UMaine's bio-based 3D printed house has passed a crucial first test
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The University of Maine will break ground next summer on a new factory that will train engineers and scale up 3D printing production. The factory should be complete by 2026, and it will be used to print nine new homes for a small neighborhood.
  • Mojojojo1993@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Unfortunately the building process isn’t that expensive. The labour and obviously the land is the biggest cost.

  • Sonori@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Is that actually lower than conventional costs? From my experience nearly all the cost of a building is in things like electrical, hvac, plumbing, finishing, cabinetry, and flooring, which 3d printing either doesn’t help with or actively makes more difficult than standers wood framing.