SEH Cost Savings
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Hint: This page describes how we can reduce the cost of materials and build cost of a 1375 sf Seed Eco-Home from $60k to $20k in materials by using open source machines and materials production machines
Narrative
The way to reduce housing cost is by:
- Optimized Design - open source blueprints, design optimization with integrated design, and open production engineering. All are required for an efficient build that exceeds industry standards.
- Open-source compliance documentation - producing documentation and engineering reference drawings to reduce permit, plan check, and engineering costs from thousands to near zero marginal cost
- Efficient Build - 24 person, 5 day modular swarm build that exponentiates learning
- Open Source Machines - for construction and materials production.
- Open Source Fuels - plastic pyrolysis for gas and diesel obtained from waste stream plastic. Followed by the full blown Solar Hydrogen Economy
If the current cost is $60k for materials for a 1375 sf 3 bed 2 bath home with 6kW photovoltaics, we can slash this cost to $20k with open source machines and materials. Total Savings in an Open Sector Enterprise are $39640.
- Seed Eco-Home Savings with Open Source Construction Machines - $4340
- Seed Eco-Home Materials Cost Reduction - $35300
It would be impossible for any enterprise to execute on the above without open source hardware, including:
- Automated grading - cost reduction of $2k in labor. Once built, lifetime design operating costs must be considered:
This is not to mention operating costs:
- Thermal Battery - 70% electrical consumption reduction out of the box because water heating, cooling, and hot water are 70% of all electric use..
- Open Source Inverter - $2k savings for every 5 years lifetime of an inverter.
- Open Source Heat Pump - $2k every 5 years for 5 year lifetime of a heat pump
Higher tech endeavors include:
- Photovoltaics Manufacturing - currently cost is 20 cents per watt, as low as 7 cents from china