How Concrete Homes Are Built With A 3D Printer

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Aiman Hussein is a concrete-3D-printer operator who works for Alquist. The company uses 3D-printing technology to build homes and lower the cost of housing and infrastructure in economically distressed and underserved communities. He'll walk us through the process and show us the printing, his setup, and a walkthrough of a home when it's done.
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@danbailey8182 2 жыл бұрын

I saw one of these construction sites in my town for low cost housing. The system is incredible to watch. The thing that got me was the amount of labor people needed. It looked like the regular amount of labor used. It amazes me how fast the structure went up. 5 one bedroom houses in two weeks.

@Teeveepicksures 2 жыл бұрын

i imagine it will get smaller and less labor intensive as the technology progresses.

@beasthunt 2 жыл бұрын

Where did they jam the insulation?

@danbailey8182 2 жыл бұрын

@@beasthunt I believe the cement has a certain r value and the rest is that spray insulation

@bobjones2041 2 жыл бұрын

Pedro do it in 8 days. For $500

@mr.dakamd5444 2 жыл бұрын

I didnt know theres such a thing as 1 bedroom houses

@privatepilot4064 20 күн бұрын

My sister and her husband bought a 3D printed home and it’s absolutely awesome! It’s like living in the basement 365 days of the year! Always cool inside (we live in the southwest) and very quiet. Lovely house! Low energy costs!

@tripives1858 Жыл бұрын

If you've never built a home... Additive printing technology is a cool concept for home construction. However, there are a few things to know if you've never built a house. First, the exterior of a home always goes up in a matter of days or a few weeks depending on structure size and crew size... regardless of the technology use. For example, if I use SIPs (Structural Insulated Panels), I could standup all exterior walls in a day or two and frame and frame and sheath the roof the next day. Second, the exterior covering (stucco, clapboards, etc.) gets added to the concrete/sheathing/cinder blocks, etc., followed by windows, skylights, roof covering, etc. Before that you typically Tyvek/seal the outside of the house. But again, all of this is done within the first few days or weeks. It's the inside of the house that take months... electric, plumbing, HVAC, insulation, drywall, taping, painting, finish carpentry (kitchen, bathrooms, flooring, inside doors, floor moldings, window moldings, door moldings, crown moldings, etc.). If your walls are concrete, all of this work is much more difficult, or, you need to take additional steps before drywalling. The point here is that, while cool, 3D printing your walls will not save you time, and, at this time, actually costs more than the alternatives.

@kaijunyang4567 Жыл бұрын

Very well said mate, these are the concerns when I saw the video.

@dandan6778 Жыл бұрын

I think these seem more like cheap shelter housing for homeless people

@forcedindenturedservant6881 Жыл бұрын

Plumbing would be run in the slab, radiant heat in the slab, hvac in the ceiling. You don’t need to drywall but the electrical would need to be in the walls. I’m a builder and I agree with what you said, you just might have to look at different methods on these than a stick built home. I think it would end up costing more but with the price of lumber lately who knows!

@jackchandelier Жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing. This doesn't seem to really save any time - when you factor in all the set up and everything - or labor. And then the finished product is butt ugly and much more difficult to work with. Probably not that much cheaper either when you consider the extra work involved in working with concrete vs wood.

@sharongayehumphrey8062 Жыл бұрын

Progress, not perfection...but it's on the way!

@Enjoymentboy Жыл бұрын

When I first heard of this idea years ago I thought it was very intriguing. Seeing it in action makes me see the benefits but I was surprised to see that its use appears to be limited to outside walls. I would be really interesting to see the whole house structure built this way: inner and outer walls together. Just start with a level base, start the print and have the on-site crews installing things such as rebar and electrical or plumbing access ports as it goes, followed by a different crew coming it to top it off with a pre-built metal roof. Then seal with PVC windows and fibreglass doors and finish the walls with plaster and PVC trim. Zero wood used. But i really like this concept.

@ChrisBenhardt Жыл бұрын

There are quite a few companies that are doing interior walls and cabinets with the printer as well. Really up to personal preference.

@daniellindholm Жыл бұрын

Its probably one of the most stupid things ever, funded thankfully by private idiot companies.

@drygordspellweaver8761 Жыл бұрын

It should also cook you breakfast and do the laundry 🙄

@reeset Жыл бұрын

I‘d prefer having inner walls out of wood

@daniellindholm Жыл бұрын

@@reeset yes, way more cheaper and loads faster. This is just a plain stupid idea.

@tonyt160 2 жыл бұрын

I never see any rebar. Isnt it necessary for the strengt and duration of concrete?

@lorez201 Жыл бұрын

Rebar as I understand is meant to provide tensile strength to concrete, and since the wall structures are likely only experiencing compression, rebar isn’t as necessary in them as in, say, an overpass or the concrete frame of a high-rise. Also, I think earlier in the vid they show some small pieces of steel crossing the interstice of a wall. Those might be what they use to maintain tensile strength where needed.

