Bensonwood and Unity Homes Featured on

Ask This Old House

Press Release

31
December
2018

Ask This Old House Bensonwood and Unity Homes

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Bensonwood and Unity Homes Featured on Ask This Old House

The new robotic fabrication facility for Bensonwood and Unity Homes will be featured in January on Ask This Old House on PBS. Ask This Old House, a spin-off of the iconic home renovation show, This Old House, addresses new trends and answers homeowner questions.

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Robotic Construction

The new robotic fabrication facility for Bensonwood and Unity Homes will be featured on the January 10th episode of Ask This Old House on PBS. Ask This Old House, a spin-off of the iconic home renovation show, This Old House, addresses new trends and answers homeowner questions. Tedd Benson, founder of Bensonwood and Unity Homes, will appear on the show alongside other team members. They follow the process of data-driven architecture models used by the robotic fabrication equipment in the Walpole and Keene, NH factories.

"The Ask This Old House team has their finger on the pulse of the residential construction industry and they are committed to covering innovations that can help the homeowner. We're honored to be included in this episode and share our approach to prefab homes; to ultimately bring a higher quality, more energy efficient, and healthier home to more people."

Tedd Benson

Founder of Bensonwood and Unity Homes

A Long History

The show marks the third collaboration with producers of Ask This Old House and This Old House. In the 2008 Fall series of This Old House, they documented the construction of a new prefab Bensonwood timber frame home from start to finish. Other episodes highlighted various aspects of timberframe and prefab construction. The new show investigates how Bensonwood’s wall, roof, and floor manufacturing lines and robotic timber fabrication are used to achieve higher precision and efficiency.

"Our factory is only as good as the data that feeds the machines and that’s why we still rely on the best people. I hope this episode inspires home buyers and home builders alike, so we see continued innovation and an improved home supply for future generations."