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"It is always challenging to introduce a new technology and a new product to the market. But with Mighty Buildings, it's a company filled with very smart people who are forward thinking and are working to solve problems everyday. And that's what I appreciate about working with Mighty Buildings… this is the Tesla of Housing!"

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"Out of all the modular, offsite fabrication solutions we are currently collaborating with, Mighty House is the most innovative. The Mighty House concept and product is incredibly exciting and is well placed to disrupt the construction industry across the residential sector."

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Precision engineered to deliver the future of construction, our patented Mighty Kit System™ is built in our automated factory with fewer parts and materials than other prefabricated solutions. Panels arrive onsite ready to install and can be assembled with fewer labor hours and crew.

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Printed using our patented composite stone material, and coated with epoxy based primer and acrylic paint. No air/water barriers.

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Our patented Light Stone Material is stronger and lighter than concrete, fast curing and flexible to support modern design, and reduces environmental impact.

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Our 3D printed exterior finishes are of the highest quality, and feature head-turning parametric designs.

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We remove conventional production limits with automated off-site factory 3D printing, quick delivery and use of Light Stone Material instead of concrete.

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Proprietary composite stone and 3D printing method support efficient, sustainable and uniquely creative design.

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Insulating panel interiors with PU-foam, produced with a near zero waste process, leads to superior energy efficiency.

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Robotic coating application increases weather resistance. Customers can swap colors without impacting manufacturing.

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How are the 3D printed houses?

The idea of ​​3D printed houses has been around for a long time. In this article, you will learn about the first projects of 3D printed houses, brought to reality.

Let's face it, 3D-printed houses are still quite the out-of-the-box trend. Although construction 3D printing has been in development for several years, it is only recently that some “real” projects have seen the light of day. We are still far from technology replacing traditional building methods. But with each new project, the technology is becoming more and more popular. nine0003

This is partly due to the many benefits of 3D construction printing. For example, the cost of a 3D printed house can be much lower than an equivalent house built in the traditional way. In addition, the cost of construction is also much less.

To interim fix the first results, this article will focus on some "first" 3-D projects. These buildings will always remain important to the construction 3D printing industry as they set the stage for future advances in the field. nine0003

Germany's first 3D printed house

Germany is a country often associated with cutting-edge engineering, so let's start our list with the world's first 3D printed house in Germany.

The house itself is located in Beckum, a city that is part of North Rhine-Westphalia, next to the Netherlands and Belgium. And that's important because it's the first 3D printed house to be fully certified to the national government's building codes. The implications of such an achievement are expected to pave the way for many other 3D printing construction projects in Germany as well as the rest of Europe. nine0003

The project is a collaboration between Peri, a German construction company, and COBOD, a Danish firm that specializes in 3D construction printing technology. Peri is a large corporation operating not only in Germany, but throughout the EU. They have many products, including scaffolding and formwork solutions, that every construction site needs.

Peri followed the construction 3D printing business for many years before acquiring a stake in COBOD in 2018 to further develop the technology. Both parties started building the house in Beckum just two years after the acquisition of the stake. nine0003

COBOD BOD2 Modular Concrete 3D Printer was used for a printing process that took just over 100 hours.

First privately owned 3D printed home in the US

There have been several 3D printed homes built in the US, but CNN claims this is the first officially owned home. Alquist 3D has partnered with Habitat for Humanity Peninsula and Greater Williamsburg to design, develop and build the home. nine0003

From a distance, you might think that this is an ordinary house. However, as you get closer, the layered concrete structure of the walls reveals the building's secret: it's made using 3D printing.

Surprisingly, the concrete structure of this 1,200-square-foot home was completed in about 12 hours, significantly faster than traditional construction methods would have allowed.

Reportedly, the house was bought by April Springfield, who will live there with her son and dog. She purchased the house through the Habitat for Humanity housing program. Given that the goal of the non-profit organization is to make a positive impact on the global housing crisis, it makes sense to use 3D printing to create homes that can be offered at very affordable prices, thereby making many people's dreams of owning their own home come true. nine0003

The first five-storey 3D printed house

This project, made by the Chinese company WinSun, is a real record holder. It is a 3D printed five-story apartment building with a height of 10 meters, making it the tallest 3D printed building.

The building is located in Suzhou Industrial Park in Jiangsu Province in east China. It stands next to a mansion that was also built by WinSun using a concrete 3D printer. nine0003

Looking at WinSun designs, you can't help but notice that they look like they weren't even 3D printed. Typically 3D printed structures are gray in color and clearly show layer lines. But WinSun loves to add some color and make the walls smoother, making their projects more like the buildings we're used to. Although it is not stated how they do it, we assume that the workers manually level the walls.

