Predicting Our Future

Predicting Our Future


Episode 6: The Tesla of Homebuilding

April 12, 2017

Have we hit a tipping point for residential construction where the cost and quality of a factory-built home always compares favorably to the cost and quality of a conventionally-built home? Are Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and venture capitalists beginning to train their sights on this mammoth industry? In the sixth and final episode of a series on the future of homebuilding, Andrew discusses how entrepreneurs eager to disrupt this space might conceive of building and financing a modern homebuilding factory. To evaluate this opportunity, he interviews machinery and factory experts including Hansbert Ott of Weinmann, Reza Nasseri of Landmark Homes, and Professor Ryan E. Smith.