Vinay Log

Wed Sep 2, 2020

• Penta - encapsulates all wrong in industrial civ. Penta. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentachlorophenol
• Honeycomb polypropylene. Massively reduce number of chemicals. Glass, polypropylene, stainless steel.
• Ex - honeycomb panels.
• Every time housing becomes cheap, new regs are created to make it expensive. Ex - green belts - can't build.
• Hierarchical tax collection licensing.
• Interior wall-sound deadening will be important.
• Shed 30-40 dB of sound insulation. Everyone wants this for a bedroom.
• Recording studio - sound minimization issues required
• Interior walls - staggered studs - and nail has a rubber washer. Under where the nail goes. Between sheet rock and stud.
• Perceived size of house - sound proofing. Psychologically, if you can hear, the people are still there.
• Movable sun shades - 1 kw/m2 - cool in summer, hot in winter.
• Stick house 2x4 is always a mess.
• Habitat would be another group to pitch to. Low cost housing design.
• Rubicon - ex military adjunct to red cross. https://teamrubiconusa.org/
• Survivalist world is a good client -
• Frank lloyd wright - expandable house for returning vets.
• Nothing is an easy sale.
• Portland, Madison, Austin.
• There is urgency because of forthcoming housing crisis
• Architect has a soft skill set on managing relationships - so think about teaching architects.
• Rapid shallow enthusiasm - that's unfortunately our audience.
• Ruttger - dutchchain - odyssey - climate focus. Dutch Royal Family supports him. 3rd or 4th in line, King's bro, business school guy. Entrepreneurial stuff, ecosystem stuff. Solopreneur but connected.
• Seed Home 2 Planning