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Is modular construction the future of buildings?
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We live in a world surrounded by homes, shopping centers, and office buildings built to withstand the test of time, but there’s a problem with this focus on permanence.
In our dynamic and ever-changing world, permanent structures often end up generating massive amounts of waste, whether through demolition or abandonment. In fact, global construction waste is expected to reach over two-billion tons per year by 2025.
That’s why modular construction, a building technique that dates back to the 1800s, is starting to pick up steam once again. The modular construction process involves transporting multiple prefabricated buildings which are connected on-site to form a complete structure.
It’s like LEGOs on steroids, using cranes for assembly rather than your fingertips. Because of the ease with which modular buildings can be disassembled and transported elsewhere for reuse, they could lead to exponential increases in efficiency and sustainability.
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@freethink 3 года назад

Do you think modular construction will catch on?

@peterfus6605 3 года назад

This what i think this is my opion only ok ok. First i should say that this will not be the only new way to build as yah go big for city good homes no. I dont see this to catch on there is not a lot to see In the futher we will see how it goes.you need special people to install these things and all these machines all sow a other big one people want options no one goes with one company to build home this is the only one no you have like 100 or more or less were you live we dont have one bank to chose from we have options we can have what we want to go with and pull out to something new what we want

@alexwilliamns 3 года назад

I certainly hope so!

@JOSEPHELBOSS 3 года назад

yes

@nullpoint3346 2 года назад

I'd certainly hope so. Anything but carrying sheet rock.

@mr.rousseau.4655 2 года назад

How do you leave structures perform during natural disasters specifically tornadoes and hurricanes? What keeps your Lego towers from toppling over are they welded, is there any support beams?

@kemicraig9660 2 года назад

This will be very encouraging for underdeveloped countries to quickly build world standard hospitals, thanks for the insightful update.

@freethink 2 года назад

That's a great point. It could really help standardize construction and bridge the gap between developed and developing countries in facilities.

@yoboiiisean3666 2 года назад

YES!

@ScarfLess117 2 года назад

That depends on if its Hurricane/Typhoon proof. But overall, great idea.

@crisantocabrerajr.222 2 года назад

Yes i agree especially those who were directly hit by Typhoon Rai (Odette) That destroyed the homes of millions of our country men in the Philippines

@CUBETechie 2 года назад

Yes especially in India which is mostly build or depending on railways

@GrantSR 3 года назад

There would quickly become an aftermarket of modular facades to make these buildings LOOK like historic buildings. Then, when you need a different building in the same place, you could rearrange the facade modules and easily have a new building of the same style. Hell, even the graffiti could be reused, just in a different spot on the building.

@freethink 3 года назад

Interesting point! They could be really cool to customize in all kinds of ways. People certainly customize their homes and cars plenty already; the standardization could really facilitate an industry around mass customizations.

@kevinwelsh7490 2 года назад

modular graffiti, has to conform the 2.4 meter module.

@GrantSR 2 года назад

@@kevinwelsh7490 I'm guessing that at least some graffiti artists (and possibly even taggers) will learn to stay within the confines of individual panels once they see the panels have been rearranged. They like to see their work last as long as possible.

@kevinwelsh7490 2 года назад

@@GrantSR don't you know; graffiti artists by definition color outside the lines. this video is a brave new world...

@PenguinJockey13 2 года назад

Excellent idea, because otherwise everything would look blandly similar and aesthetically sterile.

@_tarnished_ 3 года назад

That jeff bezos laugh clip had me on my sides

@cuddlemuffin.9545 2 года назад

You gotta admit, it's the most evil laugh ever

@andrewmagdaleno5417 2 года назад

Same!

@Yagyaansh 2 года назад

@NXE212 2 года назад

The hair make it hard to recognized him for me lol.

@MP-ut6eb 2 года назад

@@cuddlemuffin.9545 Don't tell me 😂😂 everytime i hear the class evil laugh(Muahahah muahahah) i dont take it seriously. But thos dude WITH HEIRS got me shitting my pants.

