Why This 3D-Printed House Will Change The World
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Can you imagine you can say. "I have a 60 square meters plot, I need a three-storey house to my family" "not problem, we have 200 models in our database, you'll choose one and we will print it next week" Wow.
And eventually, you'll be able to design your own dream house within a modeling software and get it printed.
Yeah my thoughts exactly and same is question. Should we buy homes these decades or save for 3D ones
and then , you can also ask to add a building behind you house , with no windows and pool in it , and then you invite your some people that you dont like , and you print seal exist , and then you wait...
@@burazfly 3D for sure. A 3 bed 2 bath in Long Island that is 3D printed goes for $299k while similar homes go for $400 to $450k. Imagine in a market that isn't as expensive as NY.
@@fettifinance3196 thats good to know considering its still new technology and that means prices will drop as time goes on
I want to to see all the utilities installed. Plumbing, HVAC, Electrical/Broadband and interior design put into place.
Why? HVAC isnt a common thing in Europe, but plumbing, electrical and misc wiring is easy. They run it in the voids between walls mid-print. Those holes with the plates put above them are the ins and outs for those services. It’s built in to the design.
BUT, it is a huge part of the cost of a finished home. It is the reason a lot of tiny homes are not really feasible as low cost housing.
I want to see someone come along a year later and decide to add or move plumbing or electrical. (Unless of course the EU passes a law prohibiting building modifications.)
stupid question... how do i Nail a picture up in a 3d printed building? will somebody have to come in and line the walls with drywall or something? isn't that another expense to think about?
@@JOSEPH-vs2gc its probabaly fast setting concrete like used elsewhere. Same as other concrete buildings but the walls are hollow with metal links
You forgot to show the most important part: the house.
there is...in another video...you can check it
Search?he is explaining how 3dprinting works in houses and etc use your lazyass to search for the house on google or something
@@ap6480 no, in a video like this, the purpose is see the house.
@@logasama from the begining of the video its made very clear that he is explaining how 3d printing works in building houses, wich is also more interesting than knowing the interior of a random house that you Will never live in
@@logasama and also, what do you mean by "This type of video", is showing houses a type of video now?
I know I'm almost a year late to this one, but I wanted to say I'm glad someone has been honest about the state of 3D printed homes. Every report and Video made it sound like every house would be 3D printed within a year.
Not enough details here. We want to see how they did the floor, roof, utilities, etc and how it was finished.
That's your own homework
A buzzsaw and hot glue to put it back together after you are done.
That's for you to find out, ylthis is a simple overview
yeah, something like plumbing and electrical
@@abrorabyyu6221 a bit of the electrical, you see at 6:09 and it's mentioned, near the end, that the electrician saves a lot of time, cause he is working while the wall is in progress, so no cutting open and plaster it again...
0:52 is the most satisfying shot ever.
Like a concrete viennetta 👌🏼
@@Samuel_J1 Delicious!
Actually it is 0:46
@@TheB1M 😂😂
Facts
Recently I discovered that during the period of approx. 1940-1970, UK built around 300,000 factory pre-fabricated concrete-based homes. Some were concrete blocks or panels, some were cast concrete with rebar, some were Wimpey "no-fines" or Laing "Easiform". Many of these houses still exist today. Most are difficult to live in - mounting a TV on a wall can cause the concrete to splinter out. Climate here in the UK means they are often cold and expensive to heat. Having external insulation can be a remedy but usually it needs to be renewed about every 7-10 years. Perhaps one of the biggest problems with UK concrete houses of that era is that they are getting older! As time progresses, they are becoming increasingly difficult to get a mortgage on or home insurance for. Both mortgage lenders and home insurers see these as "non-traditional" constructions (not brick) so either charge an additional premium or refuse to offer a contract. Yes, concrete homes have had a great history and with 3D printing technology are likely to have a great future. However, certain markets for them around the world will struggle to accept them.
*Wow! The applications with this technique are revolutionary!* 👍
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@@kennyandreas3621 you used speech to text on the phone really fast and said that
@@kennyandreas3621 ever heard of the term "on topic"?
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The world of construction has taken its first step into rapid production with little or no delays.
@@devonf.3803 also good for workers since they searching anyways all the time more bcs. they don't have enough, the loan won't lower and they have less hard work. Greetings from Gemany
@@devonf.3803 Lets stop technological progress!
