3D printer Houses

imoldernu

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Surprises every day. Not exactly the 3D printer that we're used to seeing, but a new technology that could revolutionalize the building industry.
Will have to check out in Snopes, but it sounds logical.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/15/3d-printing-buildings-china-winsun_n_7071610.html?ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000067
...or maybe you alredy knew?

Here's a TED talks type of presentation that details the way the project would work. The process is called contour crafting.
http://www.wimp.com/printerhouse/
Custom built 2500 s.f. house could be built in 20 hours.
 
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Real life gets closer and closer to the replicators on Star Trek every day.
 
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