First 3D printed biodegradable house

Most 3D printed buildings are made from some sort of concrete mixture. But this project is different. With the aim of creating housing solutions with virtually no environmental impact, the Italian company WASP 3D printed the Gaia house using soil and agricultural waste.

To create the perfect blend of wall materials, WASP partnered with Ricehouse, a company that specializes in the use of natural and agricultural materials such as clay and rice in construction. nine0003

The house is called Gaia because the soil is used as a binder in the walls. In fact, 25% of the mixture contains local soil as well as 10% hydraulic lime, 25% rice husks and 40% crushed rice straw (a by-product of rice production at harvest).

In addition to the mix of materials, innovations are also reflected in the design of the walls themselves. A special corrugated structure was used to provide ventilation on warm days as well as insulation during cold periods, virtually eliminating the need for air conditioning. nine0003

The Gaia house is indeed a small building of about 215 sq. m. ft. However, the wall printing only took 10 days, and the estimated materials cost is just under $1,000.

AirBnB's first 3D printed house

There are many different types of accommodations on AirBnB, but what about a 3D printed house?

The so-called Fibonacci House is the first 3D printed house to be booked through AirBnB. Given that it is located in rural British Columbia, this is a wonderful and exciting place to stay. nine0003

Although it may seem small, the house has a lot to offer. In fact, the internal area is approximately 375 square meters. feet, which is enough to accommodate up to four people.

The house's concrete walls were designed and printed by Dutch 3D printing firm Twente. 20 concrete parts were produced off site in just 11 days from material provided by Laticrete. The parts were later delivered and assembled at their current location. nine0003

So how much does a visit cost you? It's hard to tell if you're visiting AirBnB as there are no available places, but in 2021 Designboom said it was $133 per night.

The first floating 3D printed house

Prvok is not only the first 3D printed house in the Czech Republic, but also the first floating 3D printed house in the world, as it stands on a pontoon.

Scoolpt, a construction 3D printing startup, is responsible for this project, which took just 22 hours to 3D print the concrete structure of a houseboat. nine0003

Approximately 465 sq. feet of living space divided into a bathroom, bedroom and living room with kitchen. And while weight isn't usually discussed in the context of houses, given that this one stands on water, it's interesting to note that Prvok weighs 43 tons, according to its creators.

Since the house is separated from the ground, it has a built-in recirculation shower and tanks for drinking and service water. All things considered, the house should last at least 100 years.

Europe's first inhabited 3D printed house

Even in the past few years, 3D printed houses have mostly been showcases designed to showcase the possibilities of the technology. Most have no record of anyone actually driving into them. That changed back in 2017 when the couple moved into a 3D printed house located in Nantes, France, making the Yhnova house the first of its kind to be inhabited in Europe.

The house was created as part of a project between the University of Nantes and the Nantes Laboratory of Digital Sciences. And besides the main claim to fame, a very interesting aspect of the project is the specific technique used in its construction, which came from BatiPrint3D. Instead of 3D printing a concrete structure, the manipulator created wall shells from polyurethane, a material used for insulation. Later, these membranes were filled with concrete. nine0003

In total, it took 54 hours to complete the 3D printing phase of the construction process. However, it took a little over 4 months to complete the construction. This was mainly due to the fact that the roof, doors, windows and installations were made using conventional means. But it doesn't help that the Yhnova isn't all that small, with about 1,025 feet of interior space.

India's first 3D printed house

India's first ever 3D printed house was built back in 2020. The project was carried out by a construction 3D printing startup called Tvasta, which was founded by graduates from the Indian Institute of Technology in Madras. In fact, the campus of the institute in Chennai was chosen as the site for construction. nine0003

The significance of this project lies in its impact on the housing crisis worldwide and in India in particular. The ability to build such a structure in a matter of days and for a minimal fraction of the cost of a standard equivalent home demonstrates the possibility of greatly reducing the country's housing crisis.

The internal area is 600 sq. m. feet, which is distributed in a simple layout with one bedroom and a combined kitchen and living room.

The concrete structure of the house was 3D printed off site and the pieces were later transported and assembled on campus. The foundation, meanwhile, was built using the conventional method of pouring concrete into the ground. nine0003

Africa's first 3D printed house

Back in 2019, the construction of Africa's first 3D printed house by Spanish firm Be More 3D began in the Moroccan city of Ben Guerir. The project was born out of the group's participation in Solar Decathlon Africa, an event that requires members to design and build homes powered only by the sun.

For their application, Be More 3D made a 345 sq. feet, which was printed in about 12 hours. This feat earned them first place and the title of Most Innovative Startup. nine0003

Be More 3D didn't stop at Africa, it later created Spain's first 3D printing house and also developed its own concrete 3D printer in partnership with several corporations working in the automation and materials industries.

First 3D printed house in the US

Last on our list is the first 3D printed house for sale in the US.

