PHOENIX: Seniors may soon be living in 3D printed houses with the technology now available to make this a reality.
Dr Hank Haeusler, senior architecture lecturer at the University of NSW, said building a 3D printed house was technically possible but the key was finding the right client, developer and builders to construct a property.
“I think it is definitely going to happen … I think in five to ten years we will see more and more 3D printed housing construction and nodes,” Dr Haeusler said.
He said researchers had developed a 3D printed structural node that could be used to connect building parts, such as flat concrete walls together, and 3D printing was already being used in the manufacture of cars and planes and in other industries.
While still in an experimental stage, the capability of 3D printers to construct components of a house had been demonstrated, and architects were racing to perfect the technique…
