Re:Ask HN: How can we digitise housing
by traverseda on Sunday June 20, 2021 @12:13PM
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Ehh, building codes and land ownership mean that I don't expect much progress.
Two things that jump to mind. Build houses out of old tires. There's a lot of them and mostly they get burnt. Not enough for everyone to have an old tires house in their lifetime, but enough that maybe 10-20% of houses could be old tires?
Shipping container homes that can be transported easily that hook into some kind of "dock" providing septic, power, etc. Most would probably consist of a few segments, but even one 40ft high cube is bigger than many people's apartments. Of course basically what I'm describing is an RV, so why aren't those more common?
Two things that jump to mind. Build houses out of old tires. There's a lot of them and mostly they get burnt. Not enough for everyone to have an old tires house in their lifetime, but enough that maybe 10-20% of houses could be old tires?
Shipping container homes that can be transported easily that hook into some kind of "dock" providing septic, power, etc. Most would probably consist of a few segments, but even one 40ft high cube is bigger than many people's apartments. Of course basically what I'm describing is an RV, so why aren't those more common?