You are right. We don’t realize.

Never heard of an "Americains" btw wood houses are better than your sh*tty concrete and stone wich reminds me of stone age living.

Affordable homes seem weird to you too

@@zunedog31 Actually no, In Africa, affordable/cheap is the norm.

Thanks shells that was interesting honestly I feel like Icon should be pre-wiring that stuff

you could always put the plaster over top so you wouldn't have the dust issue

obiviously the house contruction must be appropriate with the climate of the place, still as a start point this is really good.

Print with more isulation in mind I guess

Could probably just ad a nozzle to the printer that fills the walls with expanding foam.

Seems like u didn't listen when they were talking or you didn't watch it all. Go to 4:47 where they actually adress that

Couldn’t agree more!

It certainly adds a little feng shui element by sort of facilitating movement in the house. Those horizontal lines subconsciously would ensure that

And it is so nice place for dust to live in!

I like that curvy quasi-pueblo 3D printed concrete juxtaposed by the straight, manufactured wooden structure. Super unique looking

The concrete will be impossible to clean and painting over it will be extremely laborious.

you could say its the PRINTties thing you ever saw from a printer

I think I'd like to Air BnB it first for about a month. That would tell me all the hidden quirks that might get on my nerves. Then after that, redesign the house accordingly and eliminate the annoying stuff.

@@carlsloan8021 just a matter of time until there is some sort of hardware that runs and smooths it, like icing on a cake, if you dont want this look anywhere

On resale yes but that's actually another advantage to having one built. You then can sell it later for pretty much guaranteed profit. You save significantly on labor costs with a 3d printed house which is what makes them so much less expensive.

I think it might lower cost of materials and labor to build, but they will just raise the price and keep more profit

Even if they were not unique and luxurious, they would still charge you an arm and a leg. Price is driven by the general market value. Demand is high. And they are here to make a profit.

Plus I doubt that it is not really durable like whenever there is an earthquake or typhoon, the house would immediately broke into pieces

Not really. Your only setback is the supply chain. If demand rises, the materials would become more accessible, and the technology itself already is cheaper to roll out versus regular construction.

Making the walls not curved would have been an even better use of space...

the small office space really tucked into the wall, its almost like its not truly *in* the room

Some of the curves took up space instead of adding it lmao.

@@Yue_Jin plus they add surface, wich leads to higher loss of warmth.

@@KAMI_24 Curves also help the wall stand on its own. Hard to judge without looking at the blueprints and studying the material and technique more in detail, but curved walls are common with several adobe-based construction techniques, particularly those kinds of "waves"/wiggly lines.

Well, the thermal mass of the concrete helps a lot, and putting insulation inside behind those panels doesn’t seem like too tough a thing to implement. Might also be possible to print walls in the same way corrugated cardboard is made, to make gaps inside the walls that can be filled with insulation. A honeycomb design might even make it particularly resistant to tornados and hurricanes. It’s already probably better than wood frame houses against high winds as is. I worry about earthquakes, though, and freeze-thaw cycles. Perhaps they could lay cable down on each pass of the printer head, and print double layer walls, one layer on each side of a line of vertical rebar poles.

From the construction montage there looks to be gaps that could insulate and there don't appear to be obvious cold bridges connecting the outer and inner walls so it would work pretty much exactly like traditional masonry. The way each layer slightly varies is going to make it very anoying to fit or hang things to the wall. I also wonder how building height factors in to strength with this technique

Those exterior walls are over 8” at the base

Theres 2 walls printed the outside and interior w a gap inbetween for wiring and stuff so u could probs do stuff there

Just lay it on thicc

There’s actually a 200 housing community going up in Virginia made using this technology. Super cool

why does she keep calling them the "chronically homeless?"

I would think of it like a condo where you can't add or change the layout, but you could just reimagine the space you have.

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As a builder myself I’d bet the farm that this is NOT cheaper, more efficient or more environmentally friendly. At least not in southern Ontario.

@@Peter-xn2kc when you find the actual answer to that, write an article about it on Medium!

@@Peter-xn2kc well of course you wouldn't you're a builder this kinda stuff makes you nervous

I thought of the “dusting” too. So would you then have polished concrete to make cleaning easier? I guess we will find out huh😗 As for the heating and cooling, like floors, if that machine can work around a water membrane or piping in the walls for climate control, that would be cool. Run the loop of the radiant heating/cooling floor tubing for concrete in the floor, then up the walls and pour around it🤷‍♂️ Good comment, got me thinking 🙌🙌

A solution (with added labor cost) would be to smooth plaster the interior walls.

I saw the Three Birds using a lot of white roofs in Oz. White roof was never a thing here in central Europe, but they are si seemed more and more often, and also green roofs. I thing partially underground houses are cool and effective if you live in a hilly terrain.

