Seed Home v2 Industry Standards

Nonprofit Sector

Habitat for Humanity appears to be growing rapidly, and is involved in similar work. From 2019 Annual Report [1]. 16k homes built in the USA.

Panel System Companies

• Cover raised $60M in seed funding. 1 bedroom model is $332k, looks like around 750 sf. [2]
• Boxabl
• WikiHouse
• Vivihouse
• https://www.s2amodular.com
• Largest homebuilders - [3]

Village Companies

• ReGen Villages
• Modern Elder Academy - [4]

Other Hippieware

• Earthships

Training

• Builder Training Analysis of Industry Standards

Prior Work

• Seed Eco-Home
• OBI Drive - Instructionals for Seed Eco-Home (v1) - [5]
• Micro-House on a trailer, initial concept to pursue. Extreme Enterpise - Microhouse

Costs

• Median existing home price is $295k [6]
• Median new homes are $85k higher [7]

Benchmarking

1. $50k for 375 sf [8] - really good. Compare to OSE 1000 sf+carport for $50k. We need marketing like this: [9]
2. $160k, 256 sf - [10]. Affiliate program like this - [11]. Video says the part that they have costs builders about $60/sf, Boxabl cost is $21 at the factory. [12]. They solved the shipping problem by making unfoldable modules at 8.5' wide. Does not include foundation, utility hookups, land, transportation (2-4 dollars/mile from facility) or installation. Which means at least another $20k there. They say $5k-$50k. If it is that much - then starter module would be say $70k. Or $186k equivalent. Stated financing cost doubling when install is included implies that the real cost is $100k for the house, but that would imply that land may be included. Seed faq
3. New homes are more expensive, up to 20% - [13]
4. house construction cost is 1/2 house cost -[14]
5. Cost to Build a House [15]
6. Zip Kit Homes - $130/sf construction cost - [16] . They lay out steps to building permit. Good FAQ. Drywall,
7. $55/sf from Poland - 250 sf basic for $13k - [17]. Can be disassembled. No foundation needed. Modular.
8. Steve links - [18]
9. $50k tiny house - [19]
10. $23k tiny house - [20]
11. $53k tiny house - [21]
12. $65k tiny house - [22]
13. Node.eco - $150k for 400 sf? [23]
14. Pop-Up House - 1900-2400 euros / sq.m turnkey (US$209-264/sf) or 1200/1400 euros sq.m without interior finishing [24]

Open Source Projects

1. Wikihouse - 1100-1600 pounds/sq m - [25] - $1466 USD / sq m - $136/sf.
2. Vivihouse - [26]. Prototype, no product yet.

It would be interesting to engage the other projects in a collaborative process:

1. Open Source balers for bale panels. How to process the straw to make it long-lasting? Is this a solved issue or an issue that creates limited applicability only to dry areas?
2. 3D printed Wikihouse panels with 0 waste - engage Alastair on this, see if they are interested in polyethylene, polypropylene, or PVC.

Companies

• Nov 23, 2021 - https://www.s2amodular.com - from JM - I think this is as close to a competitor as I’ve found: selling innovation in building industry through modular products. The OSE Seed Eco Home still wins on:

1. Price
2. Integration with Labor solution
3. Coordination efficiency
4. Overall delivery speed
5. Global efficiency by relying on existing supply chains

• Lennar - https://www.lennar.com/about/history - largest home builder in the USA according to Cover - https://www.lennar.com/about/history

Custom Home Builders

• $190-$270/sf, land and utility hookup not included - [27]

Links

• Seed Home 2
• Lovins GreenHome 1.0 Factor Ten Engineering Case Study - [28]

Advisors

• Elijah
• Travis
• Dan
• Bob
• Pliny
• Mike - sold his construction business

Potential Collaborators

• Rob Avis - https://adaptivehabitat.ca/ - had email communications.