Hive 50 Honors
For breaking ground in making a community for triple-bottom-line future fitness, a holistic approach to profitably designing, developing, and manufacturing that benefits people and the planet.
What You Need To Know
Blockhouse|Life is a progressive housing consortium focused on developing smart, passive, compact, and affordable modular living communities. Engineered as a fully integrated system for the entire human experience while delivering an efficient, low impact assembly and easy installation without compromising the high level of performance. Units will be constructed using a Ground Control Smart Wall System, made from CLT panels and fitted with plumbing and electrical wiring during the manufacturing process. A smart wall, which will be manufactured through Spokane-based Vestis Systems, will be the heart and brain of each unit.
Who’s Involved
A consortium of organizations, including Spokane, WA-based Uptic Studios, Berg Companies, Washington State University, DCI Engineering, Vaagen Timbers, Avista, Siemens Industry, Inc., Vestis Systems, PCI Renewables, Toolbox, Silfab Solar, Perry Street Brewing Co., Linc Foods, Terrain Spokane, Spokane Create, Bend & Sway, and Matt’s Place Foundation.
Time Stamp
The consortium, founded in late 2018, broke ground in a $2 million “smart” housing development in Spokane’s South Perry District in June 2019.
