New building material???? I’ve never heard of this.

[Devan Sprayberry]

Lincoln Block

https://youtube.com/channel/UC1rTFljYP2WIfk8PXVMyqaA

I have never heard of this building material before. I watched a video and it really seems to hold up to what they actually say it can do. There’s a fire video I saw somewhere and they held a torch to it for a while. It never caught fire. It seems wild!

What do you think about this? I’d love to hear what you think.

[Bryan Parmenter]

Very cool stuff. I worked for modular home startup company. The availability of technologies for building is actually quite extensive. Because of that, we don't get the mass production capabilities like the auto industry that can drive down costs. A saying I always heard at that startup is the fact that we like to make Snowflakes when building, each one built a little different.

One of the things I learned when building modular is surrounding building codes. Does the product meet the building codes for certain property types? I don't knock building codes because the intent is safety but it does create a regulatory nightmare for startups to bring technology to the masses because of the testing fees associated with it. I've investigated this 1st hand with trying to bring a building product from Europe to the US. Lots of testing needing to be done to meet code. Lots of costs. That's why I think they are looking towards other building options that don't require meeting of residential building codes. The tiny houses can meet a code that is similar to the RV industry. Not as much testing of the materials but more of quality and compliance. My experience from working at a custom Mercedes Sprinter conversion company that was trying to become RVIA compliant. If the unit is on a trailer chassis and under a certain square footage, then it has a different compliance. Don't take my word 100% because I'm not an expert. Just my experiences.

I'd love to see more building technologies become more common place.