Has Anyone Seen These Folding/Unfolding M.A.D.I. Houses?

[Me.]

can be built in 6 hours, can be permanent or temporary/emergency housing

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

1. Looks very interesting. TY.

[Me.]

3. Also, Don't Need A Concrete Foundation

can be insulated

[ornotna]

2. That was pretty cool. n/t

[Me.]

4. Think Of The People Who Could Be Housed

for something like 40 grand

[ProudLib72]

6. That's a great idea!

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]

5. I like that!

A solution to many housing issues! I'd like to see a finished one and its interior.

[2naSalit]

7. Video of an interior

[Me.]

10. As I Understand It

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]

14. I was thinking that but I also

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.]

15. There Is Plumbing

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]

17. There's also

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.]

18. You're So Right About Concrete

[Me.]

19. You Could See The Stars From A House LIke This

Just like the one you've gotten back

[workinclasszero]

9. That's cool

Thanks for the video. I wonder if Habitat for Humanity knows about these houses?

[Me.]

11. I Wonder

also one video I saw suggested use for temporary housing when there are disasters

[workinclasszero]

12. Yes that would be a great use for them

seeing that they don’t need a poured cement foundation and can be assembled by a crew of 3 in six hours!

[Squinch]

13. Its fabulous. But I would be terrified in a hurricane.

[Me.]

16. From What I've Read

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]

29. Definitely. And not shacks. It looks like a very comfortable home.

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

20. Do they build them in the US?

[Me.]

21. Don't Know

but they are advertising here so......

[First Speaker]

22. I remember that Robert A Heinlein predicted a "housing revolution" as far back as 1950...

...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.]

23. Fingers Crossed

[Stonepounder]

24. How is it significantly different from mobile homes?

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]

25. If only there were a one-story version...

...suitable for people with mobility issues.

wistfully,
Bright

[RockRaven]

26. You mean... these next generation FEMA trailer prototypes?!!?!?!!!

[burrowowl]

27. K&R

[orleans]

28. unique n/t

[Vinca]

30. Never heard of them, but it definitely looks interesting.

[Lee-Lee]

31. Cool looking, but very limited in its used

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 don’t 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 won’t 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.]

32. Lots Of Good Comments...Thanks

as I've indicated, not an expert, but love the idea that new ideas are coming up for 'affordable' housing.