@tightropehikes Жыл бұрын

Not required but certainly a stronger way to build

@JR-uc1of Жыл бұрын

@@lorez201 only compression… until you know wind…

@iLik3CHOcol8 Жыл бұрын

No rebar is required for a residential building of this magnitude, as already stated steel reinforcement is used to increase tensile strength. The rebar would be in the foundation slab

@JR-uc1of Жыл бұрын

@@iLik3CHOcol8 yeah rebar is only used in every vertical loading concrete structure built in the last 50+ years

@SavetheRepublic Жыл бұрын

I wonder how this handles weather. I just picture it being like a basement and once it settles and you get moisture it will expand and contract and crack, leaving you with a leaking side wall or filling up that void.

@stevenlight5006 Жыл бұрын

So it's not perfect?

@emanuelmiler9956 Жыл бұрын

@@stevenlight5006that what he pictured it as

@CountofSerenno Жыл бұрын

Save the Confederacy of Independent Systems!

@zarthemad8386 11 ай бұрын

... no rebar = cant handle ANY settlement

@SecretMarsupial 6 ай бұрын

@@stevenlight5006not even a reasonable alternative. No one said it was perfect or expected it to be.

@ClockMaster_3100 Жыл бұрын

Since metal 3d printing is become refined I can imagine you could put a metal extruder alongside the concrete extruder so it prints both the outer wall and the inner support structure

@Zyghqwyv 7 ай бұрын

Metal extruders don’t really exist. What we have is slm metal printing

@TheOneWhoKnocks70 9 ай бұрын

Can't wait for satisfying 3d printing house making videos on KZfaq

@georgef1176 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely insane. We need this cause when I was framing my old man couldn’t get guys to show up. This is definitely a good thing.

@billywayne902 Жыл бұрын

There we go. USA is a 3rd Country.

@happymaskedguy1943 7 ай бұрын

So who would operate it? Him on his own? Would he rent it for weeks?

@google_must_die 5 ай бұрын

Who’s going to set up that machine to accomodate the entire floor plan?

@arbjful 3 ай бұрын

@@google_must_diebut you still need to do the interiors and paneling the old fashioned way, and this is what takes more time

@brotherowl 2 ай бұрын

Meanwhile, I live in a big concrete house, and I can tell you this: Concrete absorbs humidity and keeps your environment humid as often as possible. Furthermore, my house is always a few degrees hotter than the outside when the weather is hot, and a few degrees colder than the outside when the weather is cold.

@rp9674 2 жыл бұрын

Impressive, I love that it can do curved walls, but no good for California or any seismically unstable areas. Maybe this could be done with a alternative material.

@brianehni5918 2 жыл бұрын

See my comment about rebar. Totally agree.

@dannalondon903 2 жыл бұрын

Concrete mostly will crack, and if this has no rebarb, its going to crack no matter how much they streamline the process. I don't like "LVL" beams either. Give me natural wood beams.

@THESLlCK 2 жыл бұрын

@@brianehni5918 rebar won’t fix that. It will make it worse

@gmanbeavis 2 жыл бұрын

Everyone is fleeing California anyway, so no biggy.

@rp9674 2 жыл бұрын

@@gmanbeavis I hope so, the freeways are too crowded.

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@YvesVrogne Жыл бұрын

You believe that the workers are not intelligent, except that you will never be able to do without them, start by redistributing wages correctly instead of wasting money

@jimhenry6844 2 жыл бұрын

I design ultra high hard concrete formulas for oil and gas. First problem, need rebar. Second problem, it's bug ugly. Third problem, utilities? Fourth thru tenth problems, not enough space here to relate.

@nobreighner 2 жыл бұрын

Realistic observations.

@zarthemad8386 11 ай бұрын

4000 psi per IBC or its out of spec

@jroc2201 2 жыл бұрын

I've worked with concrete for thirty years, this is impressive technology, I'm going into work tomorrow, and telling the guys first thing in the morning, 6:30 , over coffee

@shinseiki2015 Жыл бұрын

how did they react ?

@jroc2201 Жыл бұрын

@@shinseiki2015 I guess they seemed very wary of the idea, one thing about these people is that they like to stick with what they know, it's very hard to get them to try something new,

@zarthemad8386 11 ай бұрын

..... im callin BS on your work history. any construction worker would laugh his ass off at this designed to fail construction.

@CooperTheHunter 5 ай бұрын

@@zarthemad8386Yep

@Gr8Incarnate 3 ай бұрын

@@zarthemad8386 The stupid ones that are stuck in their ways would laugh, just as jroc suggested.

@Aaron-pp5dn 2 жыл бұрын

its basically facing or stucco built horizontally, you still have to frame in the interior with lumber.

@automateconstructionpodcast 2 жыл бұрын

good way to look at it

@georgehutcheson9679 2 жыл бұрын

The way people like the open Floorplan design these days, interior framing would be minimal. Just walls for bedrooms and baths.

@automateconstructionpodcast 2 жыл бұрын

@@georgehutcheson9679 so true

@KALL_ME_KAPKAN 5 ай бұрын

@@georgehutcheson9679the roof and interior walls, nobody wants concrete interior walls

@jennylakeman1506 6 күн бұрын

I'd love to have a 3D home built and watch it go up. How exciting!

