocrete! Shred waste styro with an electric lawnmower, mix with aircrete or cellulose-crete and pour into forms.
There is a company in Africa that does that
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I want to see how flammable a fully kitted out unit is, before and after.....
Best video I've seen for Mighty Buildings so far! Thanks Kirsten as always!
thank you, we agree!
SO cool! Thanks for this video, Kirsten!
I wish the video also showed/discussed how they prep the site where the house will go. Do they also prepare septic tank, electric lines, internet cabling, piping, etc. They didn't really show how the plumbing, electricity and other stuff would work in actually making this habitable and not just a shell.
yes from what i have learnt, there quote includes all of this soup to nuts, including working with city, getting permits, design approval, landing pad where unit would sit.
This is an interesting video, but a MORE interesting video would be a direct comparison between one of their finished homes vs an identical traditionally built home. All of the talking points aren't worth much without direct comparison to what we already have.
Totally agree , I have seen quite a few small house building companies with lot of fancy talk, but their houses are really expensive so only good middle class or investors can afford it. I even saw an smaller A frame house used as holiday rent out , think it was like $ 650 a night. Would love to see a simple and effective build for like $ 30-50 k.
maybe prices will come down as the technology becomes more adapted?
I inspect structures that have been storm damaged for a living. I would volunteer to give my assessment.
I guess this comparison will make their product meanless. It sounds they use 3D printing just because they want use 3D printing.
Thing is traditional homes are pretty much in stasis while these are in a rapid innovation stage. Obviously they can't cost compete with regular otherwise they would be worth more than Tesla. However, as pointed out in the film they can find paying customers for what they sell.
While it's awesome to see tech like this in action, I can't expect anyone outside of the New York, the west coast, or major metropolitan areas capable of nor willing to purchasing a 350 sq. ft house for $200k. When you can drop the cost to a modern-day equivalent of $70k or so, I would consider this both revolutionary and relevant. I look forward to that day, but won't hold my breath.
I cant see anyone in NY purchasing one of these regardless, would like to see the thermal properties
Agree.
Producing something which cost even more than a traditional build home makes no sense.
In the end cost count's.
Rich people buy others and normal people can't effort
204k...this is circasm price..
I was thinking this is cost probably 15k..so you ask for 40k or so...204.000 for printed home and probably reserve ...only for customer who can print money...
Technology moves bloody fast, watch the space
As with every other new technology, the price will drop significantly the farther they get from the initial "We're figuring this stuff out" builds to when it truly hits mass production.
Kirsten my wife and I love learning about new and high technology systems that most certainly will be the of the future, awesome video 👍👍👍
I'd love to see some designs for homes like these that would be more appropriate for winter conditions.
Or really anyplace where it isn't dry and sunny 90% of the time, LOL. These companies all seem to be in California, so I hope to God they're at least taking flammability into account, since they're not considering snow load, wind sheer, variable humidity, high average rainfalls, etc., like the rest of the country experiences.
Also extreme heat/intense sun areas of Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada and Texas.
How do they deal with the toxicity of the outgassing of the binder-resin? Most UV-curable resins have a long-term outgassing, yes? A trinket is fine, but wouldn't a whole house pose a threat for its occupants? A (traditional) concrete structure, printed over 10 days (instead of 24 hours) seems a better proposition.
All synthetics off-gas. It'll take 20 years before anyone notices any long term health effects.
@@OneEyeGoating 20 years to profit then settle out of court with the money you made
They said 5 month production time, maybe they let em sit as part of that
@@shermansherbert2570 it's a standard prefab house with 3d printed shell as sales gimmick 5 months is standard for a house that size
@@MegamanTheSecond oh its a gimmick for sure. Just because you can do something doesnt mean you should. And unless these are like 50% the cost of tradition they are a joke. I bet they are over 100% of traditional.
I’m a middle aged carpenter/builder and I’ll admit I was intrigued by the idea. Once I saw the price of these units, I can’t believe they sell any. Quarter of million for the little one. I could compete with that price and offer a better product.
Today that's probably true. 5 years from now though the price will be almost half and in 10 years it'll be a good bit less than that.
The first cars could only be bought by millionaires.
@@kensolar69 not even a close comparison. The first car revolutionized travel. Its not like this is the first house. It offers nothing new aside from less labor. Apples to fish comparison.
@@taotracy4431 Horse and buggies to electric carriages and wood frame to 3D printed, That's apples to apples. It's a new technology that will evolve and advance over the next 10 years into something far less expensive more efficient than we have today.
