Who cares about houses, if these are pretty durable, I think there would be a demand for sheds!!!
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These 3D printed homes cost $4k and take less than 24 hours to make
Non-profit New Story has unveiled a 3D-printed house that may help provide safe and affordable homes in developing countries. Each printed home ranges in size from 600 to 800sqft and can be created within a 24-hour timespan, greatly reducing the time and effort that goes into constructing a house. At the same time, the printing technology keeps waste to a minimum.
The homes are printed using Vulcan, a 3D printer that creates the frame of the house one layer at a time. According to New Story and ICON, a construction technologies company, Vulcan can be used in developing countries and other places where traditional home-building is difficult. The technology keeps waste to a minimum and results in a home that is durable and inexpensive with a high thermal mass.
The team built this home-printing technology to deal with some of the issues that may arise in developing regions, including unpredictable access to water and power. A rapid printing process reduces the number of workers needed to build the structure and enables teams to produce houses for underserved communities at a quick pace.
The duo unveiled a finished version of one of these 3D-printed houses in Austin, Texas, recently. The showcased house is a proof-of-concept demonstrating both the printing technology and the final product. Each house costs about $4,000 to produce, which is considerably less than a stick-built house.
According to the companies, the first of these houses will be printed for families in El Salvador over the next 18 months. In the future, and hopefully with partnerships in place, the tech will be used to build safe housing for families in other communities, as well.
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March 14, 2018, 04:25 PM
zipriderson
If I had a 3D printer, the first thing I'd print is a . . . 3D printer.
Then I'd have two.
March 14, 2018, 04:26 PM
Deqlyn
I just found out our local library has 3d printers, and lazer engravers and all kinds of cool shit.
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March 14, 2018, 04:39 PM
smschulz
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Originally posted by zipriderson: If I had a 3D printer, the first thing I'd print is a . . . 3D printer.
Then I'd have two.
I'd print a Genie.
March 14, 2018, 06:36 PM
ryan81986
Maybe $4k in materials, but that printer itself probably costs as much as my house, if not double.
March 14, 2018, 07:02 PM
Chuck Perry
Kind of misleading isn't it? To me it looks like they 3D print the walls and-that's about it? That roof wasn't printed, nor were the windows, doors, etc. I betcha $4K covers what the printer can do, not everything else. Given the small form factor of that example house, could a crew of men build a similar structure out of block or ? within that same time period?
March 14, 2018, 07:17 PM
IntrepidTraveler
A couple of observations....
First, by 3D printing, you are not utilizing the local labor market, so you're not bringing the locals out of poverty, you're just giving the poor someplace to live.
Second, a number of countries (Jamaica and Egypt come to mind, as I've been there and have been told this) tax houses tax houses at different rates. Houses that aren't finished are taxed lover than completed houses, so you see a lot of buildings with open unfinished second floors, concrete supports with rebar sticking out the top, things like that. These are finished so would be taxed higher and hence unaffordable to the poor.
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March 14, 2018, 08:07 PM
architect
Seen multiple reports lately that the world is "drowning in plastic waste." So plastic houses make sense?
March 14, 2018, 09:50 PM
flashguy
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Originally posted by IntrepidTraveler: A couple of observations....
First, by 3D printing, you are not utilizing the local labor market, so you're not bringing the locals out of poverty, you're just giving the poor someplace to live.
Second, a number of countries (Jamaica and Egypt come to mind, as I've been there and have been told this) tax houses tax houses at different rates. Houses that aren't finished are taxed lover than completed houses, so you see a lot of buildings with open unfinished second floors, concrete supports with rebar sticking out the top, things like that. These are finished so would be taxed higher and hence unaffordable to the poor.
Oregon had the same system in the 1960s--lots of houses had unfinished exterior fittings (porch posts, etc.) and temporary steps, just to reduce taxes. I don't know if it's still that way.
I saw a blurb on TV the other night about that device printing a house. It can print all the wall structure of a building 30' square.
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March 14, 2018, 10:06 PM
SigJacket
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Originally posted by architect: Seen multiple reports lately that the world is "drowning in plastic waste." So plastic houses make sense?
Some of these ‘print’ in concrete, or similar.
Originally posted by lkdr1989: Who cares about houses, if these are pretty durable, I think there would be a demand for sheds!!!
Yes, I'm in!
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March 14, 2018, 10:49 PM
maladat
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Originally posted by zipriderson: If I had a 3D printer, the first thing I'd print is a . . . 3D printer.
Then I'd have two.
That's basically the idea behind the RepRap. You still have to buy motors and electronics and some hardware, but as much of the machine as possible is 3D-printable on another RepRap.
March 15, 2018, 11:54 AM
YooperSigs
Hmmm.... El Salvador. Don't they get a hurricane fairly often? Is your plastic house hurricane proof? And... I love the term "developing country". Which means it has developed into an unlivable shithole.
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March 15, 2018, 12:02 PM
PHPaul
A SERIOUSLY misleading number.
Once you deal with all the stuff the printer won't make, plus electrical and plumbing, I doubt it's significantly cheaper than stick-built.
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March 15, 2018, 12:03 PM
reloader-1
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Originally posted by YooperSigs: Hmmm.... El Salvador. Don't they get a hurricane fairly often? Is your plastic house hurricane proof? And... I love the term "developing country". Which means it has developed into an unlivable shithole.
The house is made of concrete, not plastic.
Which given local building standards in El Salvador, would probably be a massive improvement on stick or hollow brick construction.
March 15, 2018, 12:07 PM
Sig2340
A firm in China uses robotic arms and pumped concrete to build houses for a couple of years.
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