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The five-story building was made with recycled construction waste and a 150-meter long printer.

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The Shanghai-based construction firm WinSun Decoration Design Engineering has unveiled a five-story apartment building made entirely with a giant 3D printer, and is calling it "the world's tallest 3D-printed building." With a terra cotta brick-like exterior, the building is on display at the Suzhou Industrial Park, along with a 1,100-square-meter (11,840-square-foot) 3D-printed neoclassical mansion.

The buildings were made with a patented "ink" created from a mixture of recycled construction waste, coursed through a 150-meter long printer. This is the same technology that the company demonstrated last year when it printed 10 affordable single-story houses in 24 hours, a feat that captured the imagination of architects, humanitarian aid agencies, and governments looking for alternative housing solutions.

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According to the chief engineer of China Construction, Ma Rongquan, who inspected the buildings, both structures are in compliance with national standards, though he was quick to note that there were really no standards written yet for 3D-printed architecture. "We need to revise and improve such a standard for the future," Rongquan told the 3D-printing-focused blog 3Ders.

Ten of the mansions have already been pre-ordered by a Taiwanese real estate group, and the Egyptian government has ordered 20,000 of the affordable single-story houses.

WinSun is not the only company to embark on printing houses—nor does it make the most beautiful 3D buildings—but unlike some of the other companies in the field, its ambitions are global, and it seems to have had some success convincing investors of its scalability. Quartz reached out to WinSun for comment, but did not hear back before publication.

At the press conference earlier this month, WinSun CEO Ma Yi He announced the company's plans to build 3D construction factories in more than 20 countries, including the U.S., Saudi Arabia, the U.A.E, Qatar, Morocco, and Tunisia. Its engineers are currently working on a printer that turns desert sand into building material.

The Associated Press toured the models on display at the Suzhou Industrial Park:

 
commie blocks now made out of lego blocks :woot:
good news for Africa and South America.

time to print out a million of these
 
3-D printing technology changes house building
By Wang Hongyi in Shanghai (China Daily) Updated: 2015-01-20 07:57
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A 1,100-square-meter villa is seen in the Suzhou Industrial Park in Jiangsu province on Sunday. [Photo/XINHUA]

3-D printing technology is revolutionizing the way houses are built.

A stand-alone villa and a full-sized, six-story building that had been created by huge printers with "contour crafting", commonly known as 3-D printing technology, were recently shown at the Suzhou industrial park in Jiangsu province.

"3-D technology has integrated the traditional processes of building a house, which helps improve work efficiency, shorten the time scale and save costs," said Ma Yihe, who developed the printers used to build the houses.

Ma, who is also president of the Shanghai Winsun decoration and design company, said 3-D printing technology helped save 30 to 60 percent on building materials and 50 to 80 percent in labor.

He said the villa, which covers 1,100 square meters, will be sold for more than 80 million yuan ($12.8 million), while its printing cost was just over 1 million yuan.

Earlier in 2014, the company printed out 10 one-story houses in the Shanghai Hi-Tech Industrial Park in less than a day with the giant printers.

The printers, measuring 32 meters long, 10 meters wide and 6.6 meters tall, created the houses by adding the materials layer by layer.

"All the printing materials are from construction waste, industrial waste or tailings," Ma said. "What we do is turn the waste to our advantage. Besides that, the new technology doesn't produce any more waste. The whole process has played a role in improving the environment."

Ma has been exploring 3-D printing technology for the construction industry for 12 years.

"We have done a lot of safety tests on these houses, and there is no need to worry about the safety issues," Ma said.

The company said it has established a joint venture with a US partner and plans to establish factories in countries such as Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Morocco, Tunisia and the United States within three years.

In China, the company has already established partnerships with a number of building companies and real estate developers.

"3-D printing technology is a revolution in the real estate industry," said Chen Sheng, president of China Real Estate Data Academy. "In the future, furniture and houses can be custom-made to suit people's own requirements."
 
Forget far future the supreme commander 3d building technology is now here.
P.S can it be used to construct warship and tanks .Just wondering no troll?

Who cares about real estate I bet with this technology china can make copy of the ddg 1000 zumwalt class destroyer!:yahoo::china:
 
The five-story building was made with recycled construction waste and a 150-meter long printer.

lead_large.jpg

Welcome home. (3Ders.org)
The Shanghai-based construction firm WinSun Decoration Design Engineering has unveiled a five-story apartment building made entirely with a giant 3D printer, and is calling it "the world's tallest 3D-printed building." With a terra cotta brick-like exterior, the building is on display at the Suzhou Industrial Park, along with a 1,100-square-meter (11,840-square-foot) 3D-printed neoclassical mansion.

The buildings were made with a patented "ink" created from a mixture of recycled construction waste, coursed through a 150-meter long printer. This is the same technology that the company demonstrated last year when it printed 10 affordable single-story houses in 24 hours, a feat that captured the imagination of architects, humanitarian aid agencies, and governments looking for alternative housing solutions.

f47c434c8.jpg

(3Ders.org)
e593e088f.jpg

(3Ders.org)
According to the chief engineer of China Construction, Ma Rongquan, who inspected the buildings, both structures are in compliance with national standards, though he was quick to note that there were really no standards written yet for 3D-printed architecture. "We need to revise and improve such a standard for the future," Rongquan told the 3D-printing-focused blog 3Ders.

Ten of the mansions have already been pre-ordered by a Taiwanese real estate group, and the Egyptian government has ordered 20,000 of the affordable single-story houses.

WinSun is not the only company to embark on printing houses—nor does it make the most beautiful 3D buildings—but unlike some of the other companies in the field, its ambitions are global, and it seems to have had some success convincing investors of its scalability. Quartz reached out to WinSun for comment, but did not hear back before publication.

At the press conference earlier this month, WinSun CEO Ma Yi He announced the company's plans to build 3D construction factories in more than 20 countries, including the U.S., Saudi Arabia, the U.A.E, Qatar, Morocco, and Tunisia. Its engineers are currently working on a printer that turns desert sand into building material.

The Associated Press toured the models on display at the Suzhou Industrial Park:

:omghaha::rofl:
 
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