DETROIT (Michigan News Source) – A new home built in Detroit is one company’s prototype for energy-efficient, durable, low-cost housing. And it’s hot off the printer.
“We didn’t want to design the most cutting-edge 3D printed house out there,” Citizen Robotics, the construction company, wrote on its website. “We wanted to show the people of Detroit that a 3D printed house is for anyone.”
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The two-bedroom, one-bath house was created using a 3D printer from the automotive industry, a robotic arm, and a soft, airtight mortar. This method is similar to pouring concrete, but Citizen Robotics told WXYZ Detroit that at scale, it requires fewer people, less time, and less money. The mortar is stronger than traditional concrete, and it doesn’t burn.
Bryan Cook, the home’s architect, said the 3D printing industry is prepared for innovation.
“Everything else about what I do is already digital,” Cook told the Detroit Free Press. “I design in 3D. I create the drawings in 3D. I have an interior rendering of the home in 3D. So, now we’re just taking that and actually just printing it.”
Construction on the home began in October of last year after a grant from the Michigan State Housing Development Authority.
The house is slated to hit the market through Keller Williams at $224,500 once it is completed later this year.
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