Show notes
What if the housing of the future wasn’t built on site but instead built in a factory and then shipped and set up within minutes of arriving? That’s what Jeff Wilson of Jupe and Natalie Rens of Astreia are working on. On this exciting dual-guest episode of Campfire, Jeff and Natalie chat with Jackson about the speed of prefab, how homes can be more tech-enabled, the favorable regulatory environment in Texas + Florida versus California, and how entire cities could be made with prefab. Topics Covered:Introduction to Astreia — (2:39)Introduction to Jupe — (3:22)Jupe’s Structures – (4:16)How Astreia thinks about building for Mars — (6:50)What prefab is and its challenges — (9:52)B2B and prefab — (14:30)Prototypes and what Jeff + Natalie would do differently — (15:18)“Tesla-fying” the home — (20:33)Regulatory considerations — (23:40)Prefab cities and Habitat Zero — (26:15)Dynamic building types and Jupes at sea — (28:00)Non-attachment and city infrastructure — (30:30)Astreia’s Habitat selection — (32:45)Campfire is brought to you by Cabin - a network of coliving neighborhoods for nature-loving creators and remote workers. You can learn more at the following links:Website (cabin.city)TwitterDiscordRead more urbanist content at The Future of Living Newsletter Episode Links: Jupe’s and Astreia’s websitesJupe and Astreia on Twitter Jeff and Natalie on Twitter Episode Credit:Hosted by @JacksonStegerSound Engineering by @ProdcolinVideos and Clips by @McdonnellCallum Produced by @PhilippeIze