@@thetaomega7816 are you being sarcastic?
@@thinkbubbles9838 yes
@@thetaomega7816 No.
5:28 You have to give credit here, so many apparently revolutionnary inventions are reduced to being demos having a one-time appearance in a magazine to never be mentionned again afterwards. They REALLY want to have these innovations to be applied in the real world and transition into a new century, to not be simple demos. Big respect.
I just made a 3D printed lamp..now they’re making houses?!!! Wow! This is so amazing!! 🤩🤩🤩
I'd like to see how these structures stand the test of time considering it's mostly just extruded cement with no rebar. What happens when the ground settles or with freeze and thaw cycles.
I was under the assumption they drop rebar in as it was printing. If not, then yes this is a recipe for failure.
@@DaveSmith-cp5kj Of course they do, otherwise these houses are worth for nothing lol. My almost-only-brick house is over 120 years old and stills standing
@@kirakira9906 I don't think so. I have seen many videos of 3D printing of houses and not seen any with rebar. I think that's the reason why they can't build large structures with 3D printing tech yet.
@@kirakira9906 On the other hand side, if construction is cheap you could instead of renovation just build a new one with the floorplanning you like.
@@svengrundmann6649Yes, but that doesn't sound very environmentally friendly, does it? I don't know, I'm truly asking. But as for now, material production is polluting a lot and you need way more for new construction. Of course sometimes it's just point to renew your old house, but sometimes it's smarter.
Relationship goal: find someone that looks at you like Fred Mills Do at the other guy on Zoom at 3:09
Hahahahahaha
That smile reminds me of overly attached girlfriend
Right? Super cheerful dude 😁
He really looked good and handsome at that moment. He should make a picture out of it.
Adopt a dog.
id love to be a trend setter in aus to build one!
I’ve interviewed many companies that can help you reach that goal my channel
@@automateconstruction just subscribed
Two questions I have: 1 - Are the walls ever sanded down so they're flat? 2 - What about renovations? Can you knock down a wall?
Another question is how do you insulate it?
@@MarkusGlesnes From other videos from other companies - it seems they use expanding foam in the wall cavities.
1 for the houses in the video no. You would most likely just put a filler material there after hardening. 2 same as with all other houses, it depends on the wall you want to break down.
This video is a bit salesmen-like. Would be worth seeing a video of a fully occupied home a year after construction. Machine set up, and knowing if the machinary needs a particular climate to function in would be useful. Extensive secuirty to protect the equipment, temporary scaffolding and temporary roof costs...all that for a house in this vid & manual work at the mo is a poor bloke running around the site putting in wall ties, weeps and lintels.
Ms. Jeffrey: I have seen a finished house like this in New York, and it was left rough on the outside and painted, and looked really nice, and a similar one elsewhere was left rough on the inside and painted and looked quite nice. As for renovations, this isn’t so easy to do with conventional construction, even with wood walls, and let me tell you I’ve done it uncountable times. If you notice in this video the walls are hollow on the inside, so a double wall structure, and walls can be knocked out, or better said, cut out, with masonry cutting sauce. Again it’s not so easy, but neither is the situation as it stands now.
I could watch this process all day! Fascinating stuff!
As a concreter for over 35 years of my working life and a heavy construction supervisor for over 10 years, this is just the greatest innovation I have seen in all of my years in the building industry.
Right? thats why it's the only topic I cover on my channel, I've made over 30 videos of 3D printed concrete projects.
@@automateconstruction suppose only get better
Unfortunately it'll take the building code 20 years to catch up.
I was hoping to see the actual house, not a zoom meeting.
Its a wet dream of some guys that are trying to reinvent the wheel. 3D printing will be "the thing" when it gets more convenient, and cheaper. This right now doesn't look like that, hell they got only bare walls.
guess you gotta have to wait for the pandemic to end like everyone else.
@@MrDuck-oi3qc there are 3D printed houses done with all that already, heck i came to this vid from a vid of one.
I switched off at the start of the Chitty Chat.
@@MrDuck-oi3qc Also, how do you renovate? Every single wall seems to be part of a load bearing lattice.
"The weird rectangles that we build right now." Funny thing, though. All of my rectangular furniture and cabinetry fits really nicely in those rectangular spaces.
yeah that's the thing, rectangles are a god send to easily build rooms, windows and doors, to easily use all available space. On the other hand, domes are naturally much sturdier. It would be interesting to see some ideas for rooms or walls in dome shaped buildings, maybe go with a triangular matrix? And futuristic fiction have always told us we will be living in domes in the future, so somehow we gotta make it work!
