Social housing built with 3D printing technology in France
Researchers at the University of Nantes (France) announced that for the first time in the world, they have built a social house on site using 3D printing technology thanks to a robot called BatiPrint3D.
It is expected that the first owners of this unique project will be able to move in next June.
ProfessorBenoit Furet, a member of the research team, stressed that 3D printing technology will be the future of the construction industry. "Thanks to robots, we can create walls with complex shapes," said Mr. Furet.
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| Social housing built using 3D printing technology in Nantes, France. |
According to Reuters news agency on April 10, the BatiPrint3D robot only needed about 18 days to build the complete shape of the above construction, by creating hollow walls inside. These walls will be poured with concrete in a separate stage.
Using a special polymer printing material, researchers claim the completed structure will last for at least a century.
Authorities said the house was built on an area of 95 square meters.2This 5-room house will be reserved for a family in the area.
Notably, the house is also equipped with many sensors that measure air quality, humidity and temperature, as well as devices that help evaluate and analyze the thermal properties of the building.
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| Inside a 3D printed apartment in Nantes, France. |
In fact, this is not the first residential building built using 3D technology in the world.
Several similar, iconic structures of technological innovation have also been built using 3D printing technology in China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
However, the construction process of these buildings is quite complicated. People have to make walls using 3D printing technology in one place and then transport them to another place to assemble instead of building them on site like the French apartment.
The old way also created apartments with simple shapes.
Researchers believe that 3D printing technology will be able to help homeowners save on energy costs. Therefore, the Nantes city government is planning to implement many projects to build buildings using this special technology./.