@bobhenry6159 9 ай бұрын

I don't understand how this is less expensive than using forms (re-usable) and pouring concrete. It's much faster and possibly uses less labor when you factor in printer set-up at each site and post-pour cleaning.

@Mrfallouthero 7 ай бұрын

Labor costs. People want to be paid fairly for their work. But "fairly" can mean a big money dent for projects and the project management and the management above them, and the management above them, and the management above them. If

@bobhenry6159 7 ай бұрын

@@Mrfallouthero So, robots set all this up then clean the machines too? lol

@momentary_ 7 ай бұрын

@@bobhenry6159 With forms, construction crew have to drill out openings and spaces for internals, adding a great deal more labor and cost to a project. With printing, all this is done at the same time the walls go up, as all the openings and internals are designed into the print path beforehand.

@RM-xr8lq 5 ай бұрын

good to be working on this sort of technology so we can replace human workers

@djcrazy8578 2 жыл бұрын

looks like that thing they use to put icing on the cake!!

@johnritter5951 3 ай бұрын

Whatever we can do to get rid of craftsmanship, and men being able to take pride in what they have built, is a wonderful thing. Think how much better it is when men can stand by and watch as a machine does all the work, and nothing is required of them other than to maintain the machine. Please, please, please, bring on more and more technology. We need to be a society of numb people who stare vacantly into computer screens. Then and only then will life be worth living. Thank you, science.

@akh345 2 ай бұрын

Making a machine that builds stuff is much more complicated (and to many people much more rewarding!) than simply making another human build stuff for you. The machine is a next-level craftsmanship: you are crafting the craftsman itself rather than making the final product directly.

@voiceofraisin241 2 ай бұрын

Do you have any idea how many men over the age of forty that worked in the construction business are on disability?

@voiceofraisin241 2 ай бұрын

Also, did you happen the notice the wood framing on the interior of the concrete? That is still going to take men to construct.

@justincase4812 2 жыл бұрын

That printed concrete will crumble in a few years. Spalling and more spalling, more leads to more damage. This is because the substrate is not settled. Air pockets and bubbles remain throughout. Not to mention, no rebar enforcement.

@maryleigh8990 2 жыл бұрын

I looked for rebar also and didn't see any, but I did see some metal cross braces regularly spaced.

@nobreighner 2 жыл бұрын

A lot of unknowns for sure. You can let them be the guinea pig.

@mb106429 Жыл бұрын

No way, there's pretty much endless scope to develop muck to use in that machine and there is some extremely strong, easy to use material out there, I've knocked down a building that was made from fluid pourable stuff and it was almost too strong to pull apart with a digger

@justincase4812 Жыл бұрын

@@mb106429 "No way". You sound too sure of yourself. "No way" I'm taking your word.

@mb106429 Жыл бұрын

@@justincase4812 don't do that, read more though if you want, you might find it

@hobsdigree2 6 ай бұрын

I've got so many questions. How much cheaper is it than building a similar house the standard way? How much quicker is this? What sort of unexpected issues do they run into? I'd like to learn more about the efforts happening to build homes for low income areas. What are some ways it could be made more efficient? How are the aesthetics? Are there ways to improve aesthetics?

@jtelliso 2 жыл бұрын

OK come on. Run some of that cement over the outside and smooth that out. The forming lines bother me. Create a PLEASANT outer texture, mimic brick and you would never even know it was 3D printed. The amount of crap/mold/grime that gets in alllll those little cracks? geez. EVEN IN 3D PRINTING SMALL SCALE YOU HAVE TO SAND YOUR CREATIONS SOMETIMES! Seriously tho great idea and would love to see one of these homes built in my area.

@Fightosaurus 2 жыл бұрын

Once these structural walls are laid, any number of kinds of facing can be added to them. I wonder how many different kinds of concrete they can extrude? So much possibility with this technique, especially if we can shrink down the printer from a shell/dome structure to just a moving robot.

@rp9674 2 жыл бұрын

I like it as is

@nobreighner 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, accurate.

@valeriasakakuraQ17 3 ай бұрын

My aunt LOST HER HOUSE IN THE FLOOD IN CANOAS/RS🇧🇷😢 she was so desperate, like so many other families in the south of Rio Grande do Sul🇧🇷! I wonder why the state and government don't partner with companies in the field, this type of house is ready in 48 hours. A revolutionary system! Please donate a house to my aunt. She's from Mathias Velho. At this moment, all companies in this segment can show this modernity and be the solution for the reconstruction of the state of southern Brazil. 🇧🇷 help her please 🙏🏻

@cwaicwai821 2 жыл бұрын

I love the idea of this. I wonder how this could be done in rural areas of third world countries. In terms of moving the machines and the training period. One thing I'd love is for someone to to sand the edges after it drys for the inside. It looks great on the outside but as someone coming from a home with textured walls they hurt to touch😅

@021mr5 Жыл бұрын

If the logistics will allow i thibk it could be done. Usually in rural areas the problems are the lack of proper roads.