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@@leoprg5330 Partially underground houses are very common here in Slovenia because of terrain. But it's only the basement and garage that are partially underground. And it's always so nice and cool in the summer.

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1) with difficulty. 2) Its all concrete so its bad. You dampen sound with different sound dampening structures. Ranging from furniture, rugs, heavy curtains, sound treatment, etc. 3) You need their blend to patch or it will look bad. or you just plaster over it all.

Did I miss it… the most important question, - Just how much cheaper is it? for a same size house built conventionally - 10%? a third? 50%??

Good points.

@@pawelzabicki7785 I went to their website searching for answers to similar questions and found that the print time for this build was 10 days and the finish out took an additional 8 months. They say homes in the 400-500 sq ft range take 24 hours spread across a couple of days to print. They travel all over the US and Mexico. It seems like you can custom design but not 100% on that. I wish I could find pricing information! That's what I'm most interest in knowing lol

I cannot imagine it’s going to cost less than a conventional home

@@NightMaresInTheSky Thank you for this. I'm sure everywhere that watches the video has the same 3 or 4 questions.

@@NightMaresInTheSky You can get those Styrofoam and plastic forms, and a concrete pumper. That can be done in a couple hours.

I think just the fact that it’s 3D printed and not traditionally framed is the only way you can achieve that level of customization, since they know the size of the desk and chairs their going to use, and have to plan the outline of the house on cad, it’s much easier to make everything fit perfectly.

I love the way it looks, but yeah, you notice how much of their storage is built in. You're not fitting much traditional furniture into those rounded corners.

the whole structure is to showcase what the tech can do - not to appease your aesthetics nor out of necessity. it can and does have flat walls when needed.

@@sashrafi90 IT MUST APPEASE

The concrete-printed walls add an interesting texture and can provide better insulation than traditional materials. Additionally, planning for expanded electrical and plumbing options is crucial when it comes to long-term functionality and adaptability.

concrete homes are..kind of the norm in europe. its always confused me why americans build with wood outside of hurricane zones.

@@romanplays1 Affordability

You can make more money with wood homes

@@romanplays1 MONEY~ MORE taxes~

@@Eldomibori your homes aren’t affordable.

Maybe on the inside you could use a blower.....probably a lower powered unit. This would at least get the dust into the air, and then it could be taken care of by the HVAC unit. Maybe.

Exactly what I was thinking! The ribs in the concrete are perfect for collecting dust, but would be really hard to clean. Concrete's rough texture holds dust really well too.

Nothing a powerwash couldn't fix, this type of building will probably stay as novelty though

Meh, look at desert cities like Las Vegas with the ugly stucco exterior, they get dirty the day after being built lol. Nothing new to us desert folk.

@@ElleryOmur what if you cover the inside rib with thin flat wood.

I do NOT want that house. to many "technical" /structural Restrictions inovolved with it and it required constricted sizes. The material is a horible mess. Then huge expense to "cover/finish those walls". Wiring and plumbing issues. If you want to build something like that there are better/Cheaper , simpler ways to do it. search ,... Oh what is it called, Mud/sand bag , earthen bag construction. And I am not saying I would want that for my main house. I've have seen nice hotel rooms.... cement is a mess! espeically when you leave it exposed. Dirt , spiders, and bugs "sticking to it" , then trying to deal with plumbing, elextrical etc, and even try hanging a shelf or picture. :-)) that texture is aweful. even beyond cleaning it has problems. the novelty would wear off quickly. and trying to cover that up with wood, plaster, etc... IS $$$$$ Are you noticing that even with the camera/"lense"?shooting done to try and make it look bigger. Look at how SMALL the rooms are. EVEN The ones that are supposed to be "larger rooms" Oh and I live in a mostly solid cement walls and roof/ceiling ... I will call Bull Sheets on it being 75 F inside on days when it is in the 90's . I live in the desert and once it starts warming up in the spring in the "90's" after a few days the cement warms up, the walls warm up and there is no way you are going to have 75F inside without turning on the AC. if it goes "hot" then cold" then "hot" the cold for a couple of days, then Maybe... But after after a few solid days or warm/hot temps, the cement warms up. and as the temps keep on climing for "the SUMMER/ spring" the walls of the building keep getting warmer. In the low desert in AZ, if I turn off the AC it will "quickly" start climbing toward the 90's F. I guess higher if you forget to turn on the AC. Oh, and of course the Reverse happens in the winter. Sure the novelty of this is "cute" but the reality is.................. Not So Great. especially if you DON'T want just a little/cramped "single persons" condo/vacation condo" and You don't want the MESS of unfinished cement walls. You know what else you will notice about this... NO REBAR REINFORCEMENT/"structural support".

