The Future of Building Unfolding

Going Green Silicon Valley – October 2010

Introduction

Mission

Blu’s mission is to build super-efficient, prefab green homes using high tech information technology and building science tools to make the process dramatically more enjoyable for clients, and scalable.

Problem • • • Traditional homebuilding outdated, lack of technology & home monitoring Projects usually over budget, over time, waste resources on building sites Inefficient and low quality housing stock, not cost effective to retrofit many – Worldwide, US accounts for more than 21% of the world's CO2 – Residential & built environment accounts for the large MAJORITY of U.S. C02 emissions

Problem •

Blu transforms the homebuilding experience & quality:

Healthy, durable, super energy efficient high quality homes • • Configurable design without architect fees. Fixed, transparent pricing.

Unmatched convenience in ‘soup to nuts’ single company approach

Competitive Advantage

Blu’s building science & information technologies empower this model…

• 3 years at MIT and RISD • engineering software empowers steel framing & configuration • platform powers unique integration of design, sales, engineering & ops • disruptive folding technology, 11 patents pending • steel makes is easier to set on site, less expensive to ship, multiple sites • steel empowers higher ceilings, more natural light, bigger open spans

Introduction

Consumer Interface

• • • Unique engineering platform 3-D customizations of homes to your site, tastes, requirements About to launch unique proprietary online 3-D system that is configurable by clients directly

Scaling

Factory

• Dormant for 10 years – former Pratt & Whitney • 80,000 sq ft, 500 homes/year with one shift • Climate controlled • 52-week a year staff • Accuracy, precision, speed • Convenience & reduced risk for clients • Fixed pricing & procurement

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