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Re: 3D Printed Houses Might be Closer Than You Thought

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Post by RaduTyrsina » Thu, Aug 09, 2012, 4:00 PM UTC

icefox wrote: post #18

Much more interesting to think about is what you can do that exploits the properties of this. The two big ones seems to be insane speed and curved surfaces. Could this be used to rapidly build bunkers or bridges in a war? How about rome style aquaducts to channel water from a flood or even to simply build dikes in an emergency? Maybe the speed would maybe make previous expensive projects cheap such as massive water i…

Wow, these are really some interesting ideas, indeed! Pyramids are especially awesome because they are said to store some kind of "special" energy :)

Re: 3D Printed Houses Might be Closer Than You Thought

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Post by ralfn » Thu, Aug 09, 2012, 4:23 PM UTC

RaduTyrsina wrote: post #12

willyt wrote: post #10

http://www.rsh-p.com/render.aspx?siteID=1&navIDs=1,6,12,... If you exclude the plumbing, electrics and foundations, houses can already easily be built in a day.

Is that wood?

It looks like it. Building houses from wood is not very common here in Holland, but i was told that many places with the right climat and soil build using wood.

I even heard that you can kick through walls in many places in the states. Blows my mind, but appearantly its common.

Re: 3D Printed Houses Might be Closer Than You Thought

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Post by aidenn0 » Thu, Aug 09, 2012, 5:19 PM UTC

ralfn wrote: post #22

RaduTyrsina wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is that wood?

It looks like it. Building houses from wood is not very common here in Holland, but i was told that many places with the right climat and soil build using wood. I even heard that you can kick through walls in many places in the states. Blows my mind, but appearantly its common.

Interior walls for houses in the US are nearly universally made out of gypsum plaster attached to a wooden frame. The plaster is easy to kick or punch through (don't try this at home though, if you hit a stud, you will be unhappy).

Exterior wall construction varies a lot more.

Re: 3D Printed Houses Might be Closer Than You Thought

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Post by icefox » Thu, Aug 09, 2012, 5:24 PM UTC

RaduTyrsina wrote: post #21

icefox wrote: post #18

Much more interesting to think about is what you can do that exploits the properties of this. The two big ones seems to be insane speed and curved surfaces. Could this be used to rapidly build bunkers or bridges in a war? How about rome style aquaducts to channel water from a flood or even to simply build dikes in an emergency? Maybe the speed would maybe make previous expensive projects cheap such as massive water i…

Wow, these are really some interesting ideas, indeed! Pyramids are especially awesome because they are said to store some kind of "special" energy :)

More useful than a pyramid, how about a solar updraft tower?

Re: 3D Printed Houses Might be Closer Than You Thought

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Post by rizla » Fri, Aug 10, 2012, 8:59 AM UTC

Could this work in space or on other planets. I'd imagine this is the kind of tech that the military and NASA would be all over! If you could neatly pack the contents of your moon base and ship it ahead by a day.

Or even the military leave this just off the coast of some less than favourable country.

Great for setting up observation and living areas in hostile environments

Sealab anyone?

Edited: stupid iOS autocorrect

Re: 3D Printed Houses Might be Closer Than You Thought

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Post by willyt » Fri, Aug 10, 2012, 1:02 PM UTC

RaduTyrsina wrote: post #12

willyt wrote: post #10

http://www.rsh-p.com/render.aspx?siteID=1&navIDs=1,6,12,... If you exclude the plumbing, electrics and foundations, houses can already easily be built in a day.

Is that wood?

Yes. Oriented Strand Board or Plywood boards with a softwood frame. Cross laminated timber is the latest thing in wood prefab technology. http://www.klhuk.com/home.aspx http://www.bre.co.uk/filelibrary/pdf/projects/low_impact_mat...