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A major humanitarian group raised $500M but built only six houses
“It was one of the largest humanitarian organizations, like a bunch of big headlines came out that they raised basically like half a billion dollars and within like six years had only built, and this is not an exaggeration, I think like six houses. That's like …”
New Story and ICON built the first 3D printer for remote regions
“Our printer that we've designed is a printer that's ready to work in some of the most remote areas in the world, some of the You know, most difficult to work places in the world which is the first of its kind.”
3D printing will cut home construction from 15 days to 24 hours
“So right now take about 15 days to build a house. This would be under 24 hours and then under 12 hours is the goal.”
New Story raised $100,000 in two months to build six Haitian homes
“We got, like, a 100,000 dollars within, like a couple months. And that allowed us to use a local partner that we had already known in Haiti that had a long had a lot of experience there. Build our first six houses.”
New Story funded 100 homes in 92 days during Y Combinator
“We did that and then actually hit a hundred homes in like 92 days. So we exceeded our goal.”
New Story built a working 3D printer and house in seven months
“Last August is when we said we're going to start building this printer. We want to do it by South by Southwest in March. At that point, no printer existed, right? And not only was the printer built, but the house was built.”
Families lived in 90-day temporary tents eight years after Haiti's earthquake
“And everybody was given temporary aid, right?
Which is necessary at the time,
But it was only supposed to last for, like, maybe 90 days.
and as of today, it's been almost, I mean, over eight years.
And people are still living in tents.”