@lorez201 Жыл бұрын

Might not even have to be sanded, could just coat the interior walls with stucco or fine-grained cement. Less labor and waste than sanding it down, too.

@randybaumery5090 Жыл бұрын

How would they pay?

@thegman4759 Жыл бұрын

@Luca James wtf are you on about with your 5 page essay bs

@iLik3CHOcol8 Жыл бұрын

The interior wall would have finnishes obviously. Its not gonna be left as a bare concrete wall

@PeaceChanel Ай бұрын

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@Jorge-es7jl 2 жыл бұрын

Those constructions as well as a 3d pressure of plastic is weak between layer and layer union, over the years you will see the cracks or weak points in the structure

@spartanalphamode2987 2 жыл бұрын

Yes that’s true, but 3-D printing isn’t perfect yet specially in construction so the efforts to get this out there is at most something good to improve on the quality as well as the time it takes to build a home.

@skido3089 2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking I can't be the only one who's wondering about expansion joints surely but u have common sense too it seems lol

@bobjones2041 2 жыл бұрын

Unlike pine which is just so perfect

@nobreighner 2 жыл бұрын

@@bobjones2041 Fair.

@drew4509 Жыл бұрын

Imagine you having to tell the grandkids how you had a Crack in your whole house because the foundation shifted.

@zarthemad8386 11 ай бұрын

wont last that long.

@WALTERBROADDUS 11 ай бұрын

Foundations don't shift because of 3D printing walls.

@kaylarae8003 11 ай бұрын

@@WALTERBROADDUSI'm guessing they meant that if the foundation shifts the whole house would crack.

@WALTERBROADDUS 11 ай бұрын

@@kaylarae8003 the foundation is under the floor slab. Properly excavated and compact the footings? You should not have an issue. And that would be done using a non-3d process.

@michaelsurratt1864 11 ай бұрын

Whole lot of salty construction workers on this page

@jw-oz5lv 2 жыл бұрын

Looks amazing, but doesnt look as structurally sound as a monolithically poured reinforced concrete wall? My view is that the construction industry is one of the few industries that can start up and employ so many people and stimulate the economy. Robots doing our jobs will now disrupt that and become an issue.

@susansmith493 2 жыл бұрын

This is the RESULT of lack of workers, not the CAUSE of it.

@reedmorebooks 2 жыл бұрын

It would never replace the industry, to begin with, and secondly it creates an entire new industry, thereby cresting new jobs. Have you ever run industrial equipment? It requires people. It requires people to move it, to fuel it, to maintain it. It requires people to know how to do all of these things to TEACH the people who will be running it. It requires more people to make new and better ones and so on. Lots of new jobs there.

@THESLlCK 2 жыл бұрын

@@susansmith493 that is so not true at all lol. You’re just trying to justify killing peoples livelihood with “pRoGrEsS

@nathanarnold8802 2 жыл бұрын

Humans have been replaced by robots since the seventies, this industry won't be any different.

@pairedformula8920 2 жыл бұрын

The objective of humanity is to have works being replaced by machines but under the capitalist system its not a good idea, we need a more educated labor force before that, so yeah no robots for now

@johnslugger 8 ай бұрын

*The New Systems have two 5000' Spools of hardened .045 steel wire that gets "needled" into this concrete paste to form a tough wire mesh with 8000X the strength of this stuff. It's a simple "Deep V" shape made with a big "sewing needle" pattern locking rows together basically making this a "Ferro-Cement". Merchant-Marine Shiphulls were built out of "Ferro-Cement" during WW2 and were tougher than steel ships in some cases and super easy to repair after any enemy attack. You could patch 20mm bullet holes with just a putty knife and cement in a few seconds!!!*

@user-bx5ny1xd9k 2 жыл бұрын

これ考えた人凄いよ✨✨マジで感動する👍

@lazylad8544 2 жыл бұрын

Shredded old clothing fibre added to the mix will make the walls more heat retentive. Some countries all ready doing this.

@nobreighner 2 жыл бұрын

I got some shredded carpet for this, but it would not disperse in the mix. has to through it out.

@danielkushner5963 2 жыл бұрын

Why is this video so much quieter than every other video? I don't think anyone signed off on the audio balancing

@yvettevandermerwe6354 2 жыл бұрын

I can hear ok in South Africa

@tylerb5146 Жыл бұрын

The dude is like whispering Voice is annoying me tbh 😂

@kimmcvitty3580 2 жыл бұрын

How is the concrete reinforced?

@nobreighner 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, how?

@RealMTBAddict 2 жыл бұрын

Not

@markrichards6863 2 жыл бұрын

That's cool, and I would leave that interior wall texture raw. I love the concept. Is it seismically safe?

@willqin4628 2 жыл бұрын

There seems to be some wire or other thing placed in each layer to enhance the stability of the building. For the two layered one, at least.

@watafawk Жыл бұрын

It's way safer

@jerlinjustin4166 Жыл бұрын

Jehid cool

@zarthemad8386 11 ай бұрын

no it isnt.