Thing is Tao - it will be like Tesla - for twenty years it will be more expensive but as the technology matures and R&D is paid off it the cost situation will flip and they will be much cheaper - no labor being the main reason.
@@michaelnurse9089 do you own a Tesla? The company was founded nearly 20yrs ago and the product and price is virtually the same. The vehicles are still impractical. Try living in cold climates with your Tesla and see how well it does. These homes are even more ridiculous. Another factor we didn’t even discuss is in the field remodeling and renovation. With nothing being conventional about these homes, in the field remodeling is impossible. There will be no one equipped with the capabilities to do the work. You people outside the industry have no clue. Homeowners can barely understand conventional remodeling and construction.
Fascinating! I’d like to hear more about its safety with gale force winds or hurricane safety, fire safety, air quality from out gassing from the polymers. It’s very exciting technology. I’m looking forward to seeing how this new industry progresses
Agree. As someone who lives in a coastal area with a lot of rain, I'd be hesitant about that flat roof as would anyone who lives in an area with snow!
@@BearingMySeoul the roof and floor are still standard construction materials/techniques for code purposes.
you'd have to imagine with literally no seams to the building and no fasteners it would probably be ridiculously durable
If it's instantly cured it shouldn't off gas the thing is built with a million little trusses very well built
Yeah, I agree with you. I also wonder about the end of the products life. Can we recycle the light stone polymer?
24 hours to print a mini home and 30 years to pay off: how delightful!
Where is the GARAGE??? COST PLENTY. A BIT OUT OF WHACK,boys. Where do we put this creation; /.... on MARS??? I VOlunteer,...... ARE GUTS included ?? Government subsidy with land, per chance? Is this pushed to be a similar style to suburbia of this 50" & '60''s. Era? Just curious.🌏🏝🏯🏞🏠 BraVo!
I'm Game.
INTERESTING... WHERE'S the land.? I have already down--- sized. Absolute Perfection. When?
Need lots in Ukraine!
Exactly. As this clown said, you pay for novelty in addition, a bragging rights at the water cooler to tell everyone how dumb you are for buying a 3d printed home that lasts likely much less that a normal build. Not to mention imagine if you want to make an addition to your house.
I'm going to build a home out of stone and cement. Really cheap to do and free stones everywhere.
Yeah I don't see where they come up with $200-600/sqft to build these...
On their website a 350 sf studio is $204,000…that is $582 a square foot!!!
😂 next to no labour costs and still charging that much . Who’s going to buy a shipping container with a curve for $200+k ?
@@samoday2992 With AI concept, we need to build more Robots to build more Robots to build buildings then costs should really come down.
seems like a great way to somehow use recycled plastics as well, yet, at these price points, there remains a cost barrier to the middle and lower class, and stick or block built building currently cost 25% of their retail price schedule. hopefully this can be financially viable in a few years, if not, it would be questionable if the tech can really achieve mass usage.
Won't be financially viable. Those guys want to make money.
@@TheHonestFoodTeller no one works for free
@@parrotboss785 There are million of nuances between FREE and EXPENSIVE.
@@TheHonestFoodTeller The cutting edge is always expensive and their fixed costs must be gigantic right now. If they can scale and start producing/selling their costs will come down. I would be more interested however in multifamily housing as it makes more sense to accomplish their mission of sustainable and affordable housing.
So for the base model you could literally buy a ship full of shipping containers. This footprint may be the future for providing homes for those in need though. Just not by this company. You could build a traditional home at less costs 🤦 . These guys state that they basically eliminate labor hours so why so costly???
The research and design with a new technology will always make the initial provider expensive. If their idea works, other companies will be able to use their findings and do it without those initial costs making it more affordable. That is just the technology cycle.
@@bbmikej this is not there idea. As a matter of fact it’s not new at all if you search 3D concrete or other 3D housing projects. This is what’s possible and with this contractor it’s awfully overpriced.
@@SpecialSaws I guess they will go bankrupt then and it won't really matter
I think what may be getting lost also is who the target market is. They are aiming for people who want a second unit on their lot to rent out. In this case you want as little build time as possible. A traditional unit would make your backyard unable for months whereas this system would mean it only takes long enough to build a slab then lift the unit in. It's hard to put a cost on convenience.
It's way better.
So the most affordable unit is $403 sq/ft not including land? Am I missing something or is this incredibly more expensive than "inefficient" architecture?
