Automated construction: print a house?
What if you could build a house in a day? Not some yurt-like thing (though those are fun, too) but a traditional sort of home of whatever size you wish. What if?
Apparently the technology for this exists now: houses can be built with huge machines that work like 3D printers. Here’s an overview:
(There’s a more detailed video [12 minutes], too. And, for more information, see countourCrafting.org.)
This could be a fantastic money-saver for people who need houses built. On the other hand, what about people who work in the construction industry? We’ve got lots of fine builders on Gabriola, and I hope they’ll not lack work if this technology catches on.
Related:
- How a 3D printer could build your next house in 24 hours – news.com.au
- 3D printer could build a house in 20 hours – news.yahoo.com
- A giant 3D printer builds a livable house – smartplanet.com
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Beth Carruthers on 21 Nov 2012 at 1:35 pm #
I’m wondering if the RDN permits straw bale on the island? They were woefully behind in regs 10 and 15 years ago.
Gabriolan on 22 Nov 2012 at 11:03 am #
Hi, Beth! Nice to see you here.
I’ve read that there’s a straw bale house on Oyster Way, so I suppose that the RDN does permit straw bale construction. I wish a building-inspector type would show up to tell us more about that.
A friend of ours is building a cob house on Gabriola. My impression is that this is costing her in inspection and building permit fees than she would pay if she were building a typical wood-frame house. Perhaps that’s the way it goes with straw bale, too?