I've said this on previous threads, the problem isn't the availability of cheap building material or designs, it's the availability of cheap land. There's no pop-up property unfortunately.
Did they leave the foam exposed when they were done? That's not really a good plan.<p>They don't prepare the ground first? Isn't the house going to sink during the first heavy rain?
LVL on grade? How is that not going to rot?<p>You could probably get around that by pouring a slab with small stem walls and building inside that, but that's not what they're doing here...
This concept would be awesome as a tiny house.<p>My 7-year-old daughter just asked me the other day, "We can build a tiny house when I'm 11, right?" So I have another four years before I need to do something like this in tiny house form.
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It must:<p><pre><code> – Have strong thermal insulation without thermal bridges,
– Be perfectly airtight,
– Capture maximum solar energy.</code></pre>
"<p>Perfectly airtight? With wood and insulation?
> For the structure and insulation of a PopUp-House building (floor, walls and ceiling) it costs about 200 €/m² including labour. To this cost must be added all the finishes: waterproofing, exterior finishes, interior finishes, electricity, plumbing, heating, etc.<p>What would be the total total cost then?
I like the design, and like the speed. I even like the music in the video.<p>But I cannot avoid thinking of the wolf, huffing and puffing and .. blowing that thing away. How stable is that thing?
It absolutely amazes me how all houses in US seem to be build with 100% wood, especially in areas with termites, dryness or possibilities of hurricanes!<p>It is not that much more expensive to build a solid concrete block home, insulate and airtight it well<p>I realise wood is more plentiful in US than here in Europe, but imho i wouldnt feel safe living in a wooden home.
For lots of stuff along these lines, Kirsten Dirksen has alot of interesting videos on youtube where she explores cool houses: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDsElQQt_gCZ9LgnW-7v-cQ" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDsElQQt_gCZ9LgnW-7v-cQ</a>
These alternative house construction strategies always get my attention. But the real tough part is finding affordable and desirable land upon which to build one.
I have a suspicion that once they encounter and solve all of the challenges associated with building houses (mold, cost, weather, a second floor) they will end up approaching a pretty normal modern residential construction.