BIG NEWS!!! The first shipment of EcoPod windows and frames has arrived at the factory! This is a huge day for us as these windows have taken quite a lot of time and were a massive headache, but we have finally reached the light at the end of the tunnel.The truck arrived at the factory […]

We have another quick factory update about the beginning of the process of building a new home for our steel department. The steel department does all of the steel work to build the floating TriPod bases, spars, and any other metal work that needs to be done. We started out with everyone working inside the […]

The first ceiling panel has been installed in the EcoPod! We completed the ceiling support grid and have now moved on to getting the panels installed. This ceiling ended up being almost exactly three meters tall and we are very happy with how roomy and open everything feels. It will take us about a week […]

After we finished protecting the center dock, it was time to get it installed on the center spar of our second floating TriPod base. We used our telehandler to lift the dock up and then like a giant game of ring toss, we had to get it around the center spar so that it could […]

The front door for our homes will be located below the home on the center spar of the floating TriPod base. You will enter through the door and then walk up a spiral staircase which will take you right into the living area of the home. This is a quick video showing the process of […]

Here is a quick video that shows how we protect the metal of the center dock from corrosion. This dock will go around one of the outer spars on the floating TriPod base. You can see two of these docks that are installed on our first floating TriPod base.The first step is to remove all […]

We recently finished up the mold for the hot tub that will sit on one of the side spars of the floating TriPod base if you decide to add it. It is designed to have cushions around the edge to sit and then the hot tub itself will be in the middle. We won’t cover […]

Now that the roof is in place, it is time to get working on the ceiling and everything that will go in between the roof and the ceiling. One crucial piece is the supports that will help hold the ceiling panels in place.We are making the supports in a grid pattern similar to what would […]

This is a quick video showing how we install the cross braces that will give a little extra support and strength between the outriggers and the center spar on our floating TriPod base. The brace itself is made from a simple steel tube. We then have a template that we place on the tube to […]

This outer ring for the EcoPod roof is made up of 28 smaller sections which are then put together into four pieces made up of seven sections each. These smaller sections are much easier to manufacture than a larger section so this process worked out pretty well. We assembled all of the pieces on the […]

Grant is back with another update from the factory. This time he is showing us some of the progress on the hot tub that will be an option to add to one of the three side spars on the floating base.The hot tub will sit on the top of the circular side spar, so naturally, […]

The crew have been building a large arm that we can use with our fiberglass spray gun to help make the process go faster. This arm will be great for spraying large areas during production.A good example of how this will help during production is when we have to make the huge “bowl” for the […]

Part 2 of our process to get the EcoPod roof put together went fairly smoothly with only a few expected difficulties. Installing these roof sections was not easy and they take quite a bit of work to get properly fitted together, but we got the job done at the end of the day. Placing this […]

Our homes are made primarily of fiberglass sections that are formed in molds. When we take those sections and put them together, we have to lay sections of woven fiberglass fabric out and then roll a resin on them to harden them. This is very time-consuming and can be difficult when working in tight spaces.This […]

This video shows the process of how we install the four quarter sections of the EcoPod roof. We made these four sections with a mold and finally started to put them into place. These pieces are large and cumbersome to deal with but with a bit of muscle and help from our telehandler, we were […]

This is a quick video to show how we are going about installing the second half of the kitchen/patio floor in our SeaPod prototype.We learned quite a bit after spending almost a full day installing the first half, so we attacked this one from a different direction. The first time involved a lot of manhandling […]