SOUTHFIELD – A Lawrence Technological University architecture professor Scott Shall and his onetime student Breck Crandell are partnering on a new approach to housing construction they say could cut the cost of building new single-family homes by 20 to 25 percent, reduce construction time by 50 percent, and significantly shrink the home’s environmental footprint.
Scott joins Matt and Mike on MITech TV to provide the back story.
The company leading this effort, called houm PLLC, pronounced “home.” After years of research, the company is building its first home on Cochrane Street in Detroit’s North Corktown neighborhood using its novel building techniques.
The Detroit home is constructed of a prefabricated panelized system and a digitally fabricated “service core” containing plumbing and electrical systems, creating a structure that can be assembled in just days once the materials arrive on a prepared building site. Their approach also radically reduces the waste normally associated with housing construction.
You can reach Scott at https://www.ltu.edu/architecture-and-design/coad_faculty_profile?_cid=415