Really though, imagine trying to fit your bed into a room with rounded walls…
we use to invent things in america, but this is the coolest thing i have seen in a long time.
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Electrician: "I'll be saving 12 days here" Q: Will the savings be passed on to the consumer?
Yes. Approx 30 percent cheaper
Duh!
Not the end consumer. This is pure profit for the real estate developers. In depopulating rural areas this is a good development for the end consumer though. This technology is also great for building more sustainable fencing and garden sheds. Wood has to be replaced like every 10 years. This isn't the case for cement. What also could be an interesting application is using this technology in existing real estate. People want to change walls indoors and this technology is excellent for it. It can be done with those thin American walls, but also with changing bearing walls.
When there is competition, savings are always passed to the consumer.
How can you save 12 days? There's not even 12 days work for an elektrician in a normal home.
Sad Bob the builder noises
Unless the 3D printer is called Bob 😂
bob the printer
@@baloghszab Those are going to be 3D printed too.
@@-HolySpiritDove- Did you count the suicides and depression that not having the possibility to work on something will get on some people?
TLDR; Construction workers have nothing to worry about, their jobs are safe for the foreseeable future. The builders won't be displaced, you can see all the 3D printed houses i've toured on my channel include tons of features done by hand. The majority of trades cannot be automated at this point including Electric, Plumbing, Finishes, Roofing, Windows... the list goes on. The manual labor force is dwindling even through 2020 so if we don't have a long term solution to get construction work done with less people housing will become increasingly expensive. By some metrics America alone has a housing shortage of 3 million homes. There will always be a need for skilled laborers. Think of how the car company Bentley charges double for the handmade version of their cars. We don't live in a utopia where one construction method will dominate the entire industry.
I'm a plumber in Chicago that has done lots of commercial amd some residential work over the years, and I'd love to work on a 3D project!
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@@ashleyfowler6294 where to?
Dear White Sox Fan, and plumber, you have the right attitude, because this is the future. Imagine the building industry does not have to depend on illegal aliens from Mexico in the future.
@@steveperreira5850 Wow, you figured out I was a White Sox fan! Most people guess Red Sox. Yeah man, I'm always open to learning new things when it comes to my chosen profession. Anything that's easier and faster works for me. I know this is unrelated, but Milwaukee tools have changed the game with their cordless tools. You can tell they're focused on innovation and making life easier for tradespeople. I've been at it for 25 years now, and I still feel like there's so many things I need to learn about plumbing. If anyone says they know it all, they're lying!
I've heard of this years ago. And I am still waiting for this to change the world.
My thoughts as well, kinda like flying cars.
@@michaelbrinks8089 except flying cars exist.
@@mohit_panjwani Yup, they been around since the 1950's but you don't see them on roads or in the air.
The intro sound is so crisp, love it every time
Talk about the cost of Setting up all the Equipment Like the Tower Crane, and all the other cost like the Covering The Job Site.
A crane and 48 hours to set up (and assuming site requires no work to accommodate the 'printer'), a crane and a day(?) to pack-up, plus construction time...it's hard to believe that this can compete with pre-cast concrete. Especially considering the latter can be pre-finished and/or requires much less work to finish.
I was wondering the same thing. Moving a factory from building site to building site plus all the fabrication materials and covering the whole site. Why not simply move pre-manufactured components and assemble them on site. A factory that can build custom components that is situated near a developing area seems like it would be more effective and efficient.
It makes sense if you're building a dozen or so houses on one site, but I can't imagine being competitive with prefab for single dwellings.
@@rabbytca i think you are right. Pre-fabricated construction materials, even 3d printed, make more sense. Factory houses instead of moving the factory to the building site.
@@kirkc9643 Exactly.
This is so fascinating… That first one with the rounded edges is what I love most about it, you can design a home in almost any shape you want it and not be stuck with the traditional square shaped walls of a traditional house!
Going to waste quite a bit of space w the angled furniture you already have.
You aren't stuck with a square shape with other traditional building materials lol... Wood or cemete, brick could all be done in circular shapes etc instead. Heck look at old wooden ships they are very rounded everywhere yet it's entirely wood interior...
