First complete 3D-printed home offers protection from weather disasters — and it looks good, too

  • 📰 HoustonChron
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 29 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 15%
  • Publisher: 51%

United States Headlines News

United States Latest News,United States Headlines

At the SXSW technology conference in Austin, Jason Ballard taught visitors how a home designed to be 3-D printed can resist what climate change can throw at it, minimize waste and inefficiency, and still look good, writes columnist Chris Tomlinson.

to test the feasibility of living on Mars. But the home unveiled in Austin is the first structure explicitly designed to take full advantage of robotic construction.

“The high-level thinking about the house was not just to showcase printed concrete, but how to show that it can help you produce the most appealing, friendly house you can imagine, and a house that works for long term living,” he said. The printer lays down two sets of walls, one exterior and one interior with insulation in between, to meet building standards, but the technique makes the walls feel more substantial. While the printing pattern is apparent in most interiors, bathrooms and other areas are plastered or tiled the same as a traditional home.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 609. in US

United States Latest News, United States Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Rex Orange County Bags First U.K. No. 1 With ‘Who Cares’Rex Orange County’s new LP leads an all-new Top 3, besting Swedish rockers Ghost and Canadian rock veteran Bryan Adams. O melhor afff 😭😭 Out now on all platforms 🎯
Source: billboard - 🏆 112. / 63 Read more »

Colorado Weather: Warm First Day Of Spring Precedes First Alert Weather Day On MondayWe will see clouds increase throughout the day with breezy conditions this afternoon with gusts around 25 mph.
Source: CBSDenver - 🏆 612. / 51 Read more »

First Alert Weather: First Full Day of Spring Is a BeautySpring has arrived with a gorgeous Monday, featuring warm temperatures and breezy weather. The next opportunity for rain will be later in the week, says NBC10 First Alert Meteorologist Bill Henley.
Source: NBCPhiladelphia - 🏆 569. / 51 Read more »

Inside the lab that’s 3D-printing sleek car concepts for McLaren, Rolls-Royce, and moreA shop in the UK is employing 3D printing and another method to take automaker's sleek computerized concepts and make them real. I know it says it’s a Chinese car but is it not a Corvette?
Source: PopSci - 🏆 298. / 63 Read more »

Michigan teen using 3D printer to make tourniquets for UkraineThe tourniquets are meant to help the wounded people fighting in the conflict in Ukraine.
Source: 10News - 🏆 732. / 50 Read more »

Snow on first day of SpringUtah in March,April,May and June 🤷‍♂️🙄 It was quite a nice little storm to ski in.
Source: fox13 - 🏆 550. / 51 Read more »