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3D Printing Affordable Housing to Replace “Sticks & Bricks” Construction

Nov 30, 2018 Comments Off by Boldtalker

For thousands of years, we have built houses the same way using sticks, bricks, stones, mud, and thatch. Ask yourself why? Is it because these materials are structurally superior? No way! It’s because they are readily available, easier to work with, and easier to put together. That doesn’t mean they are better, nor will they […]

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3D Printed Concrete House Design

May 25, 2018 Comments Off by Boldtalker

This 3D printed concrete home know as the “Genesis model” is a 3 bedroom 2 bath house with detached garage, solar, wind, battery backup, rain water catchment is the design I have decided to build first. I can build it in Lago Vista, just outside of Austin, TX for $289,000 (plus lot, permit and lot […]

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3D Printed Demo House in Russia Just Completed

Mar 07, 2017 Comments Off by Boldtalker

We are so excited to bring Apis Cor’s 3D print technology to the USA. Congratulations Apis-Cor!!! We will be building small, smart, affordable housing very soon in our 21 acre eco-village in Montgomery, TX and teaching other contractors and real estate developers to build with this new technology. This is a game changer and I […]

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Want a 3D Printed Affordable Home?

Oct 19, 2016 Comments Off

TA-DA….This announcement has been in the works for quite awhile and I can finally share it with you. I have signed an Agreement with Apis-Cor in Moscow, Russia to bring to the USA, the first true 3D printer for affordable housing. We will be able to build the structure for a single family house in […]

21 Acre Eco Village Development

May 04, 2016 Comments Off

I just prepared the land acquisition documents for development of a 21 acre Eco village in Montgomery, TX. This development will provide: Approximately 110 affordable, small, sustainable houses Short term cabin rentals (about 25) 8 Tiny House parking spaces Job training programs and employment opportunities Community outreach programs for all ages Training in aquaponics design […]

Off Grid Solar At Aquaponics Greenhouse

Sep 30, 2015 Comments Off

A rural customer recently hired me to install an off-grid 1,200 watt solar PV system to operate the fans and pumps in their greenhouse behind and to the right of the solar array in the picture above. With the help of Bill Swann, a retired but active solar enthusiast, we added a solar tracking unit […]

Tiny House from Shipping Containers

Jan 05, 2015 Comments Off

Happy New Year everyone!! This is 2015 if you can believe it…some call it a new beginning but starting over isn’t the way I look at the new year. My mission has been to build a business model that helps train foster kids, graduates of homeless programs, veterans that have gone through PTSD programs and […]

Sunconomy.com to Build Shipping Container Tiny House

Oct 18, 2014 Comments Off

Larry Haines, Founder of Sunconomy.com has hired Shelly Portoff’s firm Architend to design an affordable, sustainble, healthy house to be built in Houston, TX. Architend is an architecture, community design, sustainable consulting, and research & development firm focused on leading edge, regenerative design. The design will use two recycled shipping containers modified into a beautifully […]

Aquaponics Partnership wins United Way Grant

Jul 01, 2014 Comments Off

Gulf Coast Trades Center was just awarded a 3 year grant from Montgomery County United Way to collaborate with Healing Hands Ranch to teach students ages 15 to 18 about aquaponics under their Independently Healthy Program (IHP). Leading the effort to build and train over a 1,000 students in the next three years will be […]

Land Plan for Eco-Village Done…and it’s great!

Apr 22, 2014 Comments Off

As previously announced, Sunconomy is developing an eco-village in conjunction with Healing Hands Ranch to develop and eco village with tiny houses, a farm area including aquaponics (growing fish and veggies) and utilizing permaculture design. Architend, commissioned to complete the preliminary land plan produced a comprehensive layout for the 46 acre facility that helps homeless men […]