Check out Boxable - Elon Musk's new venture
Those are the current prices. With increased demand and further improvements, prices will almost certainly fall. Like it happened with solar panels.
@@nickgrant5800 elon musk doesnt live in a boxabl .. do you do 0 research
@@banG168 he said new venture not new home.
@@c777em.2 To reach more people, it would go down
Its much cheaper and faster to use ready made parts and even more ecological. I mean this concrete even has plastic in it. Beside that there is even more plastic, inside, outside.. .
Such small houses would be much better in any way if you build it out of wood, iron, hemp and clay.
Incorrect. EDIT:Sorry I misread your comment your actually not a gullible moron I'm combing through these comments lol
The name of the game is: automated proprietary construction process. Another gimmick to alienate worker from the product and make people reliant on proprietary technologies and forget that they could do it themselves better and cheaper.
I am trying to minimalize the amount of plastic in my life. I cannot imagine, for myself, wanting to live in a home that has a plastic shell.
@@sodalitia Yeah or imagine automatic production of houses for homeless people that once were construction workers :D
And there is no steel bars inside, how long can this last until you get huge cracks and water gets inside the walls and stays there?
it would indeed be cooler if it's a different material, but you gotta start somewhere. if i remember correctly there is a way to 3d-print wood too, maybe they'll find a way integrate it in the future.
Great time to be alive!!! These new techniques will revolutionize residential construction. I'll still build with wood as I enjoy that greatly, but it's nice to see advancements!!!
Wonder what kind of gases are being breathed in one of these?
yes I did not see any vents for fresh air wondering how that works need a carbon monoxide meter lol
@@cintiapollock2486 or if the meterial they use to print these gives off toxic fumes? Long term exposure issues?
@@cintiapollock2486 During one of the scans across the inside the building you can see a door open.
"We find Vinay here hard at working at 3D printer"
*Vinay closes the book he was reading on camera*
Actually, that's a really good sign of the progress of their automation. Vinay barely needs to pay attention to it because it probably rarely if ever fails. That's a great sign. Hopefully, Vinay's next job at the company will be monitoring a bank of 10 of these giant 3d printers doing this at scale and printing 10 houses per day.
The only concerning thing is using a polymer as an input to your building material. Unless there is a sustainable way to get that polymer, you've just started making buildings out of oil. It might be great to have a market though for all of the plastic we've already created and thrown into landfills so that we could maybe make it profitable to pull it back out and make it into the walls of buildings and behind a layer of UV resistant paint. A much better place for waste plastic than in the ground, slowly seeping into groundwater.
Do you not know anything about 3d printing? That's not progress that's watching a kettle of water boil waiting for the beep to make your coffee smh
Recycled plastic might be able to be used, or hemp-oil based plastic. Hemp fiber would make a good base material, too. There needs to be a national system of building colleges which could research these new techniques and technology and produce location-specific codes for different climates across the country using local materials. With investments in supply chain and standardization across the country, prices could come down.
Hi Emmanuel, thank you for watching Kirsten's video about us! One of the things we are extremely proud of when it comes to our technology is that robotics automation is so strong, that it does not require constant, active observation. In fact, you're highlighting one of the benefits of our technology!
I hope so, but it's generally not profitable to buy recycled plastic because companies can buy virgin polymers cheaper than the recycled ones. Though it would be nice to think of this being the solution to the plastics issue.
As a former builder I recommend the young NOT to get into construction. I loved the work, I even liked most of my clients, but now I am all kinds of crippled and have nothing to show for it. If our culture valued this kind of work, we would value those who have done it. We don't, so let the machines handle the labor that is crippling and killing us.
Well, you ARE appreciated at least by your age mates. I had a lot of work to do on a barely-salvageable Vic and the Amish did a fabulous job. They were also the only ones I could get to put a new roof on bc it's almost like a steeple. 1100 sq ft footprint, 2700 sq ft roof, just to give you an idea. They didn't even use safety straps, just scampered over the roof like squirrels. A compliment, believe me. And the contractor's son had fallen to his death from a roof less than a month previous.
There was no one stopping you from setting some of those earnings aside and investing for retirement. Sorry to hear about your health. Watch Dr. Berg on TH-cam to help yourself.
Were you lifting weights and doing yoga?
@@ticktock2383 That's assuming that people who work for a living with their hands actually make enough to set something aside. They don't.
Love, and appreciate you Sir.
Mean it.
