3D Mud Houses Provide Shelter In Impoverished Countries
- 10 years ago
3D printing has come a very long way in recent years. An Italian business has announced that sometime in the future, 3D printed mud houses will be providing shelter to individuals and families in impoverished countries.
3D printing has come a very long way in recent years. An Italian business has announced that sometime in the future, 3D printed mud houses will be providing shelter to individuals and families in impoverished countries.
3D printer company WASP recently showed off the machine at Maker Faire Rome. The printer is a 20 foot tall contraption that can be moved and assembled on site, as part of a process that takes about 2 hours.
Once it’s all put together, the printer can be filled with local fiber and mud or clay. The machine is appropriately called the Big Delta.
During the small scale presentation at the event the printer intricately stacked up layers of mud like a traditional home foundation would be laid.
WASP founder, Massimo Moretti came up with the idea for the Big Delta. He remarked “We created first commercial extruders for clay, porcelain and ceramic, to give the chance of producing objects which have functionality and commerce value. Work and progress are the cornerstones of our thought.”
It’s unclear when exactly the printer will officially be put to use, but staffers at WASP hint it could be utilized next year in Sardinia because of the abundance of wool which can act as a fibrous binder for the mud.
3D printing has come a very long way in recent years. An Italian business has announced that sometime in the future, 3D printed mud houses will be providing shelter to individuals and families in impoverished countries.
3D printer company WASP recently showed off the machine at Maker Faire Rome. The printer is a 20 foot tall contraption that can be moved and assembled on site, as part of a process that takes about 2 hours.
Once it’s all put together, the printer can be filled with local fiber and mud or clay. The machine is appropriately called the Big Delta.
During the small scale presentation at the event the printer intricately stacked up layers of mud like a traditional home foundation would be laid.
WASP founder, Massimo Moretti came up with the idea for the Big Delta. He remarked “We created first commercial extruders for clay, porcelain and ceramic, to give the chance of producing objects which have functionality and commerce value. Work and progress are the cornerstones of our thought.”
It’s unclear when exactly the printer will officially be put to use, but staffers at WASP hint it could be utilized next year in Sardinia because of the abundance of wool which can act as a fibrous binder for the mud.