The construction of residential buildings is usually accompanied by the hum of construction machinery. But the house built by Apis Cor was created differently. There were no workers on the site, no sacks of cement, no bricks. It grew with the help of a 3D printer.
3D printing it opens up many new possibilities and changes traditional manufacturing methods things. Especially since 3D printing technology has become more accessible, and such printers range from simple models for home use to expensive industrial models. So far they are with the help of a 3D printer have already printed many things, including a motorcycle and a car. Even individual parts of the house.
But to the company Api Cor has succeeded in something that no one else has succeeded in and will probably shake the foundations of the construction industry. They made innovative 3D printer, which resembles a crane and is capable of erecting a house on the spot in one piece. Are the days of construction machinery numbered?
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In addition to this type of construction strongly reduces construction costs (a total of 9,500 euros had to be deducted for the construction of the house from the video) and accompanying persons noise, the printer managed to build the house in just 24 hours. It stands in Stupino, 100 kilometers south of Moscow, and the house is no different from the houses that were built in the traditional way. It also allows different ways of isolation.
Gallery - the first residential house printed with a 3D printer:
