Building Blocks
Manufactured buildings, 99% complete at dispatch. Structure, insulation, glazing, services and cladding are fitted on the production line.
Why Building Blocks
- 01Made from steel, glass, glass wool and fibres produced by our own Cells.
- 0299% complete when it leaves the factory, so a house goes up in a week.
- 03Every plan is different, every part is identical, so variety costs nothing.
Installed at the factory
- 01Modular structural framing
- 02Continuous insulation
- 03Waterproofing membrane
- 04Windows and doors
- 05Electrical, water and waste services
- 06Internal lining
Done on site
- 01Foundations on screw piles
- 02Building Blocks placed
- 03Quick connects for services
- 04Blocks bolted together
- 05External cladding to finish
How Building Blocks are made
Speed
A week, start to finish
Piles on Monday. Building Blocks Tuesday to Thursday. Commissioning before day eight.
Precision
Level to 2 millimetres
The roll former cuts, punches and labels each member. Walls are assembled flat at bench height. Each circuit and pipe is tested before dispatch.
Labour
2,000 site hours become 200
The bathroom is a pod, tested wet before it ships. One crane lift. Two connections.
No slab
Off the ground
One machine installs the screw piles and subframe in one day. The house does not touch the ground.
Materials
Made, not bought
The frame, glass, wool, cladding and boards come from Terraform Factories upstream. Sunlight sets the price.
One model
No prototypes
One digital model compiles the cut files, harness schedules and approval dossier. Engineering happens once.
Common Blocks combine like words into sentences. Each plan is different, each part is identical, so variety costs the factory nothing. Good glazing and three tonnes of glass wool delete the heating ducts. Clip-on facades delete scaffolding, render and paint.