Look at castles which have been around forever.... Cylinder sections all over made of brick that are massive
You can easily round edges like that with wood you just need a device that steam heats the wood as it's being bent.
3d printing is one of the best technologies nowadays I think thanks for your video and your channel :)
Good afternoon Fred & Co! Keep up the great content! 👍🏻
1:07 That machine reminds me of a soft serve machine and it’s making me hungry
the f o r b i d d e n i c e c r e a m
Yeah! The robotic frozen yogurt machine!
conCREAM yum
Reminds me of my morning dump
Yeah, it's kinda like the Dairy Queen house.
Looks beautiful.
The future looks promising for the machines.
This channel is like no other. Please keep up the good work! God bless!
Having owned and updated several older homes, I wonder what a printed home might be like when it is old and the services have all evolved and changed. Also, it looks like it won't be easy for subsequent homeowners to make structural changes to suit their needs.
basically impossible. these houses are AS IS and cant be modified after...even small stuff.
Then houses are set to become more quickly replaced, just like artifacts such as cars and phones have become more transient.
i think they know that so i feel like you would be able to design your own house ya know like an entire house to suit your needs so you wont need to do anything later
Very interesting point
Right, and what about change orders in the middle of the build? It seems like that would be very expensive.
I love the two story home in Germany..This reminds me of some of the smaller Retro hotels Miami Beach of the 1940's and 50's..
Show plumbing and electric done . Finished house, time and cost.
@TEC KZhead The time can be reduced with further development. And the house is not yet finished. Earthquakes are no big deal here in Germany so no problem.
And the factor everyone ignore the price of The land to build it on ..
Watched another video on a 3-D house built and certified in New York, that was in April 2021, and that house the Builder produced a 2000 square-foot house I believe and saved $100,000 in costs. That’s just one example and that is a big deal.
"Addressing labor shortages". More like avoiding labor costs!
Fr lmao
Here in germany labor shortage is a real problem because right now craftsmen are really rare compared to the number of jobs to do. When a client gets an appointment at all, then he better prays that they come indeed and not switch to another more attractive construction site...
Actually, the price of crafting labor is high precisely because of labor shortages. Regulation also plays a big role tho.
Construction costs in Germany exploded in the last couple of years because of labor shortages. Few young people want to start vocational training in these jobs. Yes more pay can help to reduce the labor shortages - but not in the amount it needs to change.
In the USA, skilled labor is expensive and the cost goes nowhere but up. Construction firms have had a hard time finding enough new unskilled workers to train up that can also pass substance (drugs, alcohol) screens.
Curious about the comfort levels, how is sound proofing, temperature insulation, etc?
Probably better than wood. No drafts
It's a concrete wall. There is no difference to traditional building, except it's printed instead of poured. Sound proofing and insulation are entirely seperate issues ;)
There's no reason you have to leave it as concrete walls, you can add any type of sound or thermal barriers you want inside, depending on your climate. You just have to leave a few inches of spacing in the plans.
just by the looks, the walls are hollow and filled with insulation material 2:40
It would be great if they can build these on the Moon and Mars. But who would install the rig, electricals, plumbing, HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning)? And all non 3D printed furniture? Painting the the interior and exteriors as requested by the designers. Electronics, computers, communications, any aesthetic designs? Exterior plug-ins for any electric vehicles?
It is amazing!! We need this for humanity.
I was thinking why would they still put the inner walls perpendicular to each other and then quickly realised it's more handy to put existing furniture. Now imagine that furniture would also be 3D printed so that all kinds of shapes are possible ^^
As an architect, I can see the endless possibility, hope I get to work to with such technology one day.
What possibilities? It's a sloppy layercake and that's it what else is there?
You're an architect? Awesome I'm also considering to being an architect do you have any tips or advice?
@@sakesithole6295 Considering becoming an architect awesome, I would say work on your drawing skills because at least initially you will be drawing a lot and constantly Try working on your perspective drawings and shadows Then I would advise you to try to enhance your computer skills Cuz you will be using your computer alot Try enhancing your skills in AutoCAD archicad and Revit Also Photoshop and rendering programs such as Unreal Engine and 3D Max Also be good at math and geometry Consider that you will be working long hours at the studio sometimes it can be as long as eight hours a day
@@Veldtian1 well here's the thing a lot of times Your Design can be restricted by the construction method that you use With the construction method like that You are basically free to do whatever you want Because it is like a layer cake
@@Veldtian1 and it looks sloppy because they didn't show the process of it solidifying Have you looked at the construction site before everything looks sloppy Especially when it comes to concrete
Practically it is a great idea and looks incredibly strong. Esthetically it certainly looks like a sloppy icing job on a cake. I can see the appeal for mass production but for high end homes it is the opposite of the craftmanship that most clients seek, and it needs the flexibility in finished surfaces to speak in the vernacular of the setting in which it is placed. There is still a long way to go.
