Seed Home v2 Requirements + Value Proposition

Value Proposition

• Lowest cost house per square foot to address the housing issue
• Practical starter home that grows with a family
• $50k for a 1000 sf house that you can build with a friend in one week. But you have to pre-build all the modules.

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FAQ

Q: What are the goals of the prefabrication part other than for a handful of people to be able to raise it in a week?

A: The prefab is done by the owner builder. Outside of build time optimization, 7 reasons are: 1.  lowest possible cost, 2. simplest design possible, 3 portability, 4 parallel build ability, 5. lifetime design value. 6. economic value. Modularity.

1. Achieved by using common, off-the-shelf parts such as 2x6 lumber and wood panels.
2. By using repeating modules, complexity and thus skill requirement is reduced, availing the build method to more people.
3. If screws are used, structure can be portable. Since it's on helical pier foundations, even the piers can be unscrewed.
4. A predefined parametric structure allows a large number of teams to build in parallel. This means that if you have a large team, all of them could work together on making the panels, so all the panels can be build by a team in a single day - and even shorter - limited only by the size of the workspace and the number of people.
5. If the panels are modular and fastened with removable fasteners such as screws, then they can be removed and thus reused in a Construction Set Approach.Each module thus becomes a uniform and high value item that can be used as-is within other projects congruent with the Seed Home building system.
6. Think about a marketplace developing for OBI modules. If the panels are standardized into modules, they can be used readily in other projects. Thus, they retain their economic value, and can be negotiated in the marketplace.
7. The essence of prefab is modularity. If designed properly, any module can be used readily - by following basic design principles, to create a wide range of building types and functions.