3D-Printed Home Can Be Constructed For Under $4,000
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Publicado 2018-03-24
Alexandria Lafci: So having strong, sturdy walls, having a door that we can close at night — it's something that we take for granted. Being able to lock our door and be safe. For many of these families, for years, sometimes even a lifetime, they don't have that opportunity to have a safe shelter. So when they move into a New Story community, when they move into a safe home, families lives are transformed.
An entire community of these 3D printed homes will be constructed in El Salvador. The ultimate goal is to get costs down to $4,000 per house with a build time of fewer than 24 hours.
This prototype house was built in Austin, TX. The home measures 650 square feet. Mortar was printed layer by layer. Human workers installed windows, doors, plumbing, and electrical systems. Here's what's inside: A living room. Small office space. One bedroom. One bathroom. ICON staff will use the home as an office to test the durability.
Evan Loomis: Our first product is a 3D printer that can print a house in 24 hours for half the cost. Phase one for News Story and for ICON is a proof of concept house and the good news is we've done it. We printed the first home in the United States that's going to be permitted and for us, this is just the beginning. The real kind of home run for us is to be able to do what we've done here in Austin, Texas in the developing world and we're doing that in what we call phase two which is in El Salvador. We are going to be printing an entire village for people that don't have homes.
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Todos los comentarios (21)
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In my humble opinion, I believe a kitchen would be useful.
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let face it. the cost of building a house has never been the problem. the problem lies with acquiring the land to build the house
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‘Why did my 3D printed house fall down?’ ‘Sorry, there was a typo in the foundation wall.’
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Choose wisely A) 4 Apple pro stands - 3996$ B) One 3D Printed house - 4000$
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It can be constructed for under $4000. But it will be sold for probably something like $25,000.
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These tiny room designs could actually be very useful for students on abudget
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“Human workers” thank you for clarifying their species, I was worried they where martians
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I need to be able to purchase one here in California!!!! I am 56 yrs and cant qualify to rent a studio apartment!!!! I worked for 35+ years in the real estate industry and raised a child on my own. We need just as much help right here!!!!
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"poor"heck I would put 2 together so i am not working for 20 years to buy a 500k box in a soulless urban hell.
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Cost of 4 iPhones.....
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That's a pretty nice looking house. Could totally work as a cabin in the woods type of thing. Just add in a kitchen and it'll be perfect as a cabin in the woods. Give it some solar power for everything, not to mention wind power, maybe have a basement added in for weather and for the supercapacitors...
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This is awesome. Great work guys, thank you for helping others. I want to be part of your team.
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Now let’s see how it holds up against strong winds, heavy rain, heat, and other natural factors to see its true worth.
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$4000?? I call BS. Floor slab, foundations, plumbing, windows, door, roof & electrical will cost waaayy more than that. The walls are only a tiny portion of a build like this.
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This is actually quite genius. That's 250 homes/million when one come could cost you that much.
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Human ingenuity once again blending tech with ethics. Advancing knowledge, innovation, and scientific achievements are moral progress.
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To properly test the home for durability you shouldn't test it as a home office but as your main residence 😅
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No one deserves to be homeless if you can work or contribute to society you deserve something to live in.God bless you for your work you will be rewarded.
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This is so wonderful and awe inspiring!
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Tornados: I'm about to end this whole families' career.
