No mention at all, that I saw anyway, of how well these will stand up in hurricanes.
This all sounds very neat, but building codes are likely to stop this idea dead in its tracks.
Posted on 05/23/2018 5:55:39 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
A 3D printing company is using technology to bring fast, flexible and affordable housing to Englewood.
The company called 3D Build Systems plans to start printing homes by the summer of 2019. The printing process can assemble a home in a matter of hours.
“It simplifies in many ways the way we construct a wall, but we can do it very quickly and with a pattern that can’t be done manually,” said Don Musilli, the CEO of 3D Build Systems.
The building process would require a robot to sit in the center of the home and pour concrete or other building materials to construct the shell of the home from the inside out. A crane would then lift the printer out of the home, so the finishing touches could be completed.
“These homes are going to be able to withstand winds of up to 220 mph, an eight on the Richter Scale, longevity 150 years. They’re very, very strong homes,” Musilli said.
Using a robot can save time and labor costs — making 3D-printed homes a game changer in Sarasota County, where affordable housing is an issue.
The company plans to start small by printing homes between 700 and 1,400 square-feet.
The technology offers unique architectural options such as rounded walls and dome ceilings that are often too challenging and costly for traditional home builders.
“The only limitation are the imagination of the potential buyer,” Musilli said.
The company hopes to expand the construction of 3D homes in Charlotte County too.
For more information on 3D Build Systems, click here.
I bet! Could be quite the opportunity if one could scale it. I have used precast concrete system in the past. The video reminds me of an “onsite” precast where the walls are “poured” vertically rather than poured into a frame, cured, then hoisted by crane to anchor.
Actually the GOAL is to get it down to $4k, and that’s inSouth America!
I’ll watch your vid. Sorry if that was out of order.
No mention at all, that I saw anyway, of how well these will stand up in hurricanes.
This all sounds very neat, but building codes are likely to stop this idea dead in its tracks.
What will become of all the Illegals living here to build present housing?
The printed houses should be hurricane proof in that the design is for concrete shell construction. Such structures are quite strong.
That’s gotta be one helluva big piece of wood/steel/plastic! ;)
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