Seed Home v2 Industry Standards
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Prior Work
- Seed Eco-Home
- OBI Drive - Instructionals for Seed Eco-Home (v1) - [1]
- Micro-House on a trailer, initial concept to pursue. Extreme Enterpise - Microhouse
Benchmarking
- New homes are more expensive, up to 20% - [2]
- house construction cost is 1/2 house cost -[3]
- Cost to Build a House [4]
- Zip Kit Homes - $130/sf construction cost - [5] . They lay out steps to building permit. Good FAQ. Drywall,
- $55/sf from Poland - 250 sf basic for $13k - [6]. Can be disassembled. No foundation needed. Modular.
- Steve links - [7]
- $50k tiny house - [8]
- $23k tiny house - [9]
- $53k tiny house - [10]
- $65k tiny house - [11]
- Node.eco - $150k for 400 sf? [12]
- Pop-Up House - 1900-2400 euros / sq.m turnkey (US$209-264/sf) or 1200/1400 euros sq.m without interior finishing [13]
Open Source Projects
- Wikihouse - 1100-1600 pounds/sq m - [14] - $1466 USD / sq m - $136/sf.
- Vivihouse - [15]. Prototype, no product yet.
It would be interesting to engage the other projects in a collaborative process:
- 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?
- 3D printed Wikihouse panels with 0 waste - engage Alastair on this, see if they are interested in polyethylene, polypropylene, or PVC.
Custom Home Builders
- $190-$270/sf, land and utility hookup not included - [16]