Comment on 3D printing a house
the_fuckler@nord.pub 15 hours ago
Can anyone tell me now this compares in efficiency to traditional building? It looks like a lot of setup
Comment on 3D printing a house
the_fuckler@nord.pub 15 hours ago
Can anyone tell me now this compares in efficiency to traditional building? It looks like a lot of setup
Not sure about speed but I imagine it could be pretty speedy, if for no other reason than the fact that it can run with much fewer workers and probably also running during the night. I mean even if it was half as slow as manual labour, if it ran for 24 hours, it would still be faster overall.
But another point is that it uses much less material, 70% less according to the article. I suppose that helps with costs and CO2 emissions.
impairedimperator@lemmy.zip 10 hours ago
If you’re switching to concrete, emissions will be worse than pretty much anything else you could use. Concrete is already responsible for some 8-12% of all global CO2 emissions.
What do you mean switching? Think this is more about using less concrete than stopping to use it entirely. That also helps, but yea it’s a problem.
impairedimperator@lemmy.zip 10 hours ago
Most houses around these parts are made of wood, not concrete.
the_fuckler@nord.pub 15 hours ago
That makes sense. 70% less material is a staggering amount, that would probably offset if it ran on literal coal and steam