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3-D Printer Builds a House in a Day

DAILY REAL ESTATE NEWS | THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 2014

A printer that can build a house? A University of Southern California professor has built a colossal 3-D printer that is capable of building a house in 24 hours.

Known as Contour Crafting, the technology could completely overhaul the construction industry in the future. Professor Behrokh Khoshnevis, the researcher behind the technology, has programmed a giant robot to spew out concrete and build a home based on a set computer pattern. The system can lay down cement by gliding along rails. Humans would take over for finishing touches, such as hanging doors and installing windows.

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Researchers say the technology has the potential to reduce the total cost of buying a new home as well as make it possible to quickly build emergency and replacement housing following a major weather disaster.

The technology is currently being tested. The research is being funded by NASA and the Cal-Earth Institute, aimed at investigating the construction of modern civil structures as well as construction on the moon.

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Source: “Researchers Are Making a 3D Printer That Can Build a House in 24 Hours,” Business Insider (Jan. 9, 2014) and “The 3D Printer That Can Build a House in 24 Hours,” MSN (November 2013)

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