Last week, we looked at the joint effort by the city of New York and community groups to restore the health of New York Harbour by repopulating it with its once abundant oyster reefs.
It was the perfect story to show how 21-century science can bring back ecological balance and how the quality of our environments effects our quality of life.
Today we want to head to Germany to highlight more 21-century science, this time a technology that’s been big on hype but so far failed to deliver the kind of positive disruption that’s been promised for a decade or more – 3D-printing at scale, and in this case, 3D-printed houses.
In this video from The B1Mconstruction YouTube channel, we’re introduced learn about the first 3D-printed house in Germany to go on sale after receiving formal planning permission. Germany has one of the toughest building codes in the world and to receive the approval is a major milestone for the technology.
Up to now, proponents of 3D-printed houses in several countries have created simple, demonstration models, but this house outside Ulm is the real-deal.
We learn from Peri executives – the company that built the house – that while the 3D-printing equipment set up took only 2 men over 2 days to complete, the real savings come from the precision of its construction – 3D printing makes no errors and creates no wastage.
And that means a saving of 12 days just in the electrical fit-out.
Now that the technology has reached the stage where it’s commercially viable, it’s no surprise to Switch ON Living members that the biggest impediment to its widespread adoption is a change in mindset across the construction sector.
The Switched ON Living community know just how important it is to have a mindset that’s agile, positive and embraces change. It’s our Switched ON mindset which will keep us alert and younger and longer.
