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If we are still thinking of a house that has hidden wires in the walls and plumbing that is hidden in walls.... Then yes, printed homes as they are currently ar
by monkmartinez 7y ago
If we are still thinking of a house that has hidden wires in the walls and plumbing that is hidden in walls.... Then yes, printed homes as they are currently are not going to work.
If we embrace exposed conduit, exposed ducting and exposed plumbing lines, printed homes could be an order of magnitude cheaper.
- jobseeker990 7y agoPlus easier maintenance!
- baybal2 7y agoWhat about getting a house with conduits for hvac, electric, and plumbing, and still get it cheaper than 3d? Construction technologies to make lowrise housing super duper cheap are already here: panels, lgsf, large prefabs, light concretes And for really tall highrises, they are already coming within 50-40% of their materials costs in Asian countries. So for them, it will make no difference even in the most optimistic case. You can't do much physically about price of steel and cement, other than finding ways to use less of them.
- tinus_hn 7y agoFrom the pictures it looks like there’s more than enough space for that in the walls, they are mostly empty.