Ive seen some very nice 3d printed artworks, theyre just yet to get there
you add plaster to fix the wallkss nd if your talking about cured roofing exc easy no issue their normal concrete printing
It would have been nice to see the interior of a completed building.
So cool! Just curious--is there a plan to help protect construction worker jobs, such as providing them education to make, run & repair the equipment?
I want a 3d printed house. Gonna imagine myself one.
Good. At least you are being realistic.
I'm going to make a 3D printed Zoolander Center for Kids Who Can't Read Good. (And then get yelled at because it's a center for ants)
🤓 this is next level designing and construction...wow amazing. 🤓💛💛Yes I am a civil engineer.....n very excited to understand the working process of this system💚💚💚💚
I've made a video called 12 steps to operate a concrete 3D printer that you may find helpful.
Thanks for EFFORTS
so builders dont need to say hold my beer.. they themselves can hold their beer and 3d printer will do everything.. win win
I really hope this technology will reduce the cost of the construction.
not much like prefabricated buildings. Faster to make but developers want more money xD
that's a lot of concrete.
so the developer can make more profit 😅 , if you think this will lower the price of house in the market , you are wrong
Prefab & standard bricks makes much more sense. Who wants wavy concrete walls and how to put water & electronics into? Temperature isolation of concrete is bad too.
Reduce costs? Lol! Can you imagine what that machine costs! The all overscaff
If it takes their electrician even close to 12 days to wire a house that size, they need a new electrician LOL
@́ ' for a house that square footage, a helper and I would have it roughed in after 1 or 2 days, and come back for trim out which would take another day.
Obviously this assumes the customer isn't issuing change orders left and right. I've seen what should be 3 day jobs turn into 12 day jobs because of indecisive owners, but hey they're paying for it...
Ah, it’s lovely, good work! I’d love to live in it.
This is amazing.
Very impressive, indeed. I would be very curious to see how 3D printing could deal with buildings with large-span openings, for maximising solar gains; column-free spaces; and buildings with large seismic load demands. Definitely, though, a very big and welcome evolvement in the construction sector, which should be kept going.
This is so amazing 😲, less worker and finish so fast.
Great idea for the exterior and interior walls. When finished you'll have to trowel concrete to fill in all the voids. Would be faster then brick or vinyl siding. Still need, windows, electric, plumbing, paint, roof, doors, ect.
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Wow,this is too spectacular
B1M, a channel full of content about how we can build cheaper than ever before. Looks at adds for new houses and they cost several times more than what they used to cost.
The land costs are increasing significantly.
@@devonf.3803 yeah they said something about how there is a lack of labour. If anything it's a lack of jobs wtf
@@BlackSlimShady There is a lack of people willing to work for an unlivable wage.
@@monkymind4316 If you can, spend a couple years building your own house instead of 15 years of your life paying off a mortgage.
I'm curious to know more about the rest of the construction process, from installing plumbing, electrical, fixtures, HVAC, and roofing. What are some of the differences contractors experience with this kind of home, over something like a brick or concrete construction?
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This is amazing - I would think the next challenge would be smooth textures.
Good luck with that, its not going to happen without a human.
This is fantastic! I can see whole neighborhoods built like this. Also built on shorelines impervious to hurricanes and such!:)🌱🌬️ Wow wow wow! Can you add colored dye to the concrete?
I had my house built 3 years ago using standard stick construction. Foundation took a week including leveling lot, and cure time. Rest of the house took a week, and finishing another week. Most of that was actually just dead time waiting for the work crews to become available (and the real time sink was the financing and permitting process) The entire subdivision expansion, which included 100 new homes (a rather small project), took 2-3 months during the summer. By the same set of contractors. To do the same with this technology would require a LOT of machines and honestly not a whole lot less workers. Each work crew other than the framers was like 1 guy who knew his job and 1 to 3 assistants/apprentice/random hire. This looks like it would require more expensive people with higher levels of training than the typical home builder. I'm just not seeing this past very specific developments. The equipment is expensive and requires extensive training and higher labor costs, and you can't have as many simultaneous projects going on without huge outlays in potentially redundant equipment. Housing construction goes in boom and bust cycles in the first place, and I don't think that it can scale quickly enough for a housing boom.
