$0 HOUSE | How One Startup Aims To Produce Homes at Null Cost

WASP 3D is an ambitious startup aiming to change the world with 3D printing by providing housing at null cost to the people. Using materials they gather from the ground under their feet, wasp is able to build with less emissions than virtually any other technique and cheaper too, if you're willing to reside in a clay domicile.
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[@garygrinkevich6971]

I just love that we've come full circle with ancient building tecniques and materials and rapid pototyping. its really an amazing thing to see.

[@BillLaBrie]

Hey, people are back to living in caves and trees in some parts of America right now.

[@BillLaBrie]

@F 1 I understand most of Russia still lives in urine-soaked Soviet-era apartment blocks. At least as far as I can tell from the videos.

[@rswow]

Not full circle yet. Still don't know how many megaliths, present at many places like Peru, Egypt, etc., were made.

[@pauldamse253]

@@rswow YOU don't know. Emphasis on YOU

[@rswow]

@@pauldamse253 Cool. So you know 100%, or know someone that does? Went back in time perhaps? Have a crystal ball? Please educate me.

[@adrianprunas]

so all i need for a $0 house is a really expensive printer. cool.

[@islanzadi1]

Oh you can do all of that manually. Might Take a few more hours of labor, but hey😉.

[@peasantslayer1774]

@@islanzadi1 you need to buy land for that

[@johnwhite1534]

@@peasantslayer1774 Only if they catch you

[@spidertickles9710]

Do want to learn how to fish or just be handed a fish?🤷‍♂️

[@adrianprunas]

@@spidertickles9710 yea, they teach me how to fish for free with a fishingpole that costs a fortune :)) makes perfect sense

[@Pedroisanickname]

Mimicking the ways of nature is a smart engineering hedge.

[@automateconstruction]

Agreed

[@publicdomain3378]

Speaking of hedges if you want a fence build a fence but you should grow a hedge potentially when you can use try Rosemary for example.

[@Devo491]

@@publicdomain3378 Noooo! Hedges (and lawns, for that matter) are a hangover of Elizabethan aristocracy, who liked to show they were sooo rich, they could hire vassals to maintain the ostentatious lifestyle they enjoyed. For a modern worker, hedges and lawns are a rod for our back.

[@ChristophersMum]

@@Devo491 Rosemary hedges aren't just decorative...they are used in culinary dishes... in home medicines...cleansers and in hygiene products to name but a few...so useful hedging is not just for the elite...however I must agree with you about lawns

[@seekeroftruth9900]

@@ChristophersMum ats right grow food not lawns. I can honestly say I never understood why people grew grass in the first place. There are so many sustainable ways to ensure your yard doesn't erode without the laying of sod...and we could feed so many people.

[@poopingbuffalo2095]

This building is nowhere near “$0”.

[@remyllebeau77]

Except when you compare it to other 3d house printing companies that aren't giving you much better pricing than "normal" houses that are several hundred thousand dollars.

[@suzannehartmann946]

@@remyllebeau77 STILL not zero. Click bait. People have to be paid, rice was husked and brought in, the machine was trucked in. I prefer a realistic low value to an unrealistic zero.

[@remyllebeau77]

@@suzannehartmann946 I agree, but neither is it logically sound to apply the costs of R and D and the cost of the actual machine as if it applies to the cost of every house when the printing machine can be used over and over. So yes, it is much closer to $0 than any other house printing project I have seen. The author of the original comment should change his perspective unless he has evidence of a bunch of cheaper alternatives he can provide.

[@remyllebeau77]

@@Igorooooleynikov You think a couple hundred thousand is cheap? Also the prices of lumber have been going up a lot, so your claim seems to be opposite of observed reality.

[@Theydas]

@@Igorooooleynikov Who's going to ship that house to US? lol...

[@williamhoward8732]

I love seeing this. I actually had this printing concept over 5 yrs ago that I shared with a research group in Israel. Thanks for sharing

[@vadim3976]

Houses for $0 in Israel? No way. :))

[@romancdekeshe4662]

The only new thing here is the mechanisation but in Africa people have been using clay to build houses for thousands of years to date.

[@josiahtheblacksmith467]

People all over the world have been using clay and cob and adobe for building for millenia. I think it is interesting to come back to our roots in a way.

[@charliepearce8767]

Mud based morter.... 10 to 1 cement.

[@adud6764]

The material is nothing groundbreaking, but they certainly put effort into researching efficient composition and also provided a cost efficient architecture.

[@MouseGoat]

@@adud6764 isten the material literally groundbreaking? =)

[@doncarlodivargas5497]

So why have they never used robots to build them in Africa?

[@marcust8955]

Sooo basically 3d printing mud huts? Wow life changing invention

[@totalermist]

Not to mention the wasteful nature of building such huts. The concrete foundations still seal up the soil and you'd need massive amounts of such huts to actually house many people. I have no idea why the concept of moderately sized (e.g. 3 to 5 storeys) apartment buildings is lost on so many people. Those are much more efficient in terms of land use, energy, and maintenance and have the added benefit of providing space for retail and small businesses on the ground floor.

[@chemicalmike646]

I like your honest approach to reporting on this, rather than making pie in the sky promises on how it will revolutionise the world. Good job!

[@MoeSlislack]

i actually like the idea of ruins left behind. without ruins we wouldn't know anything about previous civilizations. we still wonder about them to this day. i think this would be a great idea though for mars explorations. you could set up some sort of buildings for the astronauts to live in.

[@nealtauss1715]

@moeslislak....the ONE thing that Ruins have FAILED to show us.... is how their 'Builders' failed.... in test of time.... relatively recent Roman record of 'ruin' notwithstanding.... most things must morph.... Absolute Immutable Probabilisticnesshoodshipcies.... beyond our understanding.... notwithstanding....

[@sailorbