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our world is in the depths of a housing
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crisis
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from developing countries to leading
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economies the lack of
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quality affordable housing worldwide has
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reached critical levels
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we're simply not building homes at the
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scale speed and
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quality that is needed while there is no
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simple solution
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and with many complications making rapid
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progress difficult
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the construction sector is now stepping
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up to the challenge
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with the adoption of mmc modern methods
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of construction we can take away a lot
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of the
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the problematic costly areas that exist
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within development
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and that will ultimately drive cost down
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for building
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but performance up this
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is how we can build more homes faster
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despite millions of us striving to own
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our own home
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the goal is quickly drifting further out
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of reach for many
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in the united states nearly two-thirds
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of renters say they can't afford to buy
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a home
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and with house prices rising twice as
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fast as wages
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it could be some time before their
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fortunes change
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it's a similar situation in the uk where
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home ownership is becoming a distant
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dream for much of the country's younger
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population
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millions are living in unaffordable
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unsuitable homes
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while a lack of high quality social
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housing is pushing more people into
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poverty and
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in extreme cases homelessness
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while inflated house prices caused by
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low interest rates
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rising population and ineffective
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government policies are
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partly to blame a shortage of housing
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supply
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is the key issue affordable homes are
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not being built fast enough to meet
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demand
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and the uk government's pledge to build
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300 000 homes each year by 2025
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is ambitious the delays are caused by a
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lack of suitable development sites
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low productivity and construction heavy
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reliance on outdated building methods
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and a lack of skilled workers entering
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the industry
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the rise of technology and modern
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methods of construction
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such as off-site manufacturing could
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hold the answer
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this is where elements of a building or
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even entire structures are prefabricated
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away from site
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in factory conditions before being
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delivered to their site locations and
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assembled
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economies of scale can be achieved
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through automated production lines
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productivity can be significantly
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increased and
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quality can be improved the approach
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also reduces the amount of time that a
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product is on site for
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helping to lower costs negate
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site-specific challenges
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and minimize disruption catering for
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what is currently
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a shrinking workforce
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the off-site manufacturing has been
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present in part of the construction
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sector for decades
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the unique challenges of today are now
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catalyzing its adoption
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almost half of all new houses in sweden
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which has a long history of timber
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construction
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are now produced off-site
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in a country where temperatures can drop
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below -20 degrees celsius
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making the ground impenetrable for
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building pre-fabrication has become a
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crucial part of delivering new homes
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in some areas new buildings are required
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to be built using
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off-site timber manufacturing by law
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in japan the country's off-site house
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building sector produces
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more homes each year than the uk's
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entire housing market
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the japanese approach has resulted in
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homes setting new standards for
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durability and customization
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the country is home to sacuzi house
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widely considered to be one of the
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world's leading house builders
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and a modular housing pioneer with an
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expanding global reach
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despite ongoing challenges off-site
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manufacturing
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is also on the rise in the uk several
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firms are now scaling up
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long-established factories and many new
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businesses are obtaining investment
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the result is a marked increase in the
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number of schemes manufactured away from
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their sites
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undertaken by long-established builders
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and newcomers alike
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one of those newcomers is project utopia
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founded in 2015 the cambridge based firm
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specializes in modular homes that
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combine energy efficient
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affordable passive design with renewable
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energy generation
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and intelligent systems project utopia
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i've identified a route to market for
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the built environment by combining
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energy construction and intelligent
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technologies
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to effectively build an off-the-shelf
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technological housing system
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that will provide a more sustainable
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economic and environmental approach to
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building speed is another of the
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system's strengths
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with the construction of an average
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house typically taking just four weeks
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to complete
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with its own 46 000 square meter
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manufacturing facility
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in ellsmere port cheshire which it
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claims is capable of producing 2 000
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homes each year
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the company is now midway through its
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first full-scale residential scheme
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a development of 47 modular eco homes
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in the commuter town of corby in
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northamptonshire
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so sokobi was identified as one of the
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key eco
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uh development plots it's a part of the
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vision for 2050 uh
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underbased the government body and it
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was to identify what can be built can we
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build 2050 today and
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we've come we've delivered that as a
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developer and so we're building the
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future today we're building 2050. we are
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trying to utilize existing skills
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and make it scalable and accessible to
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not only
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national and big developers but also
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smaller local councils and districts
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to really maximize the output enabling
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us to tackle the housing crisis
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we have lots of house building going
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around that locations at
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in corby and this is one of those i
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think which will help
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us realize that ambition of doubling our
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population we want
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energy-efficient homes we want people to
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have lower bills we want people to be
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able to
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to live in an environment which
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encourages healthy living
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and i think these types of developments
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do all of that while technology can be
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found throughout its finished homes
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project utopia has also embraced
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technology to optimize construction
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processes
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save time and manage projects
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a lot of the focus whether you're
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working with these policy makers or
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you're working with with global
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accreditation is digitalization it's you
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know
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how do we make processes more digital by
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working with protocol we were able to
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create
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a synonymous smooth development process
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and so we now know that we can track it
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anywhere in the world it's like an
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operating system
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for development and construction they
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have the ability for us to plug in
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some of our unique methods into it and
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most importantly
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track and create procedure around these
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deliverables it's that operating system
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that protocol offers allow us to
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to harmoniously deliver on site
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project etopia's system and the others
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like it
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could also help with other more urgent
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housing crises around the world
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in late 2019 etopia built a
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high-performance modular home in namibia
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highlighting how modern methods of
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construction could provide a workable
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alternative
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to shantytowns in africa when you look
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at these different places
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the standards are building the same
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pretty much the same products from the
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same materials but they always use
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different protocols
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my objective is to develop a system that
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could get signed off due to its you know
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hurricane performance
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its thermal performance its fire
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performance its technological
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performance
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and to design something that when you
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change the shape and size it will fit
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the local aesthetic
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but realistically will perform the same
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everywhere in the world with these
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technologies now
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finding traction around the world it's
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clear that
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off-site manufacturing could make a
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significant difference in the housing
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crises facing many nations
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and helped create high quality
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affordable homes
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for the millions that need them
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