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Europe’s largest 3D printer just spat out an entire two-story tall home<\/a>, an effort by Belgian sustainable construction company Kamp C. According to the company, it’s the biggest house printed in one piece<\/a>, with a fixed printer, in history.<\/p> The 32-by-32 foot printer works in much the same way as its much smaller plastic-printing additive cousins — except that it uses a specially mixed concrete to build layer by layer.<\/p> Such a process has key advantages over conventional builds: It’s significantly faster, it’s far more judicious with material usage, and could even cut construction costs as a result.<\/p> “The material’s compressive strength is three times greater than that of the conventional quick build brick,” Marijke Aerts, the project manager, told New Atlas<\/em><\/a>. “Besides the fibers in the concrete, the amount of wire-mesh reinforcement used is extremely limited. As a result of the printing technology used, formwork was redundant, saving an estimated sixty percent on material, time, and budget.”<\/p> The 980 square feet two-story home is still more of a demo than a livable structure, but it’s technically large enough and even features sustainable amenities, like solar panels and underfloor heating.<\/p> “Printing this building is mainly a statement,” Emiel Ascione, project manager at Kamp C, told Digital Trends<\/em><\/a>. “It shows the construction industry the accessibility and potential of this technique.”<\/p> READ MORE: <\/strong>Europe’s biggest 3D printer helps create an entire two-story house<\/a> [Digital Trends<\/em>] More on printing houses:<\/strong> These Adorable 3D-Printed Houses Could Solve Homelessness<\/a><\/em><\/p> The post Watch a 3D Printer Spit Out an Entire Two-Story House<\/a> appeared first on Futurism<\/a>.<\/p> Read more here: Big Printer Europe\u2019s largest 3D printer just spat out an entire two-story tall home , an effort by Belgian sustainable construction company Kamp C. According to the company, it\u2019s the biggest house printed in one piece , with a fixed printer, in history. The 32-by-32 foot printer works in much the same way as its much smaller plastic-printing\u00a0additive cousins \u2014 except that it uses a specially mixed concrete to build layer by layer. Continue reading Faster, Cheaper, Stronger<\/h2>
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