Futurology

They quote a cost of $1,000 per square meter (S100 sq foot). So I arrived at my calculation assuming a size of 100 sq m/1,000 sq feet for an average 'starter home' 2-bedroom dwelling.

The fact that housing crises are occurring in so many Western countries suggests to me that there is something very fundamental that is broken and wrong with our system of supplying housing - one of life's most basic human necessities.

If the system is the problem, then the system can't provide the solution, perhaps only radical new ways of doing things can?

Germans have a system of purchasing property called "Wohnungsgenossenschaften". It is where individuals come together in a not-for-profit cooperative, to build and finance their own apartment buildings and housing complexes. This technology seems a perfect fit for that, maybe we would all be better off in other western countries if we adopted this system more?

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So the main original thing I'm hearing is just the software that streamlines a lot of the process. Other than that, people have been designing factories as a service for a long time, and factories have been making prefabs for a long time. I'm curious how their prefab concepts compare to existing ones, as well, which the blog didn't go into (instead opting for a lot of manager-speak and Ford worship).

Instead of paying workers hourly, Cuby pays them based on the quants of the tasks completed. When workers complete a task, they push a button in Cuby’s app, and after three tasks, a supervisor checks the work to confirm satisfactory completion. Once confirmed, payment is automatically sent to the worker’s account.

Well, I guess I shouldn't be surprised they're going with the gig model. It's just too good of a deal for the employer. We made labour rules for a reason, though, and it's up to regulators to actually enforce them.

For reference, they're still expecting workers on site during their shift.