Damn..450 to 600k in Georgetown This company's motto was providing "AFFORDABLE HOMES" lol I saw them at SXSW longtime ago. Collaborating with Lennar makes sense at all haha. Unique but have fun fixing and cleaning all the dust on the texture walls
How the 3D printing process works, I think each layer has to have a certain thickness for it to work structurally. Thicker layers also mean faster print time. I'm talking out of my ass when I say this, but I assume they could possibly have a person/robot smooth the layers, but that will add: 1)additional cost, 2)additional error, 3)formula or print route change so that the layers dry slower, giving the robot/person time to smooth every X amount of layers. Lastly, I also don't see why drywall or plaster can't be added on top of the printed concrete. Sure, understandably there will be additional costs, but the fact that they can't formulate all this in shows that the tech is not ready for mass-market. They are just putting out a test of concept and hopeful that there will be an audience willing to buy into the aesthetic/gimmick.
Good points all around here. The future iterations of printer design/methods will make for quicker, cheaper, and more aesthetic builds. I’m going to meet with the ICON engineering team and find answers to the best questions that get asked in these comments. Thank you for the insight @aiebokn
@@aieboknconcrete is actually more fireproof, wet proof and tougher than stick built. A concrete house last 100+ years while standard American stick built last only for 25 years. The house is actually a raised bunker
Pay more than a traditional house to live in a mud hut. You better hope all electric and plumbing is ran perfectly. You're not easily fixing that later.
Great point, the printing process leaves some small gaps between walls to allow for easier additions/fixes. It is still a difficult and expensive process when compared to cutting and patching drywall, but there is indeed a way to get it done ✔️
How does it handle thermal expansion?
So cool! Love the sustainability features.
Would you live in one of these homes?
Nice Work
Thanks
The future of homes
The future
Damn..450 to 600k in Georgetown This company's motto was providing "AFFORDABLE HOMES" lol I saw them at SXSW longtime ago. Collaborating with Lennar makes sense at all haha. Unique but have fun fixing and cleaning all the dust on the texture walls
Wonder if with the upcoming years and technology advancing they will go down.
I'm confused why they couldn't smooth out the walls
How the 3D printing process works, I think each layer has to have a certain thickness for it to work structurally. Thicker layers also mean faster print time.
I'm talking out of my ass when I say this, but I assume they could possibly have a person/robot smooth the layers, but that will add: 1)additional cost, 2)additional error, 3)formula or print route change so that the layers dry slower, giving the robot/person time to smooth every X amount of layers.
Lastly, I also don't see why drywall or plaster can't be added on top of the printed concrete. Sure, understandably there will be additional costs, but the fact that they can't formulate all this in shows that the tech is not ready for mass-market. They are just putting out a test of concept and hopeful that there will be an audience willing to buy into the aesthetic/gimmick.
Good points all around here. The future iterations of printer design/methods will make for quicker, cheaper, and more aesthetic builds. I’m going to meet with the ICON engineering team and find answers to the best questions that get asked in these comments. Thank you for the insight @aiebokn
If it's smooth concrete show cracks
@@aieboknconcrete is actually more fireproof, wet proof and tougher than stick built. A concrete house last 100+ years while standard American stick built last only for 25 years. The house is actually a raised bunker
Pay more than a traditional house to live in a mud hut. You better hope all electric and plumbing is ran perfectly. You're not easily fixing that later.
Great point, the printing process leaves some small gaps between walls to allow for easier additions/fixes. It is still a difficult and expensive process when compared to cutting and patching drywall, but there is indeed a way to get it done ✔️
I can’t get past the ridges on the walls. Makes it look like they didn’t finish the job and you know they’re going to collect a lot of dust.
Yes a lot of people have mentioned the dust on the ridges
How much for your average home in this neighborhood?
@@socialmoravec there are homes from about $400k up to $1M. Average right around $600k!
@@socialmoravec these ranges are for the WOLF RANCH neighborhood as a whole. The 3D printed section by icon/Lennar is about $500k average
I hope they eventually build these in Florida.