Too bad they don't state how much it costs to print this house. Probably will get gradually cheaper. Can't wait to see what this technology can do for the developing countries.
Netherlands is a good pilot because construction costs are high there and also they also have work force issues. Perhaps it will take some time for it to justify its cost in the developing countries because they don't have any of those issues.
Wonder if this would be useful for foundation, then build remaining using a kit/prefab.
Also, in NZ where we kinda got housing crisis, major cost (aside from 30% gov ripoff in terms of fees and inspections and consents) is earthworks. Can’t see this being solution for it, unless it’s much lighter than timber frame, which I doubt. On flip side you could probably print your rain water tanks using this.
The 3D printing method involves a huge robotic arm with a nozzle that squirts out a specially formulated cement, said to have the texture of whipped cream. The cement is “printed” according to an architect’s design, adding layer upon layer to create a wall to increase its strength.
The new house consists of 24 concrete elements that were printed layer by layer at a plant in Eindhoven before being transported by lorry to the building site and placed on a foundation to be worked on by Dutch building firm Van Wijnen.
“If you look at what time we actually needed to print this house it was only 120 hours,” Huysmans said. “So all the elements, if we would have printed them in one go, it would have taken us less than five days because the big benefit is that the printer does not need to eat, does not need to sleep, it doesn’t need to rest. So if we would start tomorrow, and learned how to do it, we can print the next house five days from now.”
[...] are paying €800 (£695) a month to live in the property for six months from 1 August after answering a call for applicants on the internet. “I saw the drawing of this house and it was exactly like a fairytale garden,” said Lutz.
The market rent would normally be twice that being paid by the couple. “
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[ 3.0 ms ] story [ 21.1 ms ] threadAlso, in NZ where we kinda got housing crisis, major cost (aside from 30% gov ripoff in terms of fees and inspections and consents) is earthworks. Can’t see this being solution for it, unless it’s much lighter than timber frame, which I doubt. On flip side you could probably print your rain water tanks using this.
The 3D printing method involves a huge robotic arm with a nozzle that squirts out a specially formulated cement, said to have the texture of whipped cream. The cement is “printed” according to an architect’s design, adding layer upon layer to create a wall to increase its strength.
The new house consists of 24 concrete elements that were printed layer by layer at a plant in Eindhoven before being transported by lorry to the building site and placed on a foundation to be worked on by Dutch building firm Van Wijnen.
“If you look at what time we actually needed to print this house it was only 120 hours,” Huysmans said. “So all the elements, if we would have printed them in one go, it would have taken us less than five days because the big benefit is that the printer does not need to eat, does not need to sleep, it doesn’t need to rest. So if we would start tomorrow, and learned how to do it, we can print the next house five days from now.”
[...] are paying €800 (£695) a month to live in the property for six months from 1 August after answering a call for applicants on the internet. “I saw the drawing of this house and it was exactly like a fairytale garden,” said Lutz.
The market rent would normally be twice that being paid by the couple. “