METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STICK BUILDING HOMES WITHIN A FACTORY
A method and apparatus for stick-building large buildings (e.g., single-family homes, townhouses, apartment complexes, commercial structures, multi-story buildings, buildings legally or physically too large or oddly shaped to be transported substantially intact via public roads, etc.) within a factory is presented. The factory can be constructed on or near the intended building destination(s). The factory can include a large enclosed structure that shelters the construction process, the raw materials and/or workers from the extremes or effects of the natural elements. Inside the factory, one or more buildings are constructed using stick-building construction techniques (e.g., constructing the building from raw materials without pre-manufactured panels or modular sections). The factory can use assembly line and/or assembly point stick-building techniques.
1 . A building manufacturing facility comprising:
an enclosed building;
a materials source; and
a construction area within the enclosed building, wherein the construction area is configured to receive materials from the materials source and to enable stick-building of a large building within the enclosed building using the materials, wherein the enclosed building is configured to enable the large building to be moved from the enclosed building to another location.
2 . The building manufacturing facility of claim 1 , wherein the materials source is within the enclosed building.
3 . The building manufacturing facility of claim 1 , wherein the materials source is a storage area.
4 . The building manufacturing facility of claim 1 further comprising:
a delivery alley, wherein the materials are delivered via the delivery alley to the materials source.
5 . The building manufacturing facility of claim 1 , wherein the large building has more than one level.
6 . The building manufacturing facility of claim 1 , wherein the large building cannot be legally transported via public roads.
7 . The building manufacturing facility of claim 1 , wherein the construction area includes an assembly line.
8 . The building manufacturing facility of claim 1 , wherein the construction area includes an assembly point at which the large building is substantially completely constructed.
9 . A method of building a large building comprising:
receiving materials from a materials source at a construction area within an enclosed building;
stick-building the large building within the enclosed building using the materials, and
transporting the large building substantially intact from the enclosed building to another location.
10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the materials source is within the enclosed building.
11 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the materials source is a storage area.
12 . The method of claim 9 further comprising:
delivering the materials to the materials source a delivery alley.
13 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the large building has more than one level.
14 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the large building cannot be legally transported via public roads.
15 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the construction area includes an assembly line.
16 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the construction area includes an assembly point at which the large building is substantially completely constructed.
17 . The method of claim 9 , wherein stick-building the large home includes stick-building a planted roof.
18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the planted roof includes a watering system connected to the plumbing system of the large building.
19 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the other location is the large building's substantially permanent building site.
20 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the other location is a temporary storage location.