@akshaiksugathan140 Жыл бұрын

As the whole structure, like walls are made using Cement grout, right? Since the amount of cement utilized here is comparatively very high. Is that a drawback? It will directly trigger the carbon emissions.

@diecast_MikeEspo 2 жыл бұрын

It looks ok , but where is the rebar , after years of wind and rain , you would have wanted some rebar in that wall. Rebar is round long iron rods that add the strength to a wall or/and foundation . Rebar is in all and every building in NYC . Looks like it would be great to watch and take part in a real build . Mike .

@electronicscaos 2 жыл бұрын

I'm not a big fan of it, because this process isn't actually that efficient (molded structure is far better). But there are two replies to your question: this kind of construction allows more solid overall structure to be built, since you can calc the curves and formats to strength, allowing to reduce a lot the needed iron (I read there can be something around 80% less iron in this 3D printed builds), but there is iron applied during the printing anyway, from the ground up. Again, I don't think this is the best way of building... But there are some niches where it fits perfectly.

@diecast_MikeEspo 2 жыл бұрын

@@electronicscaos Cool.

@ronmacken1877 2 жыл бұрын

Rebar isn’t needed for loads for houses you have fiber, which this concrete does.

@diecast_MikeEspo 2 жыл бұрын

What about years down the road , 20 , 30 . When the concrete starts to break down . I see this in buildings in NYC , all the time . Basement walls crumbling and returned to sand and dust ?

@fidelcatsro6948 2 жыл бұрын

thats when bondo will come in handy..

@muhaiminmuhammad3951 Жыл бұрын

hello, im muhaimin from uum (student of Dr. Faizal) what I understand about 3D technology in construction. Overall, 3D technology in construction offers numerous benefits, including enhanced design visualization, clash detection, construction simulation, prefabrication capabilities, and improved communication. These advancements contribute to more efficient and sustainable construction processes, cost savings, and improved project outcomes.

@1sinister80 2 жыл бұрын

This is cool but I like the Styrofoam building blocks that you back fill with concrete better.

@brianr3699 2 жыл бұрын

We built with ICF and it has a lot of advantages over 3D printed concrete. For example it has studs embedded in the styrofoam at 8” intervals inside and outside. One advantage of the 3D printed concrete is the thermal mass that’s inside the house. With ICF, the thermal mass is within the wall between the styrofoam insulation layers.

@dustbean 7 ай бұрын

Seriously looks cool and nice WHEN its new...after some months of rain i hate to imagine molds and moss growing in those grooves

@Imfromtheportlandorarea 7 ай бұрын

It’s literally concrete it will be fine

@Zay-yah 2 жыл бұрын

Thats pretty cool, can't wait to see what other designs this can print, I could see this easily doing an adobe style design with a shingle roof. Then you can pain't the it tan for the look, and I bet with the walls being so thick it would retain temperature easy.

@CaptainPriceRaps 2 ай бұрын

Tornado alley needs this bad. The concrete is strong enough to not break from winds over 165 mph.

@DS-ss7vl 2 ай бұрын

I don't believe it.

@halo2bullseye922 9 ай бұрын

Incredible ! Thanks to Aiman for the peek into this 3D world! :)

@floycewhite6991 9 ай бұрын

So much cheaper, easier, and trained labor available to build pre-fab concrete on the ground and raise it into position. For that matter, even cheaper and easier to use cinder blocks and reinforce their positions (in case of earthquake) with rebar or even bamboo. That is, if your concern is the number of houses you can build for the money.

@me8042 2 жыл бұрын

What does this cement use for aggregate? Is it a fiber product like fiberglass?

@Superhunan 11 ай бұрын

Repairs are gonna be rough down the road. “Hey babe, will you grab my concrete saw, a 40lb bag of quikset, a bucket, the water hose, shovel, drop cloth, and my magnesium float, I gotta add an outlet.”

@dogprowilhelm7630 5 ай бұрын

This is an amazing building technique using mostly concrete with steel reinforcements and will save the trees used for standard wood built structures. My grandparents built their house from block and it was a very quiet house.❤

@gyozanomics Ай бұрын

lmao then why are you called wilhelm no germanic person builds a house out of cinder blocks thats latino behavior

@Trenz0 Ай бұрын

Concrete is vastly more destructive to the environment than using lumber. Trees grow back lol

@dogprowilhelm7630 Ай бұрын

@@Trenz0 Concrete sequesters carbon from the atmosphere increasing its hardness during the entire lifetime and trees only sequester carbon when alive. Concrete does not burn. How about those trees? I speak for responsible forestry, less cut trees is more clean air.

@gyozanomics Ай бұрын

@@dogprowilhelm7630 I dont think thats something a forester would say Sounds like something more like uh hippie would say I am not living in a concrete house get your hands off my freedom liberal

@dogprowilhelm7630 Ай бұрын

@@gyozanomics Your wrong, I'm a conservative.

@Brotelho 8 ай бұрын

I can’t see how this is less expensive than just having 2 masons and laborer lay down cinder block. I’d imagine setting up the printer is expensive and labor intensive.

@imhollywood101 9 ай бұрын

Yeah I 3d print into my toilet every morning too.

