California is the state with largest number of synthetics in the entire United States, with more than 134,000 citizens in this situation. It is followed by New York, with 91,000 people living on the streets, and Florida, with 27,000. The California government has been fighting this for years. big problem at lawbut the private sector is also beginning to provide key solutions.
Mighty Buildings was born in Oakland in 2017, a city close to San Franciscowhere he real estate market reaches astronomical prices. The startup makes use of automation, robotics and 3D printing technologies for build homes at unusual speeds. His team is able to halve the time spent, compared to conventional construction, and also achieves reduce by up to 95% the amount of waste that is usually associated with this activity.
The company was in ‘stealth’ mode until 2020, at which point it announced a project that was made possible by raising more than $30 million. Only two years have passed and the firm has already achieved add 100 million dollars in total. His last Series B round was in July of last year.
automated manufacturing
The key to Mighty Buildings lies in its manufacturing process: 80% of the components are produced automatically. In this way, the startup can print a small studio, about 32 square meters, in less than 24 hours.
“We are totally focused on making our vision of improve home construction”, comments Slava Solonitsyn, CEO and founder of the company, in a statement. “This is not software that we can refine as we go.”
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The way in which their technology is planned allows them to manufacture and assemble small houses in record time. In addition, they have different designs. For example, their Mighty House Quatro model consists of two bedrooms and two bathrooms in a total space of 109 square meters. The construction of this house would take four to eight weeks and its assembly would only require three people.
The fact of being able to automate all processes, use fewer materials in production and considerably reduce construction time, allows greatly reduce the price of housing. This could be the key to improving the cost of living in key states like California, advancing efforts to reduce the number of homeless people.
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The company already has international projects. Its first constructions can be seen in the south of California and in the Caribbean. The assembly is simple, since it only consists of fitting the different printed modules in the company’s manufacturing plants.
The panels offer advanced insulation technology so that homes are more energy efficient. On the other hand, the walls facing the outside have a special protective layer against all types of weather. The layers are applied directly by robots and any color can be used without affecting the production system.
Reducing damage to the environment
Mighty Buildings has also thought about the climate crisis and ensures that its houses offer fire resistance (no flammable materials are used), hurricanes, earthquakes and humidity.
Its objective is to minimize the waste generated by the construction industry. To do this, less material is used in its 3D printing plant and manages to reduce the amount of waste to 5%.
This week, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 2446 into law, designed to measure the impact of the construction industry on the environment and seek measures to reduce it significantly.
“AB 2446 will help encourage innovation in building construction,” said Solonitsyn, the company’s CEO. “From Mighty Buildings we have committed ourselves to build zero-emission houses by 2028. We are proud that our state demonstrates this type of leadership.”
Notably, California’s goal is achieve carbon neutrality by 2045.