A 3D printing company that's called Apis Cor, is known for being able to print tiny houses within just 24 hours. They recently built a tiny home in Russia for around $10,134 and it came with all of the necessities like plumbing, electrical wiring, and more.
The fixtures like windows and furnishings etc were added after the building frame was printed, and then a coating of paint was added to the exterior as well. The one that was recently built in Russia has a bathroom, living room, kitchen, and hallway.
The company also estimates that the building itself has a lifespan of roughly 175 years.
The company is looking to revolutionize the way that people think about housing and they want to use the 3D printing technology to provide people with a much more cost efficient housing option. Many people today are priced out of the market and the tiny house trend has been growing in many areas, despite strict regulation that's tried to crackdown on tiny homes in various jurisdictions.
Apis Cor say that they want to become the biggest international construction company that seeks to resolve issues related to accommodation around the globe. A lot of people are without their own home, and Apis Cor wants to change that for them. They want to provide efficient, reliable, eco-friendly, housing options.
With the ability to produce a 100 square meter home within just 24 hours, it really opens up the market for lower price points in housing options. They are the first ones to develop a mobile construction 3D printer and it can literally print entire buildings right there on the property site.
The company is looking to print their buildings around the globe: Europe, Africa, Asia, North America, Oceania, South America, Antarctica, they even say they are ready to be the first to start building on mars.
As the tiny home trend continues, we have seen a wide variety of buildings and different types of structures that have been created. Some much bigger than others, some mobile and some not, one man was even in the news recently for his plans to make his tiny home out of hempcrete. And we can see the same with the 3D printing as well, the options are endless for what it seems you can use the 3D printers to create: food, cars, houses, body parts etc. It's exciting to see the two come together for a project like this, to try and help more people see their goal of home ownership realized.
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Source:
http://mashable.com/2017/03/03/3d-house-24-hours.amp
http://apis-cor.com/en/
http://time.com/money/4673304/tiny-house-london-sale-750000/
http://www.thurstontalk.com/2017/03/01/hemp-insulation-tiny-house/