19. Fighting the Good Fight: Alternative Solutions to the Housing Crisis
May 18, 2022
Episode Highlights:
Unpacking the housing crisis in the United States.
Change is hard...especially when it comes to building.
Exploring alternative construction methods.
The world of digitally fabricated homes.
Breck's project highlight of the week: The Vinsetta Addition
"Right now the [building] industry is begging for alternative solutions."
-Breck Crandell, (Director of Design, TSI)
Show Notes:
1:35 - Introduction into episode 19.
2:04 - Breck's project highlight of the week: The Vinsetta Addition
5:30 - What is going on with the nation wide housing crisis.
6:50 - Why it is hard to initiate change in the architecture and construction worlds.
8:20 - The conversation surrounding lumber in the United States.
12:20 - How alternative construction is helping to fix the housing industry.
12:34 - What we are known for: containers & steel framed buildings.
14:14 - 3D printed homes.
15:24 - How challenging convention can help set the standards for the future.
17:55 - Before containers there was...barndominiums.
20:58 - Staying one step ahead, with diverse forms of alternative construction.
23:50 - Getting price points to a place where projects can be built.
25:40 - The Three Squared Inc., Houm partnership providing an alternative housing solution.
28:49 - The importance of proof of concept when challenging convention.
33:00 - Concluding thoughts for episode 19.
Resources:
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