I do NOT want that house. to many "technical" /structural Restrictions inovolved with it and it required constricted sizes. The material is a horible mess. Then huge expense to "cover/finish those walls". Wiring and plumbing issues. If you want to build something like that there are better/Cheaper , simpler ways to do it. search ,... Oh what is it called, Mud/sand bag , earthen bag construction. And I am not saying I would want that for my main house either. I've have seen nice hotel rooms.... cement is a mess! espeically when you leave it exposed. Dirt , spiders, and bugs "sticking to it" and those layers/grooves! then trying to deal with plumbing, electrical etc, and even try hanging a shelf or picture. :-)) wanna change a door or window? 😅😅😅 that texture is aweful. even beyond cleaning it has problems. the novelty would wear off quickly. and trying to cover that up with wood, plaster, etc... IS $$$$$ Are you noticing that even with the camera/"lense"?shooting done to try and make it look bigger. Look at how SMALL the rooms are. EVEN The ones that are supposed to be "larger rooms" Oh and I live in a mostly solid cement walls and roof/ceiling ... I will call Bull Sheets on it being 75 F inside on days when it is in the 90's . I live in the desert and once it starts warming up in the spring in the "90's" after a few days the cement warms up, the walls warm up and there is no way you are going to have 75F inside without turning on the AC. if it goes "hot" then cold" then "hot" the cold for a couple of days, then Maybe... But after after a few solid days or warm/hot temps, the cement warms up. and as the temps keep on climing for "the SUMMER/ spring" the walls of the building keep getting warmer. In the low desert in AZ, if I turn off the AC it will "quickly" start climbing toward the 90's F. I guess higher if you forget to turn on the AC. Oh, and of course the Reverse happens in the winter. Sure the novelty of this is "cute" but the reality is.................. Not So Great. especially if you DON'T want just a little/cramped "single persons" condo/vacation condo" and You don't want the MESS of unfinished cement walls. You know what else you will notice about this... NO REBAR REINFORCEMENT/"structural support". And there Are More issues than just these... Ahh but the Novelty of it. 😅

You're curvy and autistic

I know right

That's the showcase of what 3D printing is capable of. The beauty of 3D printing technology is freedom in constructing intricate designs.

exactly what i thought. smooth the walls as you go and put insulation between the inner and outer wall and this becomes way more universal and applicable for other climates.

I agree about the wall texture being a dust trap, it's cool for the outside, but the inside walls need plastering, otherwise I love the idea. Saving on electric bill offsets the concrete costs. I would live in a 3d printed house.

@@calidag Where I live in the northeast the outside wall texture would be a mold trap. I have to power wash the outside of my house every year, that concrete would be awful to clean.

@@markboelte1415 Solution, they need to print smooth walls

​@@calidagthey can stucco walls..mentioned 4:45

They are not cheap at all, if you recreated the house in the video, it would be around $450,000. They make houses that are 350sq feet for around $4,000.

@@beet111 Cheaper than the average house in Las Vegas right now lol. Plus, the ones you get here are 20 years old and need upgrades for $450k

@@beet111 thats wayyyyy better than sydney lmao

@@beet111 thats wayyyyy better than [insert any major city] lmao -LA-

@@beet111 Define cheap. Most houses in my area are ~900k

I actually like the way it looks

Agree I like more of a smooth look :c

@@ultramasterultra5724 But not everyone does, and the textured cement 1000% will be a magnet for dust without the possibility of properly cleaning it. And then you also have the issue of cement retaining water a lot, which in more humid climates would lead to mold - it all needs to be refined imo.

You realize this would destroy the contracting market as well right you pay for a professional to build your house if you cheap out you get what you pay for this would literally flatline the price universally ruining the contractor field.

@@loliking2763 Contractors deserve to be destroyed, scum. My neighbor is finishing her basement right now, the contractor is charging her $175 an hour, I told her to ask him where he got his medical degree from, which by the way she's actually a physician, so he's charging her more than she makes in an hour. Also I have owned many homes and a lot of contractors do garbage work, at any price range. Even when you buy their own homes there is no guarantee you will get a good house. I have handymen trying to charge $75 a hour, painters charging $50 an hour, there really needs to be an influx of foreign labor to knock these guys down a peg or two back to where they belong.

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@@loliking2763 Meh, I've worked in the construction industry. This would just be one more tool to add to the list. The more ways you can drop costs, the more that money can be used to add other things to houses that people want.

@@loliking2763 why ppl always come up with this will take away job? It's not even a good point and it's dumb as sh**. Then might as well stop car manufactor because it elimiate horse. Stop manufactor freezer because it took away the job of ice breaker. This is stupid

Or Europe, I rarely see a house made from wood here except old shacks in the woods and the countryside. Every house is made from concrete/bricks.

It’s unique in general, particularly from a more luxury and customized standpoint

I mean I find it unique and wonderful regardless

Most places use concert

Thank you for the knowledge. I am an Asian myself and got quite the questions watching the video and reading the comments.

