{"id":24923,"date":"2024-02-18T05:16:09","date_gmt":"2024-02-18T13:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/autovols-affordable-housing-project-with-robotic-automation\/"},"modified":"2024-02-18T05:16:16","modified_gmt":"2024-02-18T13:16:16","slug":"autovols-affordable-housing-project-with-robotic-automation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/autovols-affordable-housing-project-with-robotic-automation\/","title":{"rendered":"Autovol&#8217;s Affordable Housing Project with Robotic Automation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/files\/membership-default-internal\/\" class=\"memberhide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/01\/20220718_175041000_iOS.jpg\" alt=\"-\"><\/a><br\/><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><strong>First-of-its kind Idaho factory nears completion of a five-story San Jose, CA apartment building.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <span id=\"more-2011804\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Just over two years since breaking ground, Autovol is now using automation in new ways as it nears completion of its first major affordable housing project. The project, Virginia Street Studios, will make high-quality apartment homes more affordable to seniors in\u00a0San Jose, one of America\u2019s 10 most expensive cities.<\/p>\n<p>The 400,000 square foot Autovol factory has now successfully deployed its unique combination of construction trades and robotic automation. Autovol has hired more than 100 employees, which the company calls Solutioneers. Led by CEO\u00a0<strong>Rick Murdock<\/strong>\u00a0and co-developed by The Pacific Companies, Autovol is pioneering a new kind of modular construction.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Robotics lead into the future of housing<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cAutomation and robotics will lead the world into the future of housing,\u201d Murdock said. \u201cWhat we\u2019re doing hasn\u2019t been attempted before. Our investors and Solutioneers leaned in with lots of confidence, and now we\u2019re seeing great results that prove they were right.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Murdock, automated modular construction is designed to \u201ctake the back-breaking work off of people, and use new techniques that weren\u2019t humanly possible.\u201d Robotics empower the company to create new kinds of careers and a culture designed to \u201craise the bar of career satisfaction in construction,\u201d Murdock said. The company is staffing up toward an expected team of 300-plus Solutioneers, and already has 600 modular units on its docket, with capacity for more.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"881\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/02\/Autovol_robot_construction.jpg\" alt=\"-\" class=\"wp-image-2011807 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/02\/Autovol_robot_construction.jpg 881w, https:\/\/aec-business.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Autovol_robot_construction-768x514.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 881px) 100vw, 881px\"><\/noscript><figcaption>Autovol builds with people &amp; robots<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Endless opportunities<\/h2>\n<p>Besides its own team of Solutioneers, Autovol has helped create over 100 jobs for the various companies helping build, tool-up, and service this first-of-its-kind factory. One of these is House of Design, an automation and robotics firm also based in\u00a0Nampa, Idaho. According to\u00a0<strong>Shane Dittrich<\/strong>, House of Design founder, the company has grown by helping develop this new kind of automation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe collaborative effort of people and industrial robots in the off-site construction space provides endless opportunities. We can\u2019t solve the problems of unavailable labor and housing affordability without automation,\u201d Dittrich said. \u201cWe also don\u2019t solve these problems\u00a0without visionary companies willing to take a chance and endure unavoidable speedbumps on the road to extraordinary success. We applaud Autovol for their commitment and we\u2019re excited to be at the forefront of realized robotics for construction technology.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Virginia Studios will be a five-story, 301-unit complex that will be over-podium, including underground parking. Automation is doing a substantial portion of the work, with Solutioneers skilled in the construction trades doing finishing work and other key tasks.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about Autovol, its vision, culture, current openings, and the Virginia Street Studios project, visit the company\u2019s just-updated website at\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/autovol.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.autovol.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more information about House of Design Robotics, one of\u00a0Idaho\u2019s\u00a0leading automation companies, visit\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/thehouseofdesign.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.thehouseofdesign.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For information about Pacific Companies, developer of The Virginia Street project, and a national leader in affordable housing development, visit\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/tpchousing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.tpchousing.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Source and images: NAMPA, Idaho,\u00a0Feb. 3, 2021\u00a0\/<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/autovol-robots-and-solutioneers-now-building-affordable-housing-301221174.html\" target=\"_blank\">PRNewswire<\/a>\/\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"et_social_bottom_trigger\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5143531171910809\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- News - Bottom -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5143531171910809\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8320848692\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/aec-business.com\/autovols-affordable-housing-project-with-robotic-automation\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First-of-its kind Idaho factory nears completion of a five-story San Jose, CA apartment building. 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