@antoniojimenez7242 3 года назад

I think that most issues with this idea will be solved over time - they are just engineering problems. Well implemented, it can change the way we build.

@elibullockpapa9012 2 года назад

nah its much more of a political problem. zoning is at the heart of almost all the housing / construction problems around the us :\. People can engineer incredible structures relatively cheaply but your just not allowed to build hardly anything anywhere people want to live or work.

@danielhutchinson6604 2 года назад

Not only logistic problems, but wear and weather will make this idea unsustainable.... When they dismantled the ABM HQ site in North Dakota, the modules were sold off and sent away. Not exactly the method proposed by this concept, but the obstacles presented were similar. Ignoring the craftsmanship that built the Cities, is another item that needs to be examined by those who offer solutions to modern American living arrangements.....

@kevinwelsh7490 2 года назад

this technology has been around for decades. nobody wants such a building except for novelty.

@flowersthewizard9336 Год назад

@@kevinwelsh7490 'nobody' wants this because it would actually bring down the prices of houses in the cities. they wouldn't use this building style in other places as families who live in the countryside or suburbs tend to stay living there longer

@kippgoeden 2 года назад

“This is a LEGO” *Shows off-brand toy that is not LEGO*

@andrewmagdaleno5417 2 года назад

Probably not wanting to get sued by Lego

@___echo___ 2 года назад

@@andrewmagdaleno5417 or cheaper stock footage

@franchocou 2 года назад

@@theobserver9131 wanna fight?

@SumriseHD 2 года назад

Someone in Germany actually got sued for this by LEGO, because if everyone calls these bricks LEGOs then they have to change their brand name

@lesterfalcon1350 2 года назад

@@SumriseHD British people don't call them LEGOs, it's like rice, uncountable, we just say lego.

@konsul2006 3 года назад

I'm scared to ask how the noise isolation in that structure is. So many other issues, but it is a good idea.

@Rhedox1 3 года назад

Not just noise, also heat insulation.

@nntflow7058 3 года назад

Probably similar to 2x6.

@peterfus6605 3 года назад

Yah a lot is just not now yet and more would need to come out to make a choice

@phatpatatit 2 года назад

If the STC rating is not currently satisfactory, adjustments can be made to reached desirable STC ratings. Trial and error with experience until results are achieved. Heat retention is either currently operating well or also can be improved with time and newer materials. These two issues seems easier to achieve. The big game changer is the RED 6 modular design. Very impressed and want to see more examples with time. Great work❤️

@nullpoint3346 2 года назад

Noise cancelling panels that also serve as insulation is pretty nice. But the design to do so efficiently and with low mass is a little troubling for my engineering ignorant mind. I'm thinking about those triangle things in the quietest room, but sandwiched inside the wall panels with a bit of space between them, whatever the appropriate distance turns out to be.

@Edward-oe2yj 2 года назад

Wish they would have mentioned how high they can stack them. Sometimes you only have a small area of land available, so you have to build up, can these be safely stacked 10 high? 50? How do elevators work with these when you start going more than a couple of levels up?

@zouroman 2 года назад

To have such tall buildings you need a strong foundation and an aerodynamic shape specially if it's a stand alone amongst shorter ones wich calls for more land ironically

@patmaloney5735 2 года назад

Your profile pic is the saddest thing. That poor kid

@MelioraCogito 2 года назад

A standard intermodal container is 2.44 m (8') wide × 12.19 m (40') long × 2.90 m (9'-6") high. The corner posts are typically 10 cm (4") tubular steel with the cross beams being of similar tubular steel size. While container ships can stack intermodal containers 10-12 levels high (dead loading), for human occupation you'd likely be limited to perhaps 8-10 floors to take into account "live loading" (human movement) within the building. Anything higher would likely require custom structural reinforcement and support. Vertical service plenums such as elevator shafts, stairways and HVAC/plumbing could easily be modularized to fit the modular structure itself. Then there's seismic and wind anchoring issues to deal with.

