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Sat, 2018-09-29 17:30 — Liliana Santirso
3D printed homes for less than 4.000 dollars

ICON,a Company from Austin ,Texas,has developed this 3D printed houses. At the moment they have one of them on a trial as one of their offices. They are commited now to buid a whole community homes for homeless people in El Salvador.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCzS2FZoB-I

Groups audience: 
Housing - Global

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Sat, 2018-10-06 05:30 — mdmcdonald

We are introducing 3D printing projects to help build a green circular political economy in places which have under-developed local value chains.  The idea is to enable local value creation that benefits the local community.  

 

This is an interesting example of 3D printing that may have social value within a green circular economy.  Here are a few questions?  What is the cost of the machine that prints these houses?  Where is the printing machine built?  How many petrochemicals are used in moving this machine from the US to El Salvador, and in the process of building this house?  What is the carbon foot print of the house?  

What is the substrate that is used as the building material?  Where does it come from?  Is there any toxicity or waste involved in the process?

Interesting and thought-provoking post.

Mike

Michael D. McDonald, Dr.P.H. 

 

Coordinator

Global Health Response and Resilience Alliance

 

Chairman 

Oviar Global Resilience Systems, Inc. 

 

Executive Director 

Health Initiatives Foundation, Inc.

 


Sat, 2018-10-06 08:14 — Kathy Gilbeaux

The answers to some of the questions can be found within the links below . . .

ICON - Frequently asked questions
https://www.iconbuild.com/faq/

New Story and ICON Working Together to 3D Print Homes in the Developing World
https://3dprint.com/206481/3d-printing-homes-el-salvador/

 

 

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