Chinese Contractor is 3D Printing 10 Houses in One Day, materials cost: "less than $5000"

[Baobab]

"Chinese 3D Printers Build 10 Houses in One Day: They're not exactly stylish, but at $5,000 a piece, who's complaining?"

http://dishwashers.reviewed.com/features/chinese-3d-printers-build-10-houses-in-one-day

[benld74]

2. Based on what I read in Bloomberg the other day

and in another online piece about removing mountain tops, building cities atop the removed dirt placed in valleys. I see more stories about failures for this as well

[Baobab]

3. This particular method does not look as useful by itself, however its only in its infancy and there

and likely going to be dozens of robots doing different things on each construction site. I have no doubt that the entire building process will be able to be seamlessly completely automated from start to finish within 20 years. Including electrical and network wiring and plumbing. The financial incentive to do this is huge.

3D extruded plastics can be surprisingly strong. They get stronger all the time.

[Javaman]

4. no rebar. have fun with that in earthquake prone china. nt

[Baobab]

5. The rebar could be inserted into the extruded pieces and then they could be filled with concrete by

other robots.

[Javaman]

6. true, but it certainly doesn't appear they are doing that here.

and even if they were "demo" homes, you still have to make them structurally sound, demo or not.

I have a feeling they cut as many corners as possible.

I work in the architecture/construction industry and I have heard of and seen construction nightmares out of China