@caetwave 28 күн бұрын

Just doing it now mate today it has been a bit disappointing. Not that dry

@elainehendrix8788 20 күн бұрын

Hilarious! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@Mtl-zf9om Жыл бұрын

People building houses in a day and yet the ice cream machine at McDonald's is still out of service.

@upresins 2 жыл бұрын

How do you incorporate Rebars?

@nobreighner 2 жыл бұрын

Good question.

@CooperTheHunter 5 ай бұрын

They put some in connecting the walls but not how rebars suppose to be done.

@annlyon.2040 11 ай бұрын

This is how the Pyramids where made but a much bigger scale !

@johndododoe1411 2 жыл бұрын

Can techniques from plastic 3D printing be used to form non-flat tops of doors and windows? Maybe take inspiration from Roman concrete and stone buildings to make self-supporting arches or overhangs, then mass produce windows and doors accordingly. For utility savings reserve the space between the two outer layers for loose fill insulation material, hanging pipes and cables inside the building for easy access and repair with basic tools.

@seth5394 Жыл бұрын

i was looking for this comment! also maybe make a different mortar than concrete…. i read in a book a couple months ago is the roman’s had a much better understanding of making mortar which is why so many of their structures are still standing. it had to do with their water treatment.

@DthDyj Жыл бұрын

You could add some colored powder for some color. Another idea is to build up interior and/or exterior walls to cover the concrete.

@catmamabrown7363 Жыл бұрын

I like the idea- but here in Texas where they have a neighborhood of them- and we have 110 degree heat for months at a time- what kind of cracking and shifting is going to occur like it does in regular houses?

@jaredgarner921 8 ай бұрын

Thats cool they thinking about not just their business but the importance of not taking jobs but redistributing them back into the local communities

@xod7861 2 жыл бұрын

Love to have a home like this

@chark4734 10 ай бұрын

Do you quesiton how they do electrical, mechanical and plumbing with the walls and what if something goes wrong?

@Marsconquered 3 ай бұрын

No you dont. not a great build. A waste of material

@MasterCrawford88 Ай бұрын

how is this more efficient than pouring concrete in a mould?

@chaplainand1 Жыл бұрын

I'd love to see this being used for building dome buildings sans the costly inflated form currently needed.

@sethjayson7235 Жыл бұрын

Not likely to happen. A 3d printer thowing lines of plastic can achieve an overhang because the layers bond quickly and stick, and the lines are thin and light. A dome must be self supporting on the way up if it's built without centering, meaning at a minimum you need to each circular level supported. Tough to do that with a thick glop of concrete.

@LopsideMakes Жыл бұрын

Ya'll just print a house like its all normal 😢 That's so darn cool

@timelessadventurer Жыл бұрын

How do you hang stuff on your wall/install shelves? Just drill into the concrete? Would that crack it over time?

@arbjful 3 ай бұрын

I think they have a dry wall inside

@tdalan11 Жыл бұрын

I would never build a concrete house without rebar...

@TheSGBrown 10 ай бұрын

Uh, WHERE'S the rebar to protect the structure from ground creep, including earth slump and shift? /smh

@sarurita4928 4 ай бұрын

educate the people who have lost homes is the key , got the word out there, NE for sure.

@mattclark6482 2 жыл бұрын

I love the ingenuity, but, like container homes, walls are extremely easy and cheap to build. I doubt after you include the time to get the printer on site and set up that you're improving cost much. Possibly, if you can quickly move the printer next door and do the same thing but you really need to build around 50 at a time before this eclipses a stick built house in a meaningful way

@andrewlarking7492 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Building a large extension currently and the brick layers are getting walls up insanely fast. And the insulation properties of the blocks now are far superior to pumped concrete. I’ve seen other block forms that are even quicker, so I’m not sure about the value of the printer (yet).

@TC-kf9zw 2 жыл бұрын

There are now block laying machines which makes using block even cheaper, as for 3d concrete printing homes its a nitch product at best for people that are building custom homes and want to be different.... Overall cost isn't cheaper though...

@JJ-br1nh 2 жыл бұрын

@@TC-kf9zw I would rather this than brick in an EF5 tornado

@barrymak421 2 жыл бұрын

@@JJ-br1nh I don't know. If this was reinforced concrete maybe, but as shown in the video I think it would crumble to powder. Remember it's not the wind in a tornado that kills you, it's your neighbors car or tree being thrown at you that does it. And an EF5 is carrying a lot of cars and trees.

@johndododoe1411 2 жыл бұрын

@@TC-kf9zw *niche it's something usually built into a shaped wall.

@MrChazz965 Жыл бұрын

Let me scroll down to hear from the experts…..

@AUBERGINEize 2 жыл бұрын

Click bait. I am a time served structural engineer. I have over 35 years experience of working in and on construction of building buildings. This video is well made and is good for making birthday cakes but in the real world the process and finished product shown is of quality that belongs in a fairytale .

@nobreighner 2 жыл бұрын

You can't believe how much money is going into this. Startups with no construction experience and no track record of success are getting millions. A lot of investors are going to lose, but eventually an efficient process will get figured out.

