The benefits of modular construction are wide spread and many builders are coming up with their unique version to leverage the benefits. This builder is focused on the technology that can produce volume and scale at an incredibly fast pace.

A key player in the creation of Amazon Go and Amazon Books has showcased a "roadshow" prototype for his next project called Blokable. The Seattle-based start-up is hoping to create affordable accommodation for communities using Lego-like modular, cube-shaped housing units, dubbed "Bloks", all kitted with the latest smart home technologies.

Inspired in part by the Tetris-style stacking of industrial shipping containers, former Amazon product manager Aaron Holm's creations are capable of being stacked together up to five stories high.

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