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Specifically in domains where I have insight? Backyard pizza ovens like (like Ooni) are going to explode in popularity really soon. Similar if not more than Tr

Specifically in domains where I have insight? Backyard pizza ovens like (like Ooni) are going to explode in popularity really soon. Similar if not more than Traegers. Homeschooling curriculum/resources. Huge uptick since Covid that might be here to stay. Kit/manufactured homes. Huge demand for prefab home options that don't suck. We're seeing this with tiny homes and upscale ADUs - someone who brings the costs down will control the space. Mala - this flavor profile exploded in popularity in Asia. It's currently really hard to find good recreations in the US consistently, but I would almost guarantee the first chain restaurant that offers a decent mala fried chicken sandwich would basically print money for themselves.

traverseda 4y ago
>Kit/manufactured homes. Huge demand for prefab home options that don't suck. We're seeing this with tiny homes and upscale ADUs - someone who brings the costs down will control the space. On this topic, I can't help but feel like a franchise system based on japanese-dome-house would work well. https://www.i-domehouse.com/ https://www.i-domehouse.com/ They're essentially made out of styrofoam with a cement stucco, but the moulding option with styrofoam present some very interesting architecture options Things like straight walls to counter height, than a gothic arch for snow/wind load, or a patterned exterior for growing ivy on? Obviously a bunch of modules that connect together. I also feel like there are some advances in styrofoam (polystyrene foam) materials, like fiber-reinforcement. Easily mouldable, inexpensive, and a great insulator. That plus some twinwall plastic windows and you've got great insulation and a building that should last a long time. I recognize that there are environmental concerns with building a house out of hydrocarbons, but I figure as long as the building stick around long enough it probably isn't that bad for the environment. Depending on heating/cooling requirements it may even being a better choice than wooden houses environmentally.
- kritiko 4y ago
  They already tried the dome housing thing in Texas - https://www.monolithic.org/monolithic https://www.monolithic.org/monolithic - I don't think it works for the floor plan / amenities / square footage that Americans expect.
  - traverseda 4y ago
    It's less about the dome and more about the manufacturing method. Basically moulded Styrofoam in whatever shapes.
hiidrew 4y ago
If you happen to ever be in Pittsburgh I recommend Cafe 33. Excellent mala fried chicken.

traverseda 4y ago

>Kit/manufactured homes. Huge demand for prefab home options that don't suck. We're seeing this with tiny homes and upscale ADUs - someone who brings the costs down will control the space. On this topic, I can't help but feel like a franchise system based on japanese-dome-house would work well. https://www.i-domehouse.com/ https://www.i-domehouse.com/ They're essentially made out of styrofoam with a cement stucco, but the moulding option with styrofoam present some very interesting architecture options Things like straight walls to counter height, than a gothic arch for snow/wind load, or a patterned exterior for growing ivy on? Obviously a bunch of modules that connect together. I also feel like there are some advances in styrofoam (polystyrene foam) materials, like fiber-reinforcement. Easily mouldable, inexpensive, and a great insulator. That plus some twinwall plastic windows and you've got great insulation and a building that should last a long time. I recognize that there are environmental concerns with building a house out of hydrocarbons, but I figure as long as the building stick around long enough it probably isn't that bad for the environment. Depending on heating/cooling requirements it may even being a better choice than wooden houses environmentally.

kritiko 4y ago
They already tried the dome housing thing in Texas - https://www.monolithic.org/monolithic https://www.monolithic.org/monolithic - I don't think it works for the floor plan / amenities / square footage that Americans expect.
- traverseda 4y ago
  It's less about the dome and more about the manufacturing method. Basically moulded Styrofoam in whatever shapes.

hiidrew 4y ago

If you happen to ever be in Pittsburgh I recommend Cafe 33. Excellent mala fried chicken.