I tend to agree with your assesment. For the homes your mentioned, how big are these homes and in what city? That seems very fast to have a home completed.
100 houses in less than three months? LOL then you woke up from your dream.
@@bagofchicken You do know that entire subdivisions are built in a matter of weeks once the permitting and ground work is done. It's not even a lot of people, just a couple of work crews for each step. A framing team can put up a 2500 square foot house in a day. 60-80 man hour jobs aren't uncommon, especially with all the prefab components. I've wired with 2 other people an entire house in a day, and plumbed it with them the next. The gas was more of a pain because they had a gas fireplace, and a patio gas firepit that were both far away from the kitchen and furnace room.
@@riumudamc4686 The homes are between 1600 and 3400 square feet and the city is a typical Midwestern small city that is a short drive from a major metropolitan area. Like I said, once the land is plotted and roads/utilities ran, homes go up super fast.
@@joseph1150 With skilled and experienced builders and simple designs things do happen quickly
Do you notice how they show you over and over again the virtual version of the house, but not the actual home with people standing in it and interacting with the home.
True, but if it has German Certifcation it's clearly viable. Don't think it's completly finished yet.
@TEC KZhead "wow not German building certified" German building standards are among the toughest on the planet. If this printed house passes such stringent regulations its a viable structure. "How many earthquakes and Hurricanes does Germany get?" None and not relevant. The vast majority of the planet doesn't get significant earthquakes either. "Also the thing is butt ugly." There is an aspect of cognition that's very useful, I suggest you cultivate it. Its called COMMON SENSE. The 3D printed house can be clad in whatever materials you fancy. In addition, it can be rendered in a nice smooth, lovely finish and painted in a pretty colour... OBVIOUSLY!
See video. kzhead.info/sun/hsipnsOnkIqudKs/bejne.html They are being built now in the US. Half the cost. The builder is inundated with requests.
@TEC KZhead No! It's 12% of the worlds population that live in earthquake zones. 50% is US. The world is bigger than just THE US. Most home owners have no issue with earthquakes. So not relevant to most people. No reason why they couldn't be designed for such zones. The cost in the US is half that of a conventional house.
@TEC KZhead Germany's building standards are well known to be VERY stringent. And of course, concrete is much stronger than your US houses built from sticks and dry wall.
I would only use this for nontraditional concrete formwork (permanent) for a property, I would still use reinforced concrete pours in tandem with this. Monolithic pours are still far structurally stronger.
Amazing!!
I'm curious about the slab and beams, vertical elements are of course 3d printed, but what about horizontal structural elements? Great video as always !
This tech can only print walls, at least for now. Everything else (floors, foundations, electricity, plumbing etc) is done traditionally
ICF is used or some companies have integrated timber frame roofs. Unfortunately they haven't been printed yet but if you want to see many more 3D printed concrete buildings check out my channel!
I was wondering more about how long the first layers of concrete need to set before you can keep adding more layers to form the wall without the weight squishing out the bottom.
@@automateconstruction : the reality is that 3D printing "Doesn't scale well" - ie. making ICF - blowing Foam - or pressing cellulose in a form at the "factory" is much more "efficient" in - time and space terms (probably profit margins too) - imagine the craziness of 3d printing ICF's... - Yes if there are a lot of dwellings being constructed in one area - establishing a "local factory" is probably a good thing - reduced transport of bulky finished product... Stacking ICF - in sensible lifts - and pouring the walls is probably a much better idea. Precast flooring / roofing (structural) - (? local casting yard) most likely wins in most analysis too.
@@kadmow Less customization available for prefab. I agree prefab makes more sense for pumping out the cheapest units 1000s of the same kind. 3D printing allows for customization. It has the same benefits as small scale 3D printing, if you want to mass produce something it always makes sense to build a mould for it rather than 3D print it. Some people don't want to live in standardized prefab homes.
Can't wait till we have 3D printed skyscrapers!
