Setting up Tenting for The Grand Opening Event
The big day is VERY quickly approaching. We have about four or five days left until the event and it is crunch time here at the factory. We have brought in some reinforcements from the local community to help get everything ready for the launch, it really is all hands on deck! The factory is […]
First Day of Factory Cleanup for The Grand Opening
Something is missing from our factory today. But what could it be? “The Pod”, yes indeed! We moved it out to the open and we now have a big empty space ready for the grand opening. Well, “empty & ready” aren’t entirely true for the time being. It was an impressive operation to transport the […]
Fish & Sea Life Identification
Of course, everybody knows that we are building floating homes that will allow people to live on the water, but our mission is much larger than to be a floating home company. Before everything else, our priority is to make sure that our homes have a positive impact on their environment. One of the things […]
Lifting the Skylight
It took a little longer than expected to receive the finished skylight so we weren’t able to get it installed while the SeaPod was within reach of our telehandler. When we can’t get the job done with the telehandler, we have to substitute for some good old-fashioned manpower. This skylight weighs about 90kg or about […]
Custom Stairs Final
Grant is back up the hill in the factory to show us the progress on the custom stairs that we are making for the EcoPod. These stairs will be a continuation of the spiral staircase that brings you from the center dock to the main floor of the EcoPod. The main entrance stairs have beautiful […]
SeaPod Moving out of the factory
It’s time to get it out! The SeaPod is going to see the light of day as we are taking it out of the hangar that was hosting it during the construction stage. We have done a few heavy-lifting operations recently and we are getting used to handling difficult tasks since, as everything is literally […]
Deep Water Model Progress Report
The SeaPod models that you have been seeing us work on during the last year have been designed for shallow water, no more than 25 meters(or about 80 feet) deep. These designs are mounted on the TriPod base which provides all of the buoyancy, stabilization, and structure.We have a different approach for the deep water […]
Embedded NFC Demo
Ocean Builders “Nerd Team” played with a new toy to make life even more convenient in the Pods: embedded FSC technology. We love it, and so will you!Many of you are familiar with Near Field Communication (NFC), a popular wireless technology used for mobile payment systems. By allowing users to pay for items simply by […]
Wazebo Assembly and center table
Appetiser, dinners and more will soon be at reach on the SeaPod’s Wazebo area as we are putting the final touch to this side of the project. We’ve been working a lot on this because we had to design everything from scratch. A gazebo isn’t a new thing, but a “Wazebo” definitely is!It is aimed […]
Development work on future emergency wristwatch for the Lifeguard Drone
Development work on future emergency wristwatch for the Lifeguard DroneLiving on water is a dream of many, and it is surely one we want to share with you! However, this isn’t without risk, so we came up with a series of innovations for the Pods guests safety: the emergency wristwatch is one of them. This […]
Wazebo Dinner Chairs
Here we have a look at the mold for the dinner chairs that will be on the Wazebo. The Wazebo will have a large table in the middle with bench seating around the outside that is perfect for lounging. When you want to sit at the table to eat, we will have these movable chairs […]
Main Door v2
Omer is back at the manufacturing facility to check out the progress on version 2 of the main door. So far, this updated version is looking great and should solve the issues that we had with the first iteration.To start, the door is more rigid. The previous door had a lot of noise because the […]
Watch Ocean Builders on Toy O No Toy, the Panamanian version of Shark Tank
Ocean Builder’s CEO Grant Romundt on the stage of Toy O No Toy for the Panamanian version of Shark Tank The momentum keeps progressing very well for Ocean Builders following the SeaPod’s inaugural launch as Grant, our CEO, has been invited on the set of Panama TV’s most exciting show “Toy O No Toy”. Toy […]
Woodworking Production
Welcome to our woodworking department, where our talented team is doing an excellent job in putting together cabinetry. “Measure twice, cut once” is definitely our motto here because we have no time to spare in redoing something that could have been done well the first time. The team is working on bedroom cabinets and walk-in […]
Installing the Wazebo
Grant got a pretty cool surprise today when he looked out of the window of his office and saw the Wazebo on its way to be installed on the floating TriPod base! The crew used the telehandler to pick up the main section of the Wazebo to take it to the water so that it […]
Kitchen Renders coming to life
Do you know what the most important part of a home is? Yes, the bedroom is of significant importance, you’re right. But we are referring to the kitchen. This is where any home comes to life, and speaking about “coming to life”, Grant had the great feeling of seeing 3D rendering becoming a reality! After […]
Wazebo Days from Completion
Every time we put together something that we designed and built piece by piece, we feel very happy. Today’s feeling is associated with the Wazebo, which is near completion.The platform that is to be installed on one of the spars is being assembled with the seats and table that will become one of the Pod’s […]
Main Door Automation
The SeaPod is packed with home automation technology that will make life on the water more convenient. We automated every aspect that we could and the lock on the “front” door is no different.The front door can be easily locked or unlocked from your home automation app on the tablets inside the home as well […]
Installing LED lightstrips, Speakers, and more
Every home needs to have the proper lighting. When the sun comes down, the natural light generously provided by the many windows will need an alternative source, and that will be a network of LED light strips. Lighting is of critical importance in every home. We tend to forget it until the fuse goes off […]
Finalizing Solar Panel (Area 1)
Grant Romundt Technology
In the runup to the global launch event, we decided to make some last-minute adjustments to the solar array which sits on one of the three outer spars of the floating TriPod base.Our original design had the solar panels mounted much closer together so there wasn’t much room to walk on the spar. Since we […]