This concrete house was printed on site by SQ4D, a company specializing in the development of robotic building systems. The building was constructed using the Arcs concrete extrusion system and the printed structure comes with a 50-year warranty. nine0003

Behind the traditional exterior lies a large living space of 1407 sq. m. feet with three bedrooms and two bathrooms. There is also a detached garage for 2.5 cars.

The house was listed on Zillow in January 2021 for $299,999 and has a pending offer at the time of writing. Considering the size of the house and the fact that its price is 50% less than the cost of comparable newly built houses in the area (according to the agency), we would say that this is a pretty good deal! nine0003

Source: all3dp.com

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Recently, much attention has been paid to the printing of buildings, and printed houses are increasingly appearing in recent years in different countries of the world - in the USA, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, France, Russia, the United Arab Emirates and others. I have prepared a list of existing 3D printed buildings for 2020. nine0003

What is a 3D printer for construction.

Today's 3D construction printers differ in designs and wall construction methods. The most common printers are portal construction, two- and four-support construction, based on a manipulator arm or a circular design. The equipment allows you to create small architectural forms and elements of structures for their subsequent assembly on site, or allow you to print the entire building on the construction site. The height and dimensions of the printed building depend on the specifications of the printer being used. nine0003

How the printing process works.

The extruder extrudes a fast-hardening concrete mixture with various additives. Each subsequent layer is applied on top of the previous one, due to which a vertical structure is formed. The concrete layers below are thus compacted, thereby increasing their ability to withstand the next layers, and hence the entire weight of the structure. To strengthen the structure, it is reinforced, which can be both vertical and horizontal. The laying of the horizontal armored belt is carried out between the layers, the vertical reinforcement is installed after the composition has hardened, and then it is poured with concrete. nine0003

Advantages of 3D printing over other construction methods.

3D printer fabrication opens up great opportunities for construction and related industries. Practical applications have revealed the following advantages of additive manufacturing:

• It removes the limits from the imagination of designers and architects who design buildings, as it provides opportunities that are not available with the construction methods we are used to.
nine0211 High speed of construction of buildings and structures.
• Complete process automation.
• Low power equipment.
• Significant savings compared to conventional construction methods by reducing labor and energy costs and accelerating construction time.
• The formation of building material waste is completely eliminated. nine0212
• Minimization of human intervention in the construction process not only allows building in places inaccessible to people, but also in ordinary areas eliminates the human factor and reduces the likelihood of error.

1. June 2014. China. China's Shanghai WinSun Decoration Design Engineering Co has unveiled 3D printed houses at an industrial park in China's Jiangsu province. A total of ten houses were created, each of which cost a little more than three thousand pounds sterling. Over the next ten months, the technology improved and the company produced several different types of buildings for the exhibition, the tallest of which has five floors. nine0003

2. August 2014. USA. Company Totalkustom Andrey Rudenko printed the lock. The printing took a total of 2 months. The machine's printing speed was 50 cm in 8 hours. The main part of the castle, measuring 3m x 5m and 3.5m high, was printed as a single unit, and the towers were then printed separately.

3. July 2015. China. Chinese company Zhuoda assembled a two-story house in record time. The modular home, made up of six 3D printed modules, was assembled on site in less than 3 hours. Of course actually about 90% of the work was carried out in the company's workshops, and on the site they were only assembled into a single building.

4. September 2015. Philippines. Totalkustom Andrey Rudenko's company built apartments on the territory of a hotel in the Philippines, 10. 5 mx 12.5 m in size and 3 meters high. The building was built using local materials - sand and volcanic ash.

5. May 2016. UAE. Chinese company Shanghai WinSun Decoration Design Engineering Co printed prefabricated structures for the subsequent assembly of an office building in Dubai. The area of ​​a one-story building is about 250 square meters. m.

6. March 2017. Russia. Apis Cor introduced the first 37 sq. m.. The printed house has an interesting shape, but as the participants themselves say: this is just to show the flexibility of printing technology, the shape of the buildings can also be the usual square. Compared to other construction 3D printers, this printer is very compact (4×1.6×1.5 m), weighs 2 tons, and can be easily transported to the construction site. nine0003

7. October 2017. Russia. In Yaroslavl, Spetsavia presented the first residential building in Europe and the CIS, built using construction 3D printing technology. Construction of the house began in 2015. The box of the building was printed by a portal printer piece by piece and then assembled on the foundation in one month in December 2015. In the summer of 2017, the roof was completed and the bulk of the interior finishing work was carried out.

8. March 2018. France. nine0194 Yhnova presented a five-room one-storey house with an area of ​​95 square meters. For its construction, the engineers used a large manipulator, at the end of which an extruder for polyurethane foam is fixed. While working, he applied the foam in accordance with the 3D model of the building loaded into it. After applying the foam, the builders periodically filled the erected part with concrete, and also inserted the frames of doors and windows.