Company Creates cheap 3d printable house

[mr moose]

8 minutes ago, kokakolia said:

It’s more like all of humanity works to produce services and goods in excess. Yet everyone is poor, well with the exception of the wealthiest people on Earth. The optimist in me thinks that if we abolish money and if we benevolently help each other out, then we shouldn’t work no more than 3 hours a day. And we should eat the best food in the world. However, we’ll have to completely change our lifestyle. And this is where things get hairy, because our society values hard work and consumerism above anything else.

That is partly very true and also a 20th century mindset, it does not really apply to today or the future.  For reasons I will outline below

8 minutes ago, kokakolia said:

We are encouraged to work ourselves sick to afford big things like an Education, a home or an expensive car. Not owning a house with a huge lawn, several cars, the latest smartphone and gigantic TVs is out of the question for most Americans.

This is where culture and economics is changing.  Remember no that long ago only the exceedingly rich had a car or a tv or even a fridge even in some cases, as time moves on relative financial status becomes less a barrier to ownership. I personally old enough to remember when the working classes did not have microwaves or color tvs.   As production reaches zero sum margins (profit margins are at zero because losses are at zero thus making everything essential cost price), consumerist society gets everything it wants without having to work harder or longer. And this is happening,  there are not for profits and startups that can leverage existing business to bring product into the home very cheaply.  It may not be there yet for material products but it is getting closer.  And this is reflected int he standard of living which has been growing since the industrial revolution.   With regard to education there are already countries moving to a free education system.   This concept that everything must be paid for by the users and it isn't fair if we don't share the wealth based on last centuries definitions of entitlements is flawed when we look at how the future is panning out.  We don;t even need universal pay, we don't need a socialist/conservative mindset in fact we don't even need post modernism.  We just need to accept that no one will need to work as long as they did and some fields of work are no longer necessary. lost trades if you will.

 

8 minutes ago, kokakolia said:

A lot of developing countries like India and China want a taste of that lifestyle too. So we’re doomed. We are so doomed.

I think you will find the governments of those countries are working hard to not make the same mistakes the western world did yet enjoy the same utopia financial future.  In fact If I were you I would be more worried about the US not being able to move with the times and it will become yesterdays third world while india and china enjoy almost free energy and peer to peer economic strengths.

 

8 minutes ago, kokakolia said:

I am sure that sleeping in a dorm room and dining at a community kitchen doesn’t sound as appealing but that could be the reality if we all live on universal income. As a former University student, I think that this lifestyle absolutely rocks. You never have to cook. Cleaning is minimal. Everything is nearby. And you can spend most of your time at Rec centres and libraries. And you can easily get involved in activities with people around you. 

No need for a universal income.  Just a re think in how wealth is distributed.

 

8 minutes ago, kokakolia said:

Our society should value culture, health and a sense of sharing and community over hard work, individualism and consumerism. Owning your own stuff is very overrated. 

Absolutely, and these areas are where people will need to be working in the future. They are the jobs that automation and labor saving devices will not replace.

[zramsey11]

Wow that's fricken awesome. I can see the future of construction being mainly through the means of 3d printing.

[mynameisjuan]

6 minutes ago, zramsey11 said:

Wow that's fricken awesome. I can see the future of construction being mainly through the means of 3d printing.

Its one of the worst ways to construct buildings....

[yian88]

That house is BS and too expensive, im going to build myself a wooden house this summer hopefully and the estimated costs are 6-7k and bigger that that hut.

All this 3D printring hypetrain, just use regular wood its cheaper and proven to resist.

Not to mention that they needed a very big foundation for that house, wooden house can be easily be built on pylons which are much much cheaper than concrete foundation and faster to build and can keep houses out of the water in rainy places in poor countries.

As others have said prefabricated elements like wooden panels with insulation are much cheaper/faster (workforce costs a lot) + if you build on concrete pylon which anyone can build on site without requiring the cement mixer + pump truck on site like a regular foundation, id bet you can build houses of same size with 5-6k$ with what i mentioned, if the people contribute to the build and  dont require a payed construction firm to do everything.

[kokakolia]

3 hours ago, yian88 said:

That house is BS and too expensive, im going to build myself a wooden house this summer hopefully and the estimated costs are 6-7k and bigger that that hut.

All this 3D printring hypetrain, just use regular wood its cheaper and proven to resist.

Not to mention that they needed a very big foundation for that house, wooden house can be easily be built on pylons which are much much cheaper than concrete foundation and faster to build and can keep houses out of the water in rainy places in poor countries.

As others have said prefabricated elements like wooden panels with insulation are much cheaper/faster (workforce costs a lot) + if you build on concrete pylon which anyone can build on site without requiring the cement mixer + pump truck on site like a regular foundation, id bet you can build houses of same size with 5-6k$ with what i mentioned, if the people contribute to the build and  dont require a payed construction firm to do everything.

Yep, everything is cheaper when you do it yourself. You save a lot of money on labour costs. I also think that prefabrication is a good way to go about it. I mean it’s just amazing what what you can do with sea cans. Entire hotels are built from sea cans and nobody realizes it until you tell them. 

 

The main argument for 3D printing (IMO) is archetecture. The possibilities are endless for shapes and structures. It would be kinda cool to have the top of a building end in a dome shape, negating the need for a roof. We could also build more curved structures which are more structurely sound than square buildings for earthquakes. 

[zramsey11]

4 hours ago, mynameisjuan said:

Its one of the worst ways to construct buildings....

How so? It's cheaper, quicker, and totally variable by the click of a button. You could create a house however you want and have it printed out promptly. Additionally, the material composition can be changed to fit the needs of the environment and hosted family.

[zramsey11]

12 hours ago, kokakolia said:

It’s more like all of humanity works to produce services and goods in excess. Yet everyone is poor, well with the exception of the wealthiest people on Earth. The optimist in me thinks that if we abolish money and if we benevolently help each other out, then we shouldn’t work no more than 3 hours a day. And we should eat the best food in the world. However, we’ll have to completely change our lifestyle. And this is where things get hairy, because our society values hard work and consumerism above anything else. We are encouraged to work ourselves sick to afford big things like an Education, a home or an expensive car. Not owning a house with a huge lawn, several cars, the latest smartphone and gigantic TVs is out of the question for most Americans. A lot of developing countries like India and China want a taste of that lifestyle too. So we’re doomed. We are so doomed.

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Ehhhhhhhhh... America doesn't like communism so much, as you inherently said. Not so much of a possibility, everyone "living like kings". We're all doomed :)))))

[Jito463]

Oh, the liberal pie-in-the-sky dreams posted here.  It's as if everyone forgets human nature, and assumes that no one will be lazy or greedy.  While we're at it, why don't we get a herd of rainbow butterfly unicorn kittens to keep people company.  It's just as likely to happen.

 

 

So sorry for throwing a dose of reality into the thread.