@hexoson 3 ай бұрын

@@nobreighner If anyone knows, I think it ought to be the structural engineer with a lifetime's worth of experience. As a soon-to-be-graduating civil engineer interested in structural engineering, this is unsustainable and is incredibly inefficient. We have standards like the ACI, NDS, and the Steel Construction Manual for a reason, because engineers and scientists have been testing material properties and real-world applications of structural components for decades. If you want to create affordable housing, the first step isn't to make cheap housing but to make more of it. The government should be providing funding for more housing and private companies shouldn't be buying up all the land to turn into expensive condos. The problem isn't that construction of housing is inefficient, but that social policies and greed are preventing affordable housing from being possible.

@bmphil3400 2 жыл бұрын

I'm interested to see how it handles seismic.....

@CooperTheHunter 5 ай бұрын

It'll crumble in terror.

@MsHSpring Жыл бұрын

Wow!.. Amazing!.. But I think only hard part would be the renovations. I maybe wrong but I think that breaking these concrete walls to renovate a portion of the house might not be easy. But then, it’s not something that happens often!.

@PalmettoNDN Жыл бұрын

Could be done with a masonry saw. Cut out the section and build your addition accordingly.

@MsHSpring Жыл бұрын

@@sjb7183 but if it’s made of concrete, it will not be so fragile right 🤔

@Threedots123 Жыл бұрын

I guess you would have to hire someone to fix it. Who would be desperate for work considering a 3D printer took most of the job.

@MsHSpring Жыл бұрын

@@Threedots123 I guess so

@tomasgarza1249 Жыл бұрын

We should build our houses with big legos, easy renovations

@HMBRSTN Жыл бұрын

He shouldn’t have even addressed the Luddites. Seriously people. This is amazing.

@Tonsils-micman Жыл бұрын

Until an earthquake hits and then it's lawsuit city, impressive machine, poor work ethic and safety.

@jamaly77 9 ай бұрын

This doesn't even qualify as a home. You americans have lost perspectives. This is a shelter at best.

@hexoson 3 ай бұрын

@@jamaly77 As an American civil engineering student, you hit the nail on the head. This is all fantasy-land bs that is gonna end up nowhere.

@saltyraidersfan1022 2 жыл бұрын

I would consider one only if Rebar was integrated into walls . 👀

@nobreighner 2 жыл бұрын

Yes.

@frenchonion4595 Жыл бұрын

Thing with 3d printing is the individual layers are not bonded together real well because there no force mixing the two layers together. I know this is a problem with the polymer 3d printers.When a brick layer uses mortar they press it against the bricks to get a good bond

@oneoneoneman 2 жыл бұрын

Where is armature? Steel rods, reinforcement!?

@nobreighner 2 жыл бұрын

Oops

@lessdatesmoreonmyplates1457 Жыл бұрын

Most places in the world have too much tectonic movement so without rebar these houses would be screwed. Great concept tho.

@katerineocampos Жыл бұрын

How about the durability of the house when it comes to natural calamities such as earthquakes, typhoons etc.?? :) Becase I might consider this soon in building our future house 💛

@YvesVrogne Жыл бұрын

You believe that the workers are not intelligent, except that you will never be able to do without them, start by redistributing wages correctly instead of wasting money

@Suzanne291 26 күн бұрын

I was mezmerized! This is amazing and so clever!

@MaloneMantooth 2 жыл бұрын

The amount of cement needed makes the house way more expensive than even a brick house which is already expensive because of bricks.

@WoofyMcDoodle 2 жыл бұрын

I am not on expert on that topic, but I think concrete is not the best insulator either and it looks like a very brittle Material. Good for a couple of years, but it looks like it will slowly chip and crumple over the years

@TreasonsBeta 2 жыл бұрын

True, but laying brickwork requires someone manually applying mortar. The speed of printing the houses and lack of a massive crew to run the machine might help offset the cost. Me personally, I'd rather build with brick but like I could ever afford a home in this day and age.

@Gr8Incarnate 3 ай бұрын

@@WoofyMcDoodle What building material doesn't crumble over the years?

@Amathylar 2 ай бұрын

I never could figure out how they built the structures in Alien, now i see. The layered architecture is identical!

@702tapatio4 2 жыл бұрын

I wish they would have shown a model of the finished product.

@richardfelts683 2 жыл бұрын

seems they never finish

@shelbyherring92 Жыл бұрын

They showed like three.

@torrestoyfun4235 Жыл бұрын

*lays down on the floor in a specific way* FUTURE! FUTURE! FUTURE! FUTURE!

@anthonyscully2998 Жыл бұрын

It would be just as easy to use stud frames with plaster boards on the inside and cement boards outside

@callumfreebairn8082 11 күн бұрын

an ingenious solution to the housnig crisis

@pulido6974 10 ай бұрын

How long do they last? I think it's a great idea. It may need to have a better foundation. Maybe a floating foundation? One on jackstands you can raise up or lower.

@RationalEgoism 9 ай бұрын

The thing about 3D printing with concrete like that is that there's no rebar supporting it. It wouldn't be nearly as strong as reinforced concrete.