Did I miss the mention of a price expectation? They have sold a few. If anyone happened to hear I would be interested in knowing. I think it is a great idea. But they run into some of the same issues that Tiny home owners and builders deal with archaic or inflexible building codes.
@Mighty Builders Off-gassing of buildings and roads is a HUGE air quality problem in the Los Angeles area. Please, can you tell us more about if your units off-gas? And, if so, how does it compare with traditional homes? Do your units come standard with solar panels? Thank you!
Now a pre-senior, I've been waiting to see this technology in use for over 40 years, since Jacques Fresco inveted the concept.
One important question:
I live in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, where -40c is not uncommon in the winter. Have you come up with a substrate that has a high enough insulation factor to make this Globally viable?
Hi there, our mods are rated for all 16 climate zones in California. This would include zones around the Lake Tahoe region
They seem to be focusing on one market which is Bay Area 2nd homes - so I doubt it. But there is no technical reason they could not create a cold climate version - but that would first require another $2 billion in research or whatever it cost to get here.
It doesnt have to be. They can all be locally tailored to the paricular environmentl needs.
@@michaelnurse9089 The modifications of the digital 3D AutoCAD model would probably only take 40 hours. Once the digital model is updated you can print away with whatever wall thicknesses you specify. They could print out just about anything. Just unfortunate for the construction workers who might lose their jobs with this tech.
@@arminius301 I think Jobs in the industry would need another skill ..
- yes, I do understand that it may be debatable at this juncture.
Great film as always! I love the quality of your work. With that said $204,000 for 350 sqft. And $274,000 for 700 sqft. 😶
Exactly...Only in California
indeed, completely bs this pricing
Unbelievable right ?
Id rather just build an off grid home and whole ass homestead with that lmao no thanks, very cool and a way of the future but u got me fucked up with that price lmai
Holy fack! Absolutely not worth it. A new fool borns every day, for sure.
Awesome!!!! I love Mighty Buildings!!!!! Super stoked you made a tour there!!!
Totally fascinating. It would be a interesting question to find out if they're fireproof also so that if it was placed where the wildfires happen, less loss. Or flooding. Thanks for your time investment on this, and sharing. 😀👍
The concrete is fire resistant. (nothing in life is proof) And it has a great sound proofing ability and termites hate it. :) IFC - (Insulated Foam Concrete) this is another form of construction that has it's advantages. Concrete will be a good solution for the future. Oh and it can cut down on air conditioner and heating use by about a third.
Does it need a foundation or is that part of the 3D printed package.
@@janejanine1 Usually it's poured on an existing slab.
In regards to flooding, my family stays in a hurricane area in Mexico, and reinforced concrete is the go to construction material. If this pseudo concrete is even better, it should hold up pretty well
Hi Mary Beth, we have some information on this part of our website. Please feel free to reach out if you have specific questions we can shed some light on. bit.ly/2XFsMxG
I would LOVE this company to put one of these on my land. It would get a LOT of attention and would give me a place to live as I'm homeless with land....thank you for this video! 🙏❤
This is extremely resource intensive and absolutely not the first 3D printed home.
Way too expensive for the square footage you get. Not exactly doing much to curb the housing crisis in California.
@@ssphoto66 The words 'desparate,' and 'scrambling' come to mind. Hard times for Cali.
Did they ever claim they were the first?
@@ssphoto66 new technologies are always expensive to offset the start up costs.
@@ssphoto66
Imagine if they just lowered the rents and the housing costs?
I say put these new multi family homes where the elites live.
Kirsten, this is an amazing concept! You GO Mighty Buildings!
I wonder what the implications are of this method for rodent abatement? Rodent's generally find their way into a house and travel through the wall voids. Often they chew their way through wood and drywall to access the interior of the home. How would this material stand up to rodents, I wonder?
You made a good point 👏🏽
they love it.
@@petermeier2064 They love the taste of it?
@@jonothandoeser Joe Biden loves the taste to.
You could probably get about the same conditions with a shipping container home.
I love this concept. Loved the video. I can see this developing even more in the future such as for dome homes in tornado prone areas, etc. In time car body shells, mini living pods for homeless shelters, the applications are endless. Very well done guys. I am from Australia and would love to see this expand here as well. During this time of global upheavals I think the perfect time for people to leave the old traditional outmoded concepts behind and embrace the exciting new ones just waiting to be developed, as well as this business. Love it. ❤️❤️🙏👍👍
How much does it cost to assemble / retail ?
How much does it weigh ?
How long will they warranty the product
200k+
Visit their website. Probably depend a lot on the customer and the fit and finish.