YESS!!!!
maybe by the 2050s
Maybe in 2035 a hybrid one might appear...
Well that Already happened & visualized in a movie "tomorrowland:A world beyond (2015)"😄
@@artnimaz burh thats a movie this is real life
Always watching from Georgetown Guyana south America 🇬🇾🇬🇾🇬🇾🇬🇾
Thank you
Leave it up to the Germans....just WOW🙏🏽♥️
Germany needs it, they have a dwindling youth population and a larger population entering retirement age. Top 10 automated countries have even worse age demographics that need automatition to supplement labor force. America is the only country on the list that doesn't have a age demographics issue. Good for Germany. Its just weird that every video about these types of projects they always talk about sustainability and eco friendly when that is rarely the reasoning. Its the automation, sustainable eco housing has been a thing for decades and it never catches on.
@@felixfungle-bung4688 we have Access to young peoply via (inner) european Migration
@@gitgut4977 inner eruopean immigration, the entire continent has youth issues. Median age 42.3 years old. The population growth in 1997 0%, and around 2006-2009 highest point 0.22% then dropped in 2011 -0.06%, 2016 increased to .27% and then took a sharp dive back to -.1% From the late 60s to now population growth went from 1% to -.06% a massive decline. If you look at the population pyramids it will appear to be a diamond that's not healthy growth. Of course Germany can bring in youth from other countries because they have a large economy but automation will help remove those problems
Leave it up to the Germans to make history.
There’s a reason we don’t let them have a military
How is the response to dynamic/static loads resistance ?
Great reinforcing - love to see it last more the 5 minutes on Berkley' shake table..
Not everyone lives in Berkeley. Maybe you’ve never been outside of perfect California? Myself I’ve been a lot of places. You can go all over Europe and see 2000 year old tall slender buildings built with Rock and cement mortar, perfected by the Romans. In most of the world there is not an earthquake problem. By the way, these kind of structures, printed structures, can be easily reinforced with wires, don’t need rebar. It’s time for you to get off of the shake table.
@@steveperreira5850 I'm a Quality Conformance/Compliance Structural Engineer and seen enough amputated survivors to know your belief that you can make an extruded mass concrete structure earthquake resistant by adding "wires" is a purile wet dream.🥝🥝🙏
"And so, it begins!" - Bob T. Builder
This is great however I live in New Zealand. down here we have heaps of earthquakes and don't use concrete to build our homes but we use wood and steel because they can move more in an earthquake and reduced damage, so I wonder how we can use materials that are better for the environment and safer in high earthquake countries but still use this amazing step in construction.
yeah thats a problem, but i think this will still have uses in printing certain parts in off site application for earthquake areas
Same in the US. Nobody uses concrete for residential construction.
Now try getting a building permit in California.
California actually already has a few 3D printed houses built by mighty buildings
@@automateconstruction But were they built to Calif's earthquake codes? Were the permits to build residential structures? I'm calling BS.
The Might Building units of 350 sq ft cost $180,000. That’s not reasonable imo at the moment. 3D printed ferrari super houses.
Hype for Calif: www.cnet.com/news/houses-3d-printed-in-just-24-hours-now-shipping-in-california/
@@KaiseruSoze The mighty buildings project doesn't structurally rely on the printed concrete. It is permitted residentially and to cali quake code.
love the reinforcing rods.
Wow! Amazing.
Can you talk about the energy ratings of the housings and the carbon footprint of using such materials?
Shhh, don't mention environmental issues! This is new technology - marvel, enjoy it and buy it and only ask questions ten years later when the tech and patents have already been sold.
@@alexpressley3465 I feel like if it uses concrete then it must be quite alot worse for the environment than conventional methods?
@@dillonbeedie5811 This is terrible news for the environment; concrete is very polluting. This sort of drab, one size fits all architecture also pays no respect to local traditions which have evolved over millennia to suit the local climate using local materials and a local community to build it. All in the name of Progress, right?
@BillieBikes Humans are like 90% water yet we drown with as little as a teaspoon of it, what's that all about?
Add in waste plastic and that "chestnut" goes away for another 50 years...
And no doubt people will all be traveling to the house on a Segway, the vehicle that was going to change transportation as we know it.
Round corners always makes a place feel mlre cosy and comfy for some reason
This is amazing
What’s the shear strength of those walls? Do they need rebar or is the stand alone strong enough?