@alexandruilea915 9 ай бұрын

@@RationalEgoism At 1:42 they added reinforcement so it's probably used just not really seen from the angles that they filmed from.

@Redline0332 8 ай бұрын

With good strong sneeze, you can kiss this investment goodbye 😂

@mattszarowicz5049 Ай бұрын

These aren't affordable on the 60 minutes show they start off at 400,000

@maylee5928 Ай бұрын

And they’re only one story??

@luischapa307 3 ай бұрын

They never show a completed 3d printed house

@thegamingalpha 18 күн бұрын

It may have been recorded before one was complete. You can find them now though they actually look pretty nice

@winstonedeaver 7 ай бұрын

The ratio of the ceme t mixture plays a vital role.

@nigelparker5886 2 жыл бұрын

Concrete!!? I don’t think so! Just a polymerised cement I would imagine!?

@nobreighner 2 жыл бұрын

Good point.

@pallomita93ratlook8 2 жыл бұрын

A ideia me parece interessante, o que me parece negativo é o custo com material visto não utilizar tijolos ou blocos e me parece ser um processo demorado onde são necessários de qualquer forma técnicos para corrigir eventuais problemas.

@dnte69 2 жыл бұрын

Recomendo vc ver o video com alguém que sabe inglês pq tudo que vc escreveu ele afirmou ao contrário.

@pallomita93ratlook8 2 жыл бұрын

Recomendo vc cuidar da sua vida , eu sou brasileiro inglês qsf... 👌

@fm.a3595 2 жыл бұрын

@@pallomita93ratlook8 ta louco brother?

@pallomita93ratlook8 2 жыл бұрын

@@fm.a3595 Loucos estão vocês que não aceitam a opinião dos outros , eu tenho a minha opinião, e não tenho nenhuma duvida que o aluguel do equipamento e o material empregado sai dezenas de vezes mais caro doque uma construção padrão, achei a idéia interessante, porém custosa, se vc não acha construa sua casa assim e seja feliz.

@inquizition9672 Жыл бұрын

My favorite part is the cake nozzle twirling like a ballerina between points.

@hansel1196 2 жыл бұрын

It's be super costly if not using bricks. Bricks are there to reduce usage of cement

@FirstClass- 5 ай бұрын

No reinforcements… that poured wall is freaking DANGEROUS

@dustbunnieboo Жыл бұрын

Very cool! How well do walls like this hold up during/after earthquakes?

@Elazul2k 10 ай бұрын

I imagine they wouldn't hold up during an earthquake. Brick and concrete structures are prone to breaking during seismic events.

@Gr8Incarnate 3 ай бұрын

@@Elazul2k Or here's a crazy idea, don't build this in an area prone to earthquakes.

@biterface03 5 ай бұрын

This is the future.

@Megoover 2 жыл бұрын

Is it really that much faster and easier than simply pour cement between two wooden panels aka monolithic?

@CooperTheHunter 5 ай бұрын

Or ICF (foam block system) it has inserts to lay your rebar and you just pour concert I believe around every 4-5 layers

@RickysFarmAndHatchery Жыл бұрын

Pros and cons. Pros= save money. Cons= can't nail pictures up. No insulation, earthquake the whole house cracks. Can't replace sections of the walls when damaged. Harder for firefighters to break the wall and save you.

@Ramjatin 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing technology used 👍

@tastemakerguidie 9 ай бұрын

i retired seen the roadster with the your stuff shared everywhere to everyone from my hands

@VickersDoorter 5 ай бұрын

What does all that mean in English?

@dimarium 2 жыл бұрын

What is the lifespan of such buildings?

@L0stEngineer 2 жыл бұрын

That's unsupported concrete. It won't stand in an Earthquake, but it is essentially the same technology the Romans used ... And much of their stuff is still standing.

@dimarium 2 жыл бұрын

@@L0stEngineer I do not know you have a lifespan of buildings, but in our regulatory documentation, the lifespanof concrete buildings is from 50 to 100 years, depending on the brand of concrete. Therefore, I am interested in comparing the lifespan of buildings for different construction technologies🤔

@L0stEngineer 2 жыл бұрын

@@dimarium that's for reinforced concrete with steel rebar. Eventually, the steel will rust and crack the concrete. If it's unenforced, it has no resistance to tension, but may last a whole lot longer.

@nobreighner 2 жыл бұрын

Right on observations here. Best of both is to reinforce the "wall" in protected space, and put no steel in the outer, with lots of insulation and drainage in between.

@charleshowell2608 Ай бұрын

The work really starts , when the concrete stops!!!!

@stevensmith9001 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve been watching a home being built by me and didn’t know why the concrete looked like that. Now I guess I know why … seems to be taking a long time to construct to be honest

@bobjones2041 2 жыл бұрын

Bubba build a subdivision in one week

@nobreighner 2 жыл бұрын

Where is that?

@sjb7183 Жыл бұрын

I know a team of 5 Portuguese fellows who could build that house in a week! Plus you get to hear their funny jokes instead of staring at a machine.