3D printing can help build a house!Canada’s housing costs are expected to decrease

According to CBC reports,3D printingTechnology can now build houses with unique designs in a cheaper way. And the robot,
software
And other advanced technologies can greatly speed up the construction speed and make it more precise.
A house located in Proctor, BC, Fibonacci House is a Canadian one3D printingBuilt houses.

This little
House
It can be said that it is a unique holiday home, which is now listed on Airbnb for rent.Not only does it have a magnificent view of the mountains, but what is more distinctive is that the house is used3D printingConstructing its unique spiral structure, its curved walls make the house unique.
3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, is a process in which layers of materials are used to build objects under the guidance of digital design.

Although 3D printing
architecture
It is still considered to be in its infancy, but advocates of the technology say that in the future, this technology can be used to build houses with unique designs faster and cheaper without the need for scarce skilled labor.

Ian Comishin is the president of Twente Additive Manufacturing, the company that built Fibonacci House. He said that 3D printing allows builders to build complex curved walls at the same price as straight walls.
“Now, it is possible to complete exciting and aesthetically unique buildings at almost no cost!” he said.

How to print?

In order to build such a house, the building must first be digitally designed. The designer determines where the house can be 3D printed. Usually, it is a foundation and wall made of concrete, which is very suitable for 3D printing. The instructions are then sent to the robot printer to print the elements that can be constructed on construction sites or other places (such as factories).
The walls of Fibonacci House were printed off-site within 11 days and then taken to the construction site for workers to assemble.

“The robot itself has a hose and a nozzle.” Comishin said.
The mortar-concrete mixture is pumped out of the hose, and after preparation, each layer can be stacked on the next layer to build the structure layer by layer. It’s a lot like a baker’s nozzle applying frosting on a cake.

People with cottage industries use small3D printingMachine to manufacture and sell all kinds of gadgets.Some libraries also provide access to members3D printingOpportunity. But the real promise of the technology lies in how it will change the creation of larger products from airplanes to buildings.

The solution to the homelessness problem?

Don McQuaid is the managing director of World Housing, an international organization focused on solving homelessness issues.
Funding
Established a 3D printing community of 50 families in Tabasco, Mexico.
“We believe that technology will become a homeless solution, and we believe that everyone should have a home,” he said.

Now, the non-profit organization is working with Trente Additive Manufacturing on an ambitious project in Canada.The community called Sakura Place will be located in Nelson, BC, and will consist of five 3D printed houses that are unaffordable
housing
Of the family provides services. Each house will be 700 square feet, with two bedrooms, a kitchen and a bathroom.

This community may one day become a proof of concept for using 3D printing technology to build affordable housing elsewhere in Canada, as more and more people cannot afford housing.
In September, the average house price in Canada was $604,000, which is more than 17% higher than a year ago! According to a report by the Bank of Scotia, Canada’s housing supply per 1,000 residents is the lowest among G7 countries.

McQuaid said that 3D printing can also solve some of the challenges caused by the off-season construction in some remote communities in Canada.
“For us, being able to use [3D 打印] The machine, and the use of local materials and local people to make full use of the originally impossible season for house construction is a good solution. “He said.

How to reduce the cost of building a house

Comishin also sees that this technology can help solve the shortage of skilled labor in the construction industry.
“This type of technology is easy to adapt to those… from almost any type of person with a computer background,” he said. “It allows accuracy and repeatability at the job site, which is sometimes not possible through manual processes.”
But he said that although 3D printed houses are cheaper than traditional buildings, although this technology can reduce costs, the degree of reduction is limited.
“A lot of people are very excited about this technology. They called us and thought they could build a house for $6,000 or $10,000,” he said.
Comshin said that many parts of the house, including windows, toilets and fixtures, cannot be 3D printed.
“The cost of these things will not change,” he said. “So from this point of view, although affordable housing can be built, from a cost point of view, everyone should not have unrealistic expectations for this technology.”

According to actual figures from some studies and projects, compared with traditional buildings, the cost savings range from 10% to 50%.
Another challenge is that although 3D printers can build concrete structures relatively cheaply, this does not include the cost of the 3D printer itself. According to 3Drific estimates, the cost of a small basic model may be $49,000, and the cost of a larger model may be as high as $125,000.
Nevertheless, the cost savings in construction is still very impressive in Canada, where labor is expensive and skilled in construction is scarce.

Now, some countries in the world are ready to build and use3D printingMade houses. Dubai, United Arab Emirates, plans to use 3D printing technology in 30% of the city’s new buildings by 2030.

Canada does not know when it will be? We will wait and see.

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