TLDR · SCIENCE & FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGY
IS UMAINE'S EXPERIMENTAL 3D-PRINTED DWELLING THE FUTURE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING?
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UMaine's experimental 3D-printed dwelling, BioHome3D, is the result of a two-and-a-half-year effort to create a technology for building homes faster, more efficiently, and less expensively than conventional construction. BioHome3D is made from logging and sawmill wood waste. It has an open-concept living/kitchen/dining room, one bedroom, and one bath. The dwelling has two mini-split heat pumps and roughly 30 sensors that measure temperature, humidity, wind, and other weather factors. Pictures of the dwelling are available in the article.