Yes I’m more interested in the cost and how long it takes to build .

Great idea

Its not even affordable. They charge the average midde class person shopping around for a home 700k then do good deeds for people that dont work.

@@WeAreSoBackBros yep. it is just the vegan equivalent of the construction. Ridiculously overpriced, but hey we got to praise it.

@@tkismik8146 @ihateyall, That's how innovation works. The TV's in your house were ridiculously expensive when first released, then as technology expands the cost decreases, allowing the price to decrease.

@@ericmorrow88 It is fancy, but not innovative. Not yet at least. It still requires considerable site and plant space, huge machinery, and the carbon footprint is much worse than the equivalent of a reinforced concrete structure. (these are after all just ground floor level houses). So far, it is 3D printing for the sake of 3D printing.

They all are done in strip and layers so it's not actually 1 big piece. I've seen other videos of the making and they are still reinforced with rebar as well for add stability and structure. I mean for a good look at durability look at roads which can last decades with heavy wear and tear of hundreds to thousands of pound vehicles crossing it 24/7. Your walls aren't going to face that much pressure or wear. I do understand your point about the Z axis though

Walls that are built with curvature are actually immensely more structurally sound than a straight wall and require very little to no extra reinforcement which is why they designed the home this way. The sales person missed many opportunities to explain the value of the lavacrete material developed by Icon in conjunction with the engineering designs that allow this style of building to truly revolutionize the way we see homebuilding.

that's the norm for the caribbean due to wheather circumstances, if you go to fl it becomes common to have concrete but the further you the more common wood is.

Well if you live in Jamaica, that means you're extremely poor in the first place.

@@guitarcatlind6075 no not all Jamaicans are poor

@@jessicajohnson9794 99% are

Yes you build with concrete, but what actually looks better? Homes built with wood frame. I’ve been to Jamaica. Those homes look real rough looking. You can’t do a whole lot aesthetically when those homes are built with concrete block.

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Well it's concrete so tornado won't really do much unless it's really strong, however just concrete will probably be pretty weak against earthquakes, tsunamis, and floods.

Unplastered concrete will crumbs over time. Or, if not painted, you would have to clean the sands on the floor every morning.

It doesn't have metal on it?

no house can stand against tornadoes .frankly says

Certainly much better than timber and drywall :D

This house in the video is around $450,000

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@@beet111 some one bedroom one bathroom houses in florida cost anout 350k right now its crazy

@@beet111 $200/sf -- not bad -- as a designer that is in the ballpark pre-covid -

I do NOT want that house. to many "technical" /structural Restrictions inovolved with it and it required constricted sizes. The material is a horible mess. Then huge expense to "cover/finish those walls". Wiring and plumbing issues. If you want to build something like that there are better/Cheaper , simpler ways to do it. search ,... Oh what is it called, Mud/sand bag , earthen bag construction. And I am not saying I would want that for my main house. I've have seen nice hotel rooms.... cement is a mess! espeically when you leave it exposed. Dirt , spiders, and bugs "sticking to it" , then trying to deal with plumbing, elextrical etc, and even try hanging a shelf or picture. :-)) that texture is aweful. even beyond cleaning it has problems. the novelty would wear off quickly. and trying to cover that up with wood, plaster, etc... IS $$$$$ Are you noticing that even with the camera/"lense"?shooting done to try and make it look bigger. Look at how SMALL the rooms are. EVEN The ones that are supposed to be "larger rooms" Oh and I live in a mostly solid cement walls and roof/ceiling ... I will call Bull Sheets on it being 75 F inside on days when it is in the 90's . I live in the desert and once it starts warming up in the spring in the "90's" after a few days the cement warms up, the walls warm up and there is no way you are going to have 75F inside without turning on the AC. if it goes "hot" then cold" then "hot" the cold for a couple of days, then Maybe... But after after a few solid days or warm/hot temps, the cement warms up. and as the temps keep on climing for "the SUMMER/ spring" the walls of the building keep getting warmer. In the low desert in AZ, if I turn off the AC it will "quickly" start climbing toward the 90's F. I guess higher if you forget to turn on the AC. Oh, and of course the Reverse happens in the winter. Sure the novelty of this is "cute" but the reality is.................. Not So Great. especially if you DON'T want just a little/cramped "single persons" condo/vacation condo" and You don't want the MESS of unfinished cement walls. You know what else you will notice about this... NO REBAR REINFORCEMENT/"structural support".

I don't think its really an accurate claim. especially when you add windows and have those days consistently.

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That why they built them in Austin first . This won't pass code yet in California or other strict energy places

that is why houses in germany are printed with a cavity between the inside and outside wall The resulting cavity is then filled with insulating material Who wants also get a fireplace printed... You can see it if you search on YT for: Erste Einblicke in das gedruckte Haus in Beckum bei der Eröffnung!