Found it, here at 6:04...
@@mcm4981 cheers. Are they enough though?
And what they using as isolation???
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@@sirhumbleproductions4093 No they're not.
I'm imagining 15-20 years from now you can have a home custom printed within 24 hours on a site with all the fittings and finishing ready to go.
Keep on imagining.... ha ha (we all have dreams - I still have dreams of flying like a bird - aeroplanes/quadcopters are a distant second place)
Houses are intended to be used for many decades and you can not wait more than a day for one to be built!
Damn, that's so cool
Beautiful
but elusive
And in 5 years when I want to install a new electrical outlet, or install a new bathroom.....then what?
chisel
Drills. We mostly have solid walls of brick or concrete in Brazil and make all kinds of changes all the time
There is no clear distinction of load bearing and dividing walls. This might be optimal for material cost and structural optimisation but might prove bad when one wants to modify it.
@@jakadirnbek7141 I'm sure it's considered in the design phase
@Bon Scott You can't design in a spontaneous change 5 years later!
Contractors gon be pissed when they find this 3D printer won’t have delays 🤣
gon be pissed when they have to knock down a concrete wall to get to a water leak!
🍷😆😆Oh bet we wont be needing them anymore. This process of directly placing orders with the company could potentially cut out more than a few middlemen!
They could take on more projects which off sets the profit gained by delays.
Why not make it accessible behind locking panels? Think the type used on motorcycles. They snap into grommits.
Amazing work of amazing mind.
I need this to be a docuseries. Please! :D
Unreinforced concrete? I guess they don’t have earthquakes in Germany.
yes we don't have earthquakes for the most part. and even there where they do exist they are very rare
@@amboss5072 most earthquakes are also really weak here. They maybe shake you up a bit for 10s every few decades.
@@wavyy true
Fiber reinforcing in the concrete?
They can use a unique blend in the concrete and there are machines which actually lay a wire / line, or more than one, within. ie: Reinforced. The metal supports they are adding will also help when everything is cured.
Land being the one element that has increased enormously and has no answer!
You mean the cost of land rate Richard? There is plenty of land available, the problem is with zoning laws, and I speak as a person with knowledge on this from California in the building industry. In many parts of the world you can buy a small or tiny lot to build your house on, for example in the Philippines where people are relatively poor. You cannot do that in America because of the goddamn bureaucrats. The only way you can get a small lot is by renting one at a trailer park. You should be able to on small lots as your own personal property, whether in a trailer park or elsewhere. I hope that is helpful. America is one of the most bureaucratic and ridiculous nations in the entire world. When you travel around you get to see how stupid people are in America, and here I mean stupid government bureaucrats.
Let's see the entire process. A full length documentary would be a great idea.
Waw it's amazing and beautiful
What about costs associated with this for buyers? That should've been mentioned.
The smaller house is about 7k euros I think. Very cheap.
@@julianm.672 if its really only 7k than that’s extremely cheap. Houses in Germany usually costs from €150k to well over a million euro for that amount of space. But the area could be a bit cheaper because it’s more rural
@@yumnax Im pretty sure thats just the raw bulding, not the plot of land+building+installations. You can maybe buy a parking spot for 7k, but even thats pushing it.
“3D Printers printing 3D Printers”.....Now THAT’S when machines will take over the world.
RepRap.org :-)
Well prusa does it already printing their own printer
@@Leicht_Sinn That was my first thought too, prusa already does that.
I see your printer, and I raise you two. 🃏🃏🃏🃏🃏
Yes,,,benefiting us not taking us over & invading our thoughts and brainspace!
3 feet differences between two houses are necessary to show exterior boundary wall view.it is my favorite feature alone.
Roofers and tilers are sweet as. They'll always be needed.
Building the scaffold for the printer is a bigger undertaking than building the house
How did they do the floors or ceilings? Was that also 3D printed or ?
I imagine it would be modular - reinforced concrete slabs? It would be interesting to know...
They would a modular platform uder a desired surface and build upon that, think of it as a steel floor being in uilt on the concrete incorported to the building
The floor is cast the normal way.
I think this is awesome 👏🏻
There are self-driving cars, trucks and there are robots that bring objects from A to B and can also open doors independently if you combine these technologies so 3D home printers with self-driving cars and robots because you can build whole cities. Once you have programmed this correctly, the efficiency is unimaginable!!!!