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Pippin / Rent the Backyard

Autonomous homebuilding factory for the $1.7 trillion housing crisis.

Summer 2019Real Estate and Construction / Real Estate and Construction -> Housing and Real EstateOakland, CA, USA45 employees
Construction
Housing
Proptech

About

Pippin is building the autonomous homebuilding factory for the $1.7 trillion housing crisis. Building a home requires human labor to: measure, cut, lift, drill, paint, and attach. This labor is used for a building’s: structure, vapor barriers, windows, insulation, siding, roofing, electrical, plumbing, fixtures, appliances, and cabinetry. The construction industry solves this complex variety of tasks by dividing them among tiny companies of specialized artisans. Few lessons learned are shared and the industry has had no growth in labor productivity since 1947. Building technology, methods, and materials have advanced and the constraints limiting home manufacturing can now be removed. Regulations have changed to allow small and simple accessory dwelling units (a.k.a. ADUs or backyard homes), making it easier to mass-produce housing. Pippin started in the ADU market with its brand "Rent the Backyard" and will build duplexes, quadplexes, and eventually large apartment buildings.

Founders (2)

Brian Bakerman
Founder
Spencer Burleigh
Founder

Details

Status
Inactive
Stage
Early
Team Size
45
Regions
United States of America, America / Canada, Remote, Partly Remote