@@schousehead holy $$...dang. For that much moola I expect my house to also produce energy, water, be micronova and hurricane-proof , grow all my food and also fly to the moon and back in one piece.
Yeah find another developer
A lot of these type of house companies are only for those who are well off and want an extra house or use it for rent out.
Awesome concept! I'd like to know the level of VOC off-gasing the thermal plastic produces to see whether there are any health effects compared to conventional building materials, i.e. wood. This should at least prevent termite infestation and should be more fire-proof than wood. Thanks for giving us this tour!
@@arminius301 it would probably melt in a California Forrest fire
Using a 3D printer to print what is essentially 4 flat walls seems like a waste to me. Is far simpler using standard sheets and bolt together and insulate. I think 3D printing within the building industry is a good example of a solution looking for a problem.
Labor shortage is a real issue, as they mentioned. Ideally, the peak of this would be building a standard, efficient home for a suburb with half the work force and half the time.
But then again, we should be building more apartment buildings to solve housing rather than cheapened homes for dwindling land.
@@Chedring There isn't a labor shortage, there is a pay shortage.
@@Chedring I agree with more people living in flats. I live in Berlin and I would say 90% of people including families live in flats. If all these Berliners decided over night they wanted a house with a garden it would be an ecological disaster.
@@tomedward8652 Trust me -they want a small house with a garden. Just because they live like caged animals doesn't mean they prefer it.
@@tomedward8652 That's quite apparent in Ukraine. More land for grain crops.
Kristen, Thank you for making these videos. They are so interesting and way better than streaming or TV. I'm learning so much about so many intriguing people and concepts.
I wonder how well this would stand up compared to other houses in really bad weather
it wont lol its a sales gimmick if 3d printing houses had any advantages you'd see big construction companies implementing it its just prefab housing done slower
Kirsten, as usual, fascinating!
Just saw their pricing, not going to save any money doing this.
How much? 💰
@Robert Drake, but did you see that the cost includes everything: site assessment, pre-approval of state planning, all finishes and appliances, ground works including utility connections, trenching and foundation, delivery and installation. All that shit is expensive, so that makes the house far more affordable than you realize.
@@moebiusdune1115 $500,000 for a 1400 sqf house. $275,000 for 700 sqf house. Double of what people spend for building a traditional house. Very, very expensive.
They warn u at end of video
California construction cost
Would not make sense any place else
@@residuevideos 😳 too much...very expensive.
Wow it's fantastic to see a 3d printing construction company with a solid business model and to hear that slowly there is progress on the regulation of 3D construction! and thanks for a good video presenting this company:)
Thank you, Daniel
Great video as usual, never disappoint !
Awesome video! Thanks for sharing!
@4:40 "Still 90% less construction waste than a traditional home build." Now, that is a bold claim!
It's a bold face lie lol
I remember having a side job to labor trash in to the dumpster. there are sometime quite a bit of waste in compromise of speed. So, 90% is not hard for me to imagine. Its usual to pay one laborer to clean-up than a few framers to slow down and minimize waste. in the end, the material cost goes to the owner anyways.
@@MegamanTheSecond It is a lie. When you construct the house up to the "raw" state - just foundations, brick walls and roofing - what is what they got there - you waste almost nothing in traditional building. Waste comes mostly with insulation, piping, electrical and finishing jobs, which you would still need to do on top of having their giant plastic box.
Maybe they can say that because they don't produce much waste themselves. All the waste is produced by their suppliers, they just assemble finished parts.
They should be like Lego blocks so you can upgrade as your family grows with additional bedrooms, walk in closets, bathrooms.
How much embodied carbon goes into producing these? Polymer, in my mind, equals plastics and petroleum. Not sure this is better than traditional American construction, technologically beneficial or not
He says polymer and composite a lot to avoid saying plastic. 3d printing is generally plastic.
Congrats you made a plastic home. How awful.
@@adamt195 totally ignorant.
When you care about this, then hempcrete is the solution for everything. It binds carbon...
@@adamt195 If you had only invested one minute to briefly look into the topic before your indignation rant, you could have spared yourself this triple embarrassment.
@@sengasengana I actually went on their website. They never say explicitly what the 3D printing material is made of. Just that it is "water tight, fire resistant, lightweight, Stone-like, polymer composite"
Sounds a hell of a lot like plastic. Its a plastic house. Petroleum is drilled out of the earth and refined heavily to make the plastic that makes these homes. Compared to wood, which is grow in a tree. Storing carbon from the atmosphere in the building.