@Bryczqa 2 года назад

@@MelioraCogito those social containers are beign build for 15 years at least. All beams are open profiles made by cutting from flat sheet metal (laser/plasma) of thickness 3-6mm (depend of design and designation) then bend on press brakes - those are not closed rectangular/square beams. Stacking up i would say max 5 levels. Imho that long frames are not practical with assembling, better would be some shorter, length-to-width ratio should be 3:1, max 4:1

@tanujgarg792 2 года назад

@Ed nice thought about the elevator, but do you remember movie 'the baby' in the construction building the lift was temporary.. So lifts could be made in which a lego structure could be elevated.

@ricardoheurich7824 2 года назад

A lot of places including Brasil is using containers for living places, bars, clinics and so on. They are cheap when bought used ones, insulated, etc.

@theobserver9131 2 года назад

As a home builder, I've dreamt of lego style modular construction for decades! This is far beyond what I've imagined! Great stuff! I'd still like a smaller scale module that 1 human could handle.

@elumiomerk4013 2 года назад

Great idea

@seanregehr4921 2 года назад

Even one person needs space to move about and not feel claustrophobic. But hey maybe all you need is a 1' x 1' x 6' standing rest/sleep chamber.

@ramsaybolton9151 2 года назад

As a human, I will say...no thanks.

@theobserver9131 2 года назад

@@ramsaybolton9151 you are free to do so.

@ramsaybolton9151 2 года назад

@@theobserver9131 until the government regulations get involved.

@NoName-sb9tp 2 года назад

Actually… the 2x4, or “eight in whatever color” is the holy grail of lego. :))

@H0DAX1 2 года назад

The lack of customization might lead towards its failure in residential homes, however I can see it being used in poorer countries like Africa for schools. Seeing entire cities made up of these bland bricks is unlikely but the manufacturers got the right idea of recyclable buildings.

@tunxlaw 2 года назад

There is no country called Africa

@murathankayhan2312 2 года назад

@@tunxlaw hmmm.. so you deleted the south africa ?

@americaie6498 2 года назад

Something that wasn't mentioned in the video... what if you built a home and then decided to move. With this lego system you could literally take the house with you to your new location and then just reassemble it. this has amazing long term benefits!

@robertgdansk 2 года назад

Yeah...and the cost of moving it would probably be so high as half of a new house.

@arcaneminded 2 года назад

I'm a structural engineer. While modular construction is interesting and has certainly captured a market, what the video fails to mention is there's a premium to modularity and what's been shown has significant limits; you can't just stack them indefinitely. What they have is a two-storey demountable classroom and that's fantastic, but let's not get carried away here.

@MrCalist3r 2 года назад

I am not a structural engineer. What is the premium that was never mentioned ? Also, why doubt multi story structures even though the video shows the sky scraper in china? Is your concern with the practicality of disassembling a structure of that scale? Just arguing for knowledges sake :)

@ElliotBlyth 2 года назад

But there are so many buildings that thrive as three stories -- especially building medium density in cities!

@catprog 2 года назад

Why is their a limit? They are designed to be put in place of a shipping container on a ship and they can stack very high.

@asifurrahamansajon8777 7 месяцев назад

I am also worried about the structural stability such as Earthquake and Wind load capacity. Why not try steel structures?

@JustMeJH 3 года назад

I’m open to this being built.

@sumitrana2420 2 года назад

Wanna be built different?

@AksamRafiz 2 года назад

But I am not open to you being open to this being built.

@sumitrana2420 2 года назад

@@AksamRafiz ok. Cool

@boluwarin 2 года назад

@@AksamRafiz I'm not open to you not being open to him being open to this being built

@nukiradio 3 года назад

This is a great premise. The only problem I can see with it is, a tornado or hurricane could probably uproot these things since they're removable.

@nntflow7058 3 года назад

I'm pretty sure they don't just plop them on top of the ground without bolting them down to the ground. This modules would be perfect in the south where seasonal hurricanes and flooding occurred since they could just raised this modules up a few feet.

