Affordable housing that even Elon Musk wants Meet Boxabl, a L | Tech for Good

Affordable housing that even Elon Musk wants

Meet Boxabl, a Las Vegas startup working on affordable housing for everyone. The company founded in 2017 has over $1 billion in reservations from almost 50 thousand customers. Elon Musk apparently lives in one.

So what's special about their product?

Their initial house, Casita, is a 375 sq ft (35 m2) dwelling unit with a full-size bathroom, kitchen, appliances, and tall ceilings with big windows. It ships on a regular flatbed trailer.

The most mindblowing fact: it unfolds and sets up in the customer's backyard in less than 2 hours.

And costs under $50k.

Such low cost is possible due to assembly line mass production. The company builds a massive factory near Vegas and will produce 3600 houses per year.

For those who may think of prefabricated houses as bad quality, the team has an answer. Casita outperforms many other building types:
- on energy ratings,
- fire resistance,
- wind resistance, and more.

The houses have a modular design. That means clients will be able to add space by connecting the second module. Or transform their house into a two-story one with a garage on the ground floor and a living area on the first floor.

Enough words, have a look yourself.

#startups #urbantech