That's really nice!I hope those kind of homes will be available everywhere one day.
Nice!
The only gripe I have with this system is in the intention to create more suburban instead of urban dwellings, which will continue the demands on resources with a less efficient footprint.
My thoughts as well. If these were infinitely stackable, that’d be something. Or if the pre-printed panels can be fitted to the steel framework of a high-rise, so we can quickly build UP rather than OUT, then great. The city is one of humanity’s greatest inventions. Urban living diminishes resource waste, concentrates opportunity and culture, and all without crowding out wilderness. Meanwhile, suburbs are a financial and environmental drain. No matter how futuristic-looking, more ticky-tacky houses sprawling out across the horizon … that’s one dead-end we’ve already reached.
@@danopticon cities breed ultra dependency on government thus why cities are failing liberal shitholes.
Thank you brothers and sisters for your creations in love! This is sooo exciting and perfect for our new earth society! I hope to invest and collaborate with you all in the future, this is close to my heart chakra, amen! Godspeed family from Oregon 5d sister
"Creations of love" that will poison the inhabitants through off-gassing and potentially eliminate a ton of builder jobs (if they had their way) while you sit in this monstrosity breathing poison.
"How much labor does this require to build...."
*say a bunch of stuff that doesn't answer the question *
Its cheap af to make something like this, compared to oldschool building methods.
The reason why they don't answer the question, because they want to artificially increase the price to almost match a normal home.
@@roberth4395 that's what any smart business person would do. the price should be as high as the market will bear. keep in mind they have r&d costs and investors to repay.
@@romulus_ this is not about making profit.
Making people literally suffer, just so you can make profit isbdeath sentence worthy.
Every human has the right to own a home.
If anyone makes this impossible , that person is the enemy of society.
@@roberth4395 this is a video about a home manufacturer -- naturally, they will seek to earn a profit. your points are taken but irrelevant here. life pro tip: don't let your ideology sneak into every discussion, especially if it's this untempered. it's boorish.
@@roberth4395 why is a story about a for-profit business not about making profit? If you think it's everyone's right to own a home you better get busy providing them.
Absolutely brilliant.
With California's new law that allows up to 4 residences in a single family lot, I expect this business will rocket to the moon!
How GREEN is that? Humans need space and nature. Not cramped like sardines.
@@DNSMLT you will live in the pod, you will eat the insects, and you will own nothing
I'd love to work this kind of construction job. But I don't think this exists on the East Coast.
Kirsten, your videos are so great. The people you get to interview are always cool and have some kind of knowledge to share. Love your channel!
A modern trailer house that doesn't fall apart on the move! R value? VOC? Cost?
This channel is amazing. Get my brain juices flowing about other crazy housing and sustainable living ideas.
That's a nice Chinese 3d printer. I saw it in Shenzhen two years ago.
This just blew my mind! Excellent!
Let us know if you have questions, Chris!
Does that textured surface collect dirt that will discolor the surface over time?
Are the surfaces in the bathroom waterproof or water resistant?
You saw someone sanding the exterior in the video.
probably. probably why there was a clip of someone sanding down the exterior.
Thanks for showing this episode. I cant imagine that we have this technology 3D printing of homes.
I toured one of these in San Diego. The only part of the building that is 3D printed is the one curved wall at the rear of building and it performs no purpose other than a form otherwise it's just a basic traditional framed small space with basic but modern looking interior. I found the quality of construction to be poor overall but it looks like money is rolling in and some units are ready to ship. GLWS.
Thanks. That explains how they got this past the building code.
great workings.... keep on the good work and skilled craftings.... and thanks for the inspiration.... self crafting modul houses the last couple of years....
What is the lifespan of this shell material?
That's part of the problem right now. There is no way to reinforce the concrete. May not be good in very wet climates or earthquake prone areas. But I'm sure we'll figure it out soon.
@@tixximmi1 it's not concrete, it's UV cured polymer with a bunch of fillers.
@@AndrewHelgeCox Yes, the polymer aspect is a potential concern. Grinding on plastic creates micro plastic pollution. We may not be allowed to share links to other articles in our comments, google micro plastic pollution. I think this is the future of building and I would love for a great company like this one to explore the full life cycle and environmental impact of this new material.
Time stamp 12:21-12:24, look at the dust created as the polymer is being refinished. Micro plastic pollution is something the entire plastics industry needs to address. All companies should consider the full environmental impact of their products. As cnc work with polymers increases, initially the air quality within the factories for workers and ultimately everyone’s water quality as the micro plastics end up in our water are major concerns.