@nullpoint3346 2 года назад

We have screws, we can make bigger, stronger, longer screws until we hit the limit of the material itself. The problem isn't that they'll be picked up, it's that they'll be shredded. But that already happens with our existing low quality infrastructure. What does survive the storms gets demolished by contractors eventually.

@nullpoint3346 2 года назад

And yes, with design changes we can also bypass the material limit too, but that'll take a bit longer. Case in point, dynamic solids.

@pillager6190 2 года назад

I live in Utah. Winds? Not a big deal. Ground Movement? Significant. I'd like to know how they 'Stack Up' against that.

@Awlstarr_2 2 года назад

These modules will probably last as long as our crappy appliances

@gokutrades5675 2 года назад

The video editing quality for this channel, I think, is the best I’ve ever seen.

@dayamayak6753 2 года назад

The production quality of these videos are sooo top notch! Keep up the great work!

@nwilson135 2 года назад

The editing on this was exceptional. Well done editor.

@richmargin6082 2 года назад

This was predicted in “Ready Player One”

@johnmcelwain5884 2 года назад

Lots of water was used to make Concrete, Drywall, etc...this process may have ecological merit.

@nullpoint3346 2 года назад

Water is the ultimate recyclable in nature. Until it isn't.

@JamilKhan-hk1wl 2 года назад

@@nullpoint3346 need to find easy, cheap and quick way to desalinate sea water

@francescaclarise1224 Год назад

This is a pretty great idea, and a start in the right direction. In line with moveable buildings, I hope we also include plans for rehabilitation of the land where the buildings used to be on. Also, as a person living within the Pacific Ring of Fire where earthquakes happen often, I'm just wondering if these modular buildings can survive frequent earthquakes, and up to what magnitude they can withstand. Another thing I'm curious about is the material they use and how environment friendly the production of the frame is.

@amandawilcox9638 3 года назад

There are small-scale versions of this idea posted on RU-vid. Two that impressed me were stacked container apartments. The one I preferred used setbacks in one end of the container, fully glassed, to make walled sunporches. Nifty. Doable! Not dreary!

@jaredgarbo3679 2 года назад

Which video?

@RipMachine1 2 года назад

This whole concept reminds me of Chrushevka in the Soviet Union, where they build modular apartments in a few weeks, how that turned out, well you can come to eastern Europe and admire our beautiful cities. While I understand the benefits of this approach, people would not want to live in this almost dystopian environment.

@simondahl5437 2 года назад

The School looked pretty good...

@yeetdeets 2 года назад

I think you can make a more stylish facade on steel frames than on concrete blocks. Easier to hook stuff on it, and there is more space left after reaching structural integrity demands.

@jessechen2013 2 года назад

Just a reminder, China is the first country that started modular on big projects.

@luchadorito 2 года назад

Wasnt it the Soviet Union? Im not sure how we define “modular” but the way I see it Soviet block housing units are definietely prefab and probably modular.

@piyushshaw5063 2 года назад

Free think, thank you for bringing this episode and I think I can use a prefab home and it is better than the conventional homes in a lot of ways. But doing would be very difficult in this hedonistic world where utility has lost its value and looks matter more.

@lukiocciola 8 месяцев назад

In what world do you live exactly? Most modern architecture looks bland, beauty is a thing of the past.

@kevinj.walter4365 2 года назад

This channel deserves wayyyy more subscribers. Keep it up! Stellar content.

@freethink 2 года назад

Cheers, thanks so much! Really appreciate it :).

@randavecajoles Год назад

Gotta love this channel/series! Let's make this happen!

@CHAOS_6E 2 года назад

Just imagine sometime in the future they’re like “ight let’s move the entire neighborhood”

@ee214verilogtutorial2 2 года назад

In case of the upcoming natural disaster, that would be quite useful actually

@iamf6641 2 года назад

@@ee214verilogtutorial2 LIKE WHAT wildfire miles away coming to a neighborhood near you

@iamf6641 2 года назад

@@ee214verilogtutorial2 volcanoe becoming active

@iamf6641 2 года назад

@@ee214verilogtutorial2 war

@iamf6641 2 года назад

@@ee214verilogtutorial2 earthquake structural damage

@HigherQualityUploads 2 года назад

I like it. Modular external facades would be nice too, so that not every building looks the same.

