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I keep seeing this stuff and it looks interesting but I have yet to see a proper finished community with people living in them and talking about what it's like and how maintenance costs are compared to a stick-built house..etc.

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>Additive manufacturing (AM) has been getting a lot of attention over the years, with its use in construction a recurring theme. Generally this brings to mind massive 3D printers that are carted to construction sites and assemble entire homes on the spot. That’s the perspective with which a recent ZDNet article by [Rajiv Rao] opens, before asking whether AM in construction is actually solving any problems. As [Rajiv] notes, the main use of such on-site AM construction is for exclusive, expensive designs, such as ICON’s House Zero which leans into the extruded concrete printing method.

I keep seeing this stuff and it looks interesting but I have yet to see a proper finished community with people living in them and talking about what it's like and how maintenance costs are compared to a stick-built house..etc. Archive: https://archive.today/433Kp From the post: >>Additive manufacturing (AM) has been getting a lot of attention over the years, with its use in construction a recurring theme. Generally this brings to mind massive 3D printers that are carted to construction sites and assemble entire homes on the spot. That’s the perspective with which a recent ZDNet article by [Rajiv Rao] opens, before asking whether AM in construction is actually solving any problems. As [Rajiv] notes, the main use of such on-site AM construction is for exclusive, expensive designs, such as ICON’s House Zero which leans into the extruded concrete printing method.

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I recall reading the 3d printed home built in my state had to be destroyed due to some fault... Found it https://hackaday.com/2023/11/29/iowa-demolishes-its-first-3d-printed-house/

Failed to meet strength requirements.

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Yeah, I am still interested in the tech and the ideas behind it but it seems like what they can currently produce is not "safe" and most people have no interest living in them. With few exceptions, most of them are "bug boxes". No basement, single story, limited space/conveniences.. etc.

Maybe the "city people" would see them as luxury but that article said these fucking things can cost over $500k. Where is my cost benefit analysis on this? This seems like a over priced gimmick. I thought the entire point of these was to build them fast and build them cheap? $500k is not even close to "cheap".

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Right on the mark, the point was to make it cheaper process, it is still mich cheaper to prefab walls and move them on site, just like I used to do 25 years ago.