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"It's ultra scalable!"

lol, I'm just joking. Well, half joking. But this kind of thing does looks very scalable for mass building.

I wonder what kind of problem is it aiming to solve? Does it solves the homeless problem by way of mass building? Does it solves urbanization problem by allowing buildings to continuously add more floors? If so, can these blocks scale to support hundreds of floors above it?

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My guess is it lowers time and cost for pumping out subdivisions. You don't need bricklayers or framers if all you have to do is slot together blocks.

sub divisions in the usa are typically wood construction so this wouldn't really assist in residential construction

A lot of the cheaper subdivisions already use prefabricated wall panels. Framing in those jobs is more about following the paint-by-numbers plans and cutting MDF.

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