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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHas Anyone Seen These Folding/Unfolding M.A.D.I. Houses?
can be built in 6 hours, can be permanent or temporary/emergency housing
Crutchez_CuiBono
(7,725 posts)Me.
(35,454 posts)can be insulated
ornotna
(10,803 posts)Me.
(35,454 posts)for something like 40 grand
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)Find a little land and, poof! You have yourself a house in an afternoon! It didn't seem all that small either, not like some tiny houses.
2naSalit
(86,647 posts)A solution to many housing issues! I'd like to see a finished one and its interior.
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2naSalit
(86,647 posts)Me.
(35,454 posts)these are available in different sizes. I wonder if it would be more feasible for municipal govs. to look into these rather than spend millions on insufficient housing for the homeless.
2naSalit
(86,647 posts)saw no plumbing in either of these videos so that could be an issue. I love the concept and I could see them being useful for temporary use, permanent... not sturdy enough..? I wonder how long they would hold up, though. There are a bunch of interesting ideas if you opt to watch this vid on the utoob side, I like checking those out sometimes.
Me.
(35,454 posts)and I understand they are good either way...very sturdy. Of course, they'd have to be studied...but it seems to me this may be a way housing is headed. REal estate/construction debt is going/starting to be a huge problem. That is the cause of the lira crisis in Turkey at the moment.
2naSalit
(86,647 posts)a concrete shortage which is driving up building costs, this style would address that. I'd rather see a bunch of these in a concentrated area than a mobile home park. I could probably live in one of those.
Me.
(35,454 posts)Me.
(35,454 posts)Just like the one you've gotten back
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)Thanks for the video. I wonder if Habitat for Humanity knows about these houses?
Me.
(35,454 posts)also one video I saw suggested use for temporary housing when there are disasters
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)seeing that they dont need a poured cement foundation and can be assembled by a crew of 3 in six hours!
Squinch
(50,955 posts)Me.
(35,454 posts)and I could be wrong, but somewhere, I think, their advertising says they would hold. I also think that this is the beginning of a thinking that could provide housing for so many who need it.
Squinch
(50,955 posts)Crutchez_CuiBono
(7,725 posts)Me.
(35,454 posts)but they are advertising here so......
First Speaker
(4,858 posts)...and as late as 1980, admitted his prediction was flat wrong. "We serfs haven't been permitted modern housing", he said, as I recall it. Maybe it's finally happening...
Me.
(35,454 posts)Stonepounder
(4,033 posts)Even though the home can be set in place, you are still going to need to connect water, plumbing, electric, etc. And if it isn't set on some sort of pad or foundation, how do you level it?
Just askin. It does look cool though.
TygrBright
(20,762 posts)...suitable for people with mobility issues.
wistfully,
Bright
RockRaven
(14,974 posts)orleans
(34,060 posts)Vinca
(50,278 posts)Lee-Lee
(6,324 posts)They mention disaster relief, but as someone who works logistics for that kind of stuff there are already better systems that go up a lot faster and dont require a crane to set up. The newest styles of tents used by the military and for civilian disaster relief can set up in under an hour for a larger space that will gave power and heating/cooling already in place.
For actual housing these wont meet the building code in most places. And you can probably build one to code that size (if local codes even allow a home that small) on site for a lot less money without having to make it portable. And for actual housing you still need water, sewer and power connections.
Me.
(35,454 posts)as I've indicated, not an expert, but love the idea that new ideas are coming up for 'affordable' housing.