@@janjander152 Yes, I saw later in the same video that they grind the walls while still inside the factory so they are having to face this problem. I hope they are protecting their workers from the dust combining glass, polymers, and mineral fillers.
This is absolutely brilliant.
Thank you, Ben!
I need this in Canada right now. I have two acres of land waiting.
This is amazing. Less waste. Ultra fast curing. 3D printed. Incredible!
This is great. Concrete is not green. I’d like to hear about the environmental impact of this material, but it's very promising. I love the look!
Fascinating, thank you!
And the price is??????
Probably 3% the cost of current homes
Ten quajillion dollars
AKA: 1/15th the price of a home in San Francisco
But simultaneously 3x the cost of a home in Ohio
This sounds like the safest, sturdiest, and most awesome prefab EVER!!! I'm so hyped!
You like to eat lead paint chips, right?
We completely agree!
This is the future of building 🏢 science 👌
And science is a place where visionaries live.
I love to dwell at the edge of it both, that way we get to communicate and innovate between them both, the end users and them visionaries. Perfect place to develop and grow 🙏
Science has always been a tool to build things. But tradesmen build houses. You cannot eliminated humans from the equation.
In the near future humanity will 3D print absolutely everything; Food, Clothes, Cars, Houses.
Are they able to have multi floor units or is this just a one floor system? Wonder how it holds up in the harsher weather areas.
I was wondering the same. I live in Cabo since 2019 and when a hurricane hits is always a major concern, my main goal is to build a small, neat home here to live my golden years to come. But it is nice to see that tech is evolving and it is making its way into building homes. The price is quite unreachable for many but it is a start. Again, wondering how it will behave under very windy and rainy conditions (tipically cat-1cat2 hurricanes which are the most common here) or a mild earthquake (maybe m5 top?). Mexico is a beautiful country but it comes with its hazards.
Do they have a floor plan which meets both Passive House and/or Universal Design standards?
It seems like right now they only have the 2 pod model, but I can't see why they wouldn't be able to make a 2 story one in the future. It probable wouldn't be too hard either. 2x2 design. Bottom pods are a kitchen/ dining area with the stairs and the other pod is the living/entertaining space. upstairs you have the one pod with the stairs have a master suite and an additional full bath and the other pod is the current 2 bedroom one. 3/2 house approx. 1400 square feet. And since it is modular you could probably have 3 pods on the bottom to have separate living and dining rooms plus a half bath downstairs.
I'm thinking they have plans to make stackable modular units with holes cut out in the floors & ceilings to accommodate printed staircases in the future. Would be a nice option to attach modules together, side-by-side, to achieve a ranch style home with increased living space.
I like the creative ideas of adding floors. Please give Mighty Builders bit of time and it will have all those additions. Its too earlier times yet.
This is the greatest thing I've seen in forever!!! Incredible!
so the biggest cost when you get it home will be getting some curtains wow that's a lot of window space would think that would let out a lot of heat in the winter. Wondering if they have weather tested one on some land some where it gets wind and rain, snow?
Because the Windows have more insulation than the walls
I am just now completing a 2000 sq ft post & beam timber home with expansive 14 ft ceilings. I paid a contractor to put up the shell and my wife & I have completed most of the inside finishes ourselves. Even with the soaring cost of materials now, we have managed to keep the total cost at around $250k. I only have basic skills that I’ve acquired over the years maintaining my previous home and I am 65 years old. It was a lot of hard work, but it can be done if you are willing to invest your time & energy to do it. Everyone is looking for their dream home but they want it given to them for nothing. Of course I live in a state where it is still affordable to build a decent home and taxes are reasonable.
I wonder what the r-value of the wall is?
Nowhere near high enough.
You mean the melting point temperature? :)
@@pepperpepperpepper hardening point temperature.😃
It is California. r-Value is not so important as elsewhere. They could modify it for cold climates and add heavy insulation.
Kristen+Tribe ~ You always find cool things to show us. Thanks.
I would love to see/learn how they handle the plumbing and electrical systems in a 3D printed home
What an amazing technology! Fascinating!
I wonder what sound proofing is like. Best sound block would be weight. So is it as good as concrete when it comes to blocking sound/noise pollution?
I am a 3d printing nerd and I love the concept of using additive manufacturing for building afordable housing. I belive this technology is just starting to be fully explored and Im excited to see what the future holds. With that said, I think that all new concepts need as much legitimacy as possible, so I'm not trying to sound rude or Insulting, but between the giggles and the "likes", Im finding it difficult to take this woman very seriously. "Its modular, so like, it's stuck together!!🙄
How does the polymer/ (epoxy?) used in this stand up to UV from the sun over time?
Typically they become brittle
It doesn't.
Yellowing
Great work for the industry.
I would love to have one on the 350 sq ft studios, but the price is prohibitive. Hopefully the prices will come down as the number of houses they make increases, but it will be too late for me.
No there's a guy in Houston that says he can make one for about $4k. Doesn't include anything but the structure so water, electrical etc, is all extra.
@@tixximmi1 I'd like to know his contact information, in that case.
@@latebloomerabroad I think Kirsten Dirksen did a video on it.
@@latebloomerabroad Or it could have been on the B1M channel.
We need you in Florida right now, this minute. 🙏
14:45 "You can build a thousand foot ship in a week". Huh? And by using modular bathrooms you can save 500 - 800 hours? Who's building the bathroom? Ray Charles? Great video though, all in all.
Yeah some of these numbers were just pulled out of his ass. Five months at 40 hours a week to build a tiny bathroom is not even remotely realistic.
I guess they are hand building the toilet, sink and tub. They are mining the ore and melting the steel for the faucets and glazing the tile as well.
He clearly did not mean ONE bathroom. What company buys one bathroom from a supplier.
Good work, bravissimo! 👏
Technology is suppose to make things cheaper but their prices are crazy high
Construction is basically the last industry in which 3d printing makes any sense whatsoever. The price per kg of these materials tends to be 10x to 100x higher than old fashioned things like lumber; and their throughput is absolutely atrocious, to be able to justify all the expensive hardware invested in working with it. The only sane thing theyve got going for them is the factory construction; but that does not really have anything to do with printing really. Ill take a CLT house over this any day of the week. The only thing printing has got going for it is the ability to do highly complex customized geometries; but instead of giving Gaudi a run for his money these jokers are making panels that you could just as well extrude at multiple meters per seconds, using actual economical and sensible raw materials.
@@randomstranger2472 we’ve had the 3D printing technology for buildings for years. Not only that, the materials are also cheap. Our current state of economics is all speculation
Use hemp instead of lumber and concrete. Hempwood and hempcrete for a plant based sustainable product. Hemp crete and hempwood are fire, mold, disease, and insect resistant.
Sorry, but I don’t want more plastics.
It seems to be more of a fiber/polymer than plastic. (Or at least one hopes so)
@@Nick_J_ I should’ve put plastics in quotations.
It's actually a synthetic stone! We call it Light Stone Material
This is for a forever home. Are you suggesting it is waste? Or bad for the environment? 😂
That's some very cool tech, once it gets affordable I can see this taking off.
Exciting developments, and hoping to see more of this. These look immensely better than the fat-bead concrete 3-D printed homes.
For the fully 3-D printed structures, how do they get the insulation in? Is it blown in with a hose? And what about water pipes and electrical?
How's the durability? Given that it cures due to UV light, do its properties change over time after being exposed to UV outside for years on end, such as getting harder or more brittle? And how recyclable is the 3-D printed material for it's time for a home to be dismantled? (Not a huge concern, given the reduced waste of this construction, but I'm curious nonetheless.)
03:46 - That's a crack on the base... Just stop the video at 03:47. So.. no, thank you.
@@yoshy2628 Yeah, it's a prototype tho..
Great usage of the drone camera!
So how much is a 1 bedroom, with kitchen, shower, toilet cost? Do they ship to Australia? Also the cost of getting the tiny house into a back yard via crane??
And the Foundation they had to build underneath the house? And possible permits and inspector fees? And power, water, electricity and plumbing hook-up?
@@TheHonorlord So true. They have tiny houses here in Australia though they are very expensive. I love the design of this Tiny house. Hope you're having a nice day.
Fascinating. need a discussion of cost to average buyer,as well as sustainability of materials. Is it plastic? Will it ever decay, decompose? When someone is done with it, will it compost? I find it frustrating that videos of this type don’t trouble to make sure their spokespeople can actually speak articulately about the issues anyone looking at tiny homes cares about.
The quality looks not good to last long term
You don't need steel or concrete for a structure that small. So using the plastic concrete-substitute isn't saving anything in CO2 emissions. I hope they are able to scale this up to large buildings.