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In Italy, a 3D printer printed a house out of mud for $ 1000


In Italy, a 3D printer printed a house out of mud for $ 1000

Experiments with the creation of affordable housing using 3D printing technologies will not stop. A new word in this topic was said by the specialists of the Italian company WASP. Their new project is literally made of dirt and cost only $1000.


Construction mixture, which was used in the process, 25% consisted of conventional soil taken on one of the Italian sites. Another 40% of the composition was formed by straw, 25% — rice husks and only 10% — limestone. The resulting solution was used to print the walls of the house, but the roof of the building is made of wood, and the whole structure is on a concrete Foundation, however, also printed on a 3D printer.

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The result was a building with Windows, the total area of which was 20 sq. m. the Interior is decorated with wood and produces a pleasant enough impression for the object made of such materials. The construction process took 10 days and the project budget was only €900 (about $1000). However, this amount included only the price of directly used building materials, excluding the cost of labor.

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The building was named Gaia and, of course, has an experimental character. Italian experts believe that this prototype can be useful for solving the housing problem in a number of developing countries.

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