HOUSUS
HOUSUS provides a patented prefabricated building system for sustainable urban housing, featuring a centralized "smart core" module that integrates plumbing, HVAC, and electrical systems. The system enables customizable layouts and rapid assembly, with a typical house assembled on-site in just three days. Each building achieves a minimum 60% CO₂ footprint reduction and net-zero carbon emissions over its lifecycle.
- Clean Technology
- Construction Technology
- Hardware
- New Materials
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Problem
Conventional urban housing construction is slow, resource-intensive, and generates significant carbon emissions. Traditional building methods also produce substantial waste and lack the flexibility needed to adapt to changing demographic and environmental demands, making sustainable, scalable housing difficult to deliver quickly and cost-effectively.
Solution
HOUSUS offers a patented prefabricated building system built around a centralized "smart core" module that pre-integrates plumbing, HVAC, and electrical systems. This approach enables highly customizable layouts, rapid on-site assembly, and reduced material waste. A typical house can be structurally assembled in three days and ready for occupancy within one month, with logistics optimized so that just three trucks deliver an entire home. The system uses cross-laminated timber (CLT), which stores approximately one ton of CO₂ per cubic meter, contributing to a minimum 60% reduction in CO₂ footprint and net-zero carbon emissions over the building's lifecycle.
Target Audience
Primary customers are real estate developers, eco-conscious municipalities, and future-focused investors seeking sustainable, scalable housing solutions for urban environments.
Features
- Patented prefabricated system with a centralized "smart core" module housing all MEP (mechanical, electrical, plumbing) systems
- Flexible design allowing customization of length, width, height, floor plans, and architectural appearance
- Rapid assembly: 3-day on-site structural assembly and 1 month to move-in ready
- Optimized logistics with a 3-trucks-per-house delivery model
- Demountable, modular, and climate-adaptive construction supporting circular economy principles
- CLT-based construction storing ~1 ton of CO₂ per cubic meter, achieving net-zero lifecycle carbon emissions
- Tested MEP modules that reduce coordination risk, construction mistakes, and waste while improving quality