@freethink 2 года назад

For sure. It'd be neat if those were replaceable on site so you could update the facade over time to keep a modern appearance.

@avatarcharlie 3 года назад

What about highways? How can we make modular highways??

@joostglas5631 3 года назад

uhmmm

@raptorpettingzoo5310 2 года назад

I would say trains and public transportation would be a better idea because they reduce space needed large interstates, parking lots, and driveway. But would a modular rail system for a low speed metro train be viable? Or would it be better to build a system of rails and roads with lots for prefab buildings.

@nala6846 2 года назад

America doesn't need any more highways.

@cherylm2C6671 7 месяцев назад

LAUSD (Los Angeles) has a long history of using movable buildings. These were each generally 2 classrooms per building with a monoplane roof. They were trucked in complete, laid on the asphalt paving, and, though it didn't happen very often, could be and sometimes were taken out and trucked out to another school. They were called bungalows. When I was in elementary school, long, long ago, maybe a fourth of the classes were in bungalows.

@inorganicproduce 2 года назад

I think that as long as utilitarian components of many different businesses are considered, including the height necessary for warehouses (which this model does not support) or the width necessary for hospital halls to be able to transport patient beds and stretchers at high speeds, then perhaps a bigger model would be best if there is to be a standard model. Honestly, there could be a standard model for office space, hospital space, and warehouse space, with increasing sizes, respectively. Having three types would not muddy the waters too much at all, but might optimize the utility of these modular spaces.

@geraldbaria 2 года назад

The editing of your content is suuuuper nice. Netflix worthy.

@freethink 2 года назад

hmmmm 😏

@cheegum6296 3 года назад

Freethink you make videos about things I'm already thinking about!

@cohgamer 2 года назад

What we forget is that these parts are only a percentage of total building materials - what about the insulation? Windows, Facade? Steel-Frame Containers also need to be substantially upgraded with different materials to reduce noise and condensation problems. Prefab works good with elements, these 3D Modules only work in special use-cases (i.e. we need 300 hotel rooms).

@SapphosSails Год назад

When you have so many segments on rethinking streets and neighbourhoods and places being "Charming" is a key component to those plans... Then you have this video saying: "Not everything needs to be charming" Even within the same series you are contradicting yourself. I like the idea of modular buildings and think ICF etc is really cool, and what more people should move to. I also think reconfigurable spaces are important, but I am not sold on THIS particular implementation. You absolutely need more than one block. Look at every survival game and what happens when you add a few more blocks to the ecosystem.

@divine3608 10 месяцев назад

It hits me when i realise how i've thought of things like this before without ever watching a video or seeing anything like this before. That shows that im on the right track

@juddotto3660 2 года назад

Imagine moving cities, that'd be awesome

@mwmentor 2 года назад

Love this concept… it is something that I have thought about too. To complete the story of green though, I would like to see manufacturing localized/onshored instead of shipping to the US for completion. But a very cool concept and I wish that everyone could start thinking more sustainably. 👍😃

@fldon2306 Год назад

Waste plumbing is the “challenge”, especially for reuse. Waste usually uses gravity, so drainpiping would require holes in floors, compromising structure; and what if “next” application doesn’t need waste line holes there? Cruise ship industry already builds ocean liners with prefab staterooms using vacuum waste lines, which can and do fail!

@rubenjoseph199 2 года назад

Thankyou youtube algorithm, just found this channel and I'm hooked

@ariuszet Год назад

Just found your channel, but already in love with it

@shayan_idk 2 года назад

this is actually one of the most brilliant concepts ive seen on this channel wtf

@seanferguson5460 3 года назад

Brilliant! This was imagined decades ago (e.g. Alvin Toffler's 1970 book Future Shock). Took the world long enough to catch up.

@watch50er 2 года назад

Amen

@aslanbayramuqlany6189 2 года назад

I think many people imagined it, including me

@watch50er 2 года назад

This concept existed even before lego (not identical but there) of using simple cheap adaptable buildings to facilitate city development. This method has even more potential as now you can go vertical and change location. Frankly its about time we got here as this is a great reuse of obsolete poorly planned megastructures and will prevent future waste which we need desperately both in terms of concrete scarcity and climate change not to mention making construction so much easier which was a long overdue improvement too. Cities cannot be inert- thriving cities since ancient history were not inert though the people couldn’t pick up block buildings they tailored the layout and use of them to achieve the next best thing while balancing conflicting needs and staying cautiously flexible for the unforeseen because humans are awful at predicting the future.

@itsjacob7239 2 года назад

Wow this is amazing. Reminds me of Jacque Frescos building designs

@em-jd4do 2 года назад

I have to admit, if you can disassemble them enough, you can recycle them/repurpose them easily too. Although, since I live in an area where I would rather live in an old stone building for thermal/insulation reasons, i think my area should build permanent buildings (and not modular) with "historical looking" facades that can be modular inside, as in... non specific construction, allowing businesses to swap and renters/owners to replace businesses.

@thatFNZ 2 года назад

I always get reminded of The Stacks in Ready Player One when I see this.

@josephreagan9545 2 года назад

Now, this is a "reset" I can get behind.

@derrickjohnson4952 2 года назад

With this amount of reuse it’s not only helping environmental but also costly hope it becomes mainstream within the construction industry

@prashanthb6521 2 года назад

This is an awesome idea. This Hard Reset is definitely needed !

@Zoza15 2 года назад

Soon we can do this in just 24 hours or less rather then 12 days. House construction will see a lot of innovations in the coming years, prefab, and 3d printing. And believe me, character for a structure of a house or building is still important, it has to look apart rather then looking all the same.

@augurelite 2 года назад

Awesome video! Hopefully we see many more of these. Who does your music btw i like the outro scene's music

@CC-si3cr 2 года назад

The first question I had was about the plumbing. I've only seen this type of modular innovation in homes. I don't have a problem with any of this. It's just crazy that this type of structure exists. I wonder if this metal box would work in Arizona. Hmmm...

@purevsurenbyamba6105 2 года назад

Coat them in ultra reflective material Theres very effective and cheap white paints out there

@mylesvmiles7571 2 года назад

FOBS forward operating bases need this sort of modularity just in case you need it for mess halls, communications, storage, sleeping quarters, hangers

@chrisconklin2981 2 года назад

24/06/2021: Last night a seaside condo in the Miami Florida area partially collapsed. Many floors of concreate, including the residents, pancaked to the ground. It will take weeks to dig out the bodies. Maybe, we can build better.

@festalssewankambo1826 2 года назад

u shld be having Millions of subs cause u have the best content

@graemelaubach3106 2 года назад

Absolutely brilliant. This is such an important technology. The world needs to adopt this asap.

@commonman821 2 года назад

lets not forget that modular and made to gauge and assembly line is what made ford a world leader in cars in the first half of the last century. simpler the standardization, greater the opportunity .

@eclogite 2 года назад

I like this. Not flashy, just very practical. The school district case study really sold it to me

@blockofwood3925 2 года назад

I would love to see this make residential construction and add ons more affordable for those people who don't have a lot of money but need more space.

@antenerokent492 2 года назад

This could help lower down the cost of hosting the Olympics significantly

@freethink 2 года назад

Good point. They could be a great way to build facilities like housing for athletes.

@cressdiligent Месяц назад

The death of style and design. A world of plain rectangles

@joshlee7225 2 года назад

the soundtrack 🙌🙌🙌 who’s the composer, must know?!

@pillager6190 2 года назад

I live in Utah. Winds? Not a big deal. Ground Movement? Significant. I'd like to know how they 'Stack Up' against that.

@xenotronia6681 2 года назад

yeah, in california too they'd have to make systems to help with earthquakes

@n.g.s1mple29 2 года назад

Thats a terrible pun, you should be ashamed.

@catprog 2 года назад

Probably the same way this ship works IJ0y01D33UM

@vision78678 2 года назад

modular prefabricated buildings are future of clean eco friendly world

@xst9880 Год назад

Love this! these don't just have to be rectangles you know. This is so cool!🤩

@ExpressionsofAwakening 2 года назад

Ideally, children could become more enlightened in beautiful "not boxy" architecture that is inspiring.

@betadinemouthwash 2 месяца назад

thank you for the inspiration! because of this video, i can have topic for my research thesis to identify the critical success factors of implmenting modular "lego" construction in my country

@coachman1532 Год назад

Althought i dont like square buildings, this is remarkable technology that will be extremely useful, quick construction is the ultimate technology for growth.

@kregklan6151 2 года назад

If this way of construction is cheaper than traditional, It will become popular

@daemonwolf1 2 года назад

Living in a hurricane prone area, makes me wonder how natural disaster resistant they are. I'm afraid that they'd be a step back in safety for places with hurricanes, earthquakes, and so forth. And what about insulation? There didn't look to be a lot of room for good insulation to go in. Why have cheaper construction when you'll end up paying 2-3 times more in utilities. Don't get me wrong, it's a good idea and they make valid points on the sorts of needs they will be meeting, but I wonder about the other problems involved.

@catprog 2 года назад

How many times does a shipping container fall of a ship when the ship is moving underneath or going through a big storm. Very little.

@kamranhassan6678 3 года назад

A very different idea when compared to the usual construction method, I guess the only issue is customizability when it comes to size. Why is the founder stuck on one size? More designs and specs means more customers as opposed to forcing people to pick one container essentialy.

@watch50er 2 года назад

I bet they are trying to go for maximum versatility to start out with, get a footing, then expand into other modular designs when needed .... if not just bank on those who need this service desperately and let the custom obsessors get over it.

@nullpoint3346 2 года назад

Cubes are more customizable, but also leave a lot of pillars.

@Shrouded_reaper 2 года назад

You can build whatever shape you want out of these, it's extra and unnecessary cost to make a whole other design that would be untransportable essentially.

@seanregehr4921 2 года назад

How many stories high can this system build safely? How well does it hold up to severe weather?

@mtlienz2279 2 года назад

imagine if the global leaders & decision makers put their minds together to pool resources so that "construction" can be this simple. what happens then is the current leaders lose their 40 years guaranteed work and are forced to adjust while jeopardizing that 40year career. this is how our world works, build things so that theres constant work to maintain it. in 50-100yrs from now, all those old ways of thinking will be dead and concepts like this video will be the norm. wish i can live to see it. great video, great concept and hope that this becomes more widespread.

@UndoubtablySo Год назад

mass productions of prefab housing will solve so many problems, housing of the less wealthy, relocation and demolition costs in dense areas for govt projects, rising construction costs

@_thomas1031 2 года назад

GREAT use of that Ferris Beuler line😄🙌🙌🙌

@taym2720 11 месяцев назад

Nothing beats a well insulated 9 inch first class brick wall buddy

@tannerstokes633 2 года назад

I’d build a home out of these. Then when I move ship my home to wherever I move. No need pay for a new home. Then if you want a bigger home, simply buy more lego’s.

@robertgdansk 2 года назад

OK. And you think that a cost of decomposition, transport and putting it together again would be worth it? Please remember that a lot of finishing (floors, walls, installations) would get demaged., like if you have a living room made of 2 such boxes and floor covered with a wooden floor. It would be good if you couldn't sell the house and just buy/build another one.

@zepolinoy3143 2 года назад

I wonder how much it costs to manufacture these and also this is revolutionary for us this is incredible I wonder if they’ll make more shapes with the LEGOS

@LuisMendoza-pp9qi 2 года назад

The problem is that those buildings that are built and disassembled are lite and because they're offices people don't out anything heavy, but houses are going to be lines with tiles, marble, big refrigerator, washer and dryer, etc. So that when it's time to put on a truck, a crane won't be able to lift them

@hailelleultesera8643 2 года назад

wow this videos are addicting I cant stop watching

@freethink 2 года назад

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@winkipinky 2 года назад

For commercial buildings sure, but for living spaces, not likely. Where do they put the stairs and swewge pipes and electrical utilities? And windows? Plus how is the insulation for notice & heat? I am betting this will NOT catch on any time soon in modern cities.

@catprog 2 года назад

conduit in the wall, roof and floor. For windows and walls. Module wall panels.

@gramdalon7686 2 года назад

this is just a normal very "first reaction" comment on this video as an architect. If the future moves to these kind of cities, i would think that the cities, would just look so simple, and bland, cubes and squares, no fabulous buildings, no architectural beauties.

@lesleymccarthy4191 8 месяцев назад

How do these hold up in earth quakes? Fires? I would like to know more about the materials that are being used and how they are actually being built.

@nilekarmayur 2 года назад

So this idea could have solved hospital problem in pandemic

@freethink 2 года назад

Could have been a great use of it. Too bad it wasn't better established at that time; hopefully if others happen in the future it can play a helpful role.

@rocaro88 2 года назад

Reading other comments reminds me of the times when people talked about a technology that was thought to be just a passing fad, an unnecessary thing, we call it the mobile phone.

@BarbellMethod 2 года назад

How do they handle cold weather & heavy snow loads?

@LifeFromAbove. Год назад

I think this should mostly be aplied to office space need since they move more often depending on economic needs. Custom build homes should still be allowed in order to keep architecture as a cultural expression and memory in modern society

@tunxlaw 2 года назад

With this you could deploy a standard hospital, school, housing, water and power modules to disaster zones overnight.

@user-vt6rd3ov2d 6 месяцев назад

It would be nice for many people to learn about modular housing.

@anonanon2031 11 месяцев назад

The roof would need to be modified for noise, but that seems really good.

@amanpahari690 2 года назад

lego is is a GEM (no doubt) ,, but the flow of the vedio was amazing,,,, was hooked up till the end,, with that piano tone and that lovely voice

@elumiomerk4013 2 года назад

This makes so much sense.

@dondrap513 2 года назад

Lol@ playing the ferris beuller clip that immediately came to mind as soon as I heard "niiiine times". Nice brah

@G2xo 2 года назад

This is a brave attempt, the question is why. I see 2 types of changes. Type A: One space can be used for many years for many purposes according to that area, the most changes can be happened just inside, not the building structure for similar purpose, eg a shop space can be changed to another shop, or restaurant, a school can be changed to a library. In such changing, it seems no need to change the structure. So a modular building is interesting but not very necessary. Type B: a big function change, like change a school to a swimming gym center, or a power facility , that would be impossible even using the modular building blocks.

@freethink 2 года назад

Interesting critique, valid points - there are definitely scenarios where this would not make sense. Some scenarios where it potentially could: 1) If the building simply costs less to produce modularly than it does with conventional methods and/or can be completed faster. For example, LA has recently had some success producing homeless shelters using modular construction where conventional projects were more expensive or took years to produce. www.latimes.com/homeless-housing/story/2021-01-18/los-angeles-homeless-housing-project-vignes-street 2) Scenarios where you might want to completely remove the building. So while you might not want to convert a gym into a power facility, you might put a gym in a place and later want to put something completely different there; this would enable it to be disassembled quickly, and have the components still available if someone else wanted to start a gym someplace else, whereas with conventional construction you'd have to do a demolition, throw away all the materials, and start over.

@G2xo 2 года назад

@@freethink I agreed there’s many scenarios which your solution can be used for. The point is if the solution’s value was high enough to make people accept it widely. So you can find enough customers to roll forward the project. My concern is : A) Your proposed value is saving cost, like cut $1M to half. B) but modular components are naturally more expensive than 1 time parts, for you have to have more design for parts standards, reliability, assembly interface and assembly process requirements for training and training skilled workers. So that’s why a LEGO toy car cost much more than a traditional equivalent toy car. Then we can see the above 2 points are conflicting, how would you solve the conflict?