radically affordable
high quality housing

cutting edge tech + ancient materials

Affordable housing

‣ financially attainable for ordinary people to buy and maintain
‣ environmentally sustainable to build & operate

Quality housing

‣ not just safe and comfortable for human occupants, but promotes wellbeing.
‣ attractive, and allows for individual expression.

Humans > Tech

‣ technology in service to human flourishing
‣ reducing onerous labor through automation
‣ unlocking new avenues of creative labor

Key Ideas

Tech

‣ Pick-and-place 3D printing

‣ AI pilot for adaptable automated construction

‣ Multiple tools on one robot (claw, hammer, etc.)

‣ Cable-driven platform scales to building site

‣ Entire rig transported with single pickup truck; easy to set up, tear down, and repair

Key Ideas

Material

‣ Three basic ingredients (clay, aggregate, binder) mixed into “cob” (aka "monolithic adobe")

‣ All natural and recyclable

‣ Abundant and available on-site or nearby; often treated as waste material (low financial cost)

‣ Drastically lower embodied CO2 than competing materials (low environmental cost)

Business model

Clients

Our primary clients are housing developers who:
‣ Promote dense and semi-dense multifamily housing
‣ Design walkable, mixed use settlement patterns
‣ Build between 10–100 houses /year

We occasionally work with:
‣ Sustainable businesses on commercial buildings
‣ Small developers, housing co-operatives, and families

Business Model

B2B: Home BUilderS

Our walls are designed to plug into mid- and large-scale developer workflows. Terran walls interface with common floor, roof and foundation assemblies using readily available connectors, and they can be suited to all manner of climates and jurisdictions. We take care of everything structural from bottom plate to top plate.

Products

Walls

‣ Non-toxic
‣ Durable; can last centuries
‣ Naturally sound- and fireproof
‣ Passive humidity regulation soothes airways
‣ Passive solar mass maintain comfortable temperature
‣ Mentally soothing organic style
‣ Can be imaginatively sculpted

Products

Buildings

Simplified wall assembly integrates structure, finishes, and insulation, eliminating extraneous materials and labor

Walls pair with common floor, ceiling, roof, and foundation types, and use standard connectors

Current capabilities：
‣ Approximately $200 per linear foot
‣ Meets or exceeds code requirements for compression, MOR, and R-value

Projects

Density

MAPLE HEIGHTS ADU (under construction)
‍

Our first fully automated build, this Accessory Dwelling Unit will be constructed in one of Bloomington, IN's historic neighborhoods.

Projects

Affordability

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HOUSE (permitted)

A project in partnership with Habitat for Humanity of Monroe County to design an 1,100 sq. ft., single family, earthen house.

Projects

Multifamily

TOWNHOUSE (hypothetical)

Terran homes are naturally soundproof and fireproof,which makes them great for multifamily living. This is an example of a two story earthen townhouse.

Projects

Single Family

DOG-TROT HOUSE (hypothetical)

Terran homes work well for any size project, such as this dog-trot house that combines single family living with a quasi-attached apartment.

Projects

Commercial

WHOLE SUN OFFICE & WAREHOUSE (in permitting)

A 1,200 sq. ft. office and showroom space adjacent to a 2,500 sq. ft. warehouse for a solar panel installation company.

Projects

Density

BLOOMINGTON ADUs (permitted)

A project in partnership with the city of Bloomington, IN to design earthen ADUs at 900 sq. ft., 700 sq.ft , and 500 sq. ft., ready for rapid deployment.

Products

Walls

Products

Buildings

KEY IDEAs

TECH

‣ Pick-and-place 3D printing

‣ AI pilot for adaptable automated construction

‣ Multiple tools on one robot (claw, hammer, etc.)

‣ Cable-driven platform scales to building site

‣ Entire rig transported with single utility trailer; easy to set up, tear down, and repair

KEY IDEAs

MATERIAL

‣ Three basic ingredients (clay, aggregate, binder) mixed into “cob”

‣ All natural and recyclable

‣ Abundant and available on-site or nearby; often treated as waste material (low financial cost)

‣ Drastically lower embodied CO2 than competing materials (low environmental cost)

products

wall

products

BUILDINGS

Simplified wall assembly integrates structure, finishes, and insulation, eliminating extraneous materials and labor

Walls pair with common floor, ceiling, roof, and foundation types, and use standard connectors

Current capabilities：
‣ Approximately $200 per linear foot of wall, including structure, insulation, and finishes
‣ Meets or exceeds code requirements for compression, MOR, and R-value

key ideas

Tech

Pick-and-place 3D printing

AI pilot for adaptable automated construction

Multiple tools on one robot (claw, hammer, etc.)

Cable-driven platform scales to building site

Entire rig transported with single pickup truck; easy to set up, tear down, and repair

MATERIAL

Three basic ingredients (clay, aggregate, binder) mixed into “cob”

All natural and recyclable

Abundant and available on-site or nearby; often treated as waste material (low financial cost)

Drastically lower embodied CO2 than competing materials (low environmental cost)

products

WALLS

· Non-toxic
‍
· Durable; can last centuries
‍
· Naturally sound- and fireproof
‍
· Passive humidity regulation soothes airways
‍
· Passive solar mass maintain comfortable
temperature
‍
· Mentally soothing organic style
‍
· Can be imaginatively sculpted

BUILDINGS

Simplified wall assembly integrates structure, finishes, and insulation, eliminating extraneous materials and labor

Walls pair with common floor, ceiling, roof, and foundation types, and use standard connectors

Relevant specs for current capabilities
- Cost per linear foot
- Compression, R-value, and similar metrics for current mixes (range of values)

Products

WALLS

- Non-toxic
- Durable; can last centuries
- Naturally sound- and fireproof
- Passive humidity regulation soothes airways
- Passive solar mass maintain comfortable - -temperature
- Mentally soothing organic style
- Can be imaginatively sculpted

BUILDINGS

Simplified wall assembly integrates structure, finishes, and insulation, eliminating extraneous materials and labor

Walls pair with common floor, ceiling, roof, and foundation types, and use standard connectors

Relevant specs for current capabilities
- Cost per linear foot
- Compression, R-value, and similar metrics for current mixes (range of values)

projects

Density

MAPLE HEIGHTS ADU (under construction)
‍
Our first fully automated build, this Accessory Dwelling Unit will be constructed in one of Bloomington, IN's historic neighborhoods.

projects

AFFORDABILITY

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HOUSE (permitted)
‍
A project in partnership with Habitat for Humanity of Monroe County to design an 1,100 sq. ft., single family, earthen house.

projects

MULTIFAMILY

TOWNHOUSE (hypothetical)
‍
Terran homes are naturally soundproof and fireproof,
which makes them great for multifamily living.
This is an example of a two story earthen townhouse.

projects

SINGLE FAMILY

DOG-TROT HOUSE (hypothetical)
‍
Terran homes work well for any size project, such as this dog-trot house that combines single family living with a quasi-attached apartment.

projects

MULTIFAMILY

TOLOU (hypothetical)
‍
Terran homes are naturally soundproof and fireproof,
which makes them great for multifamily living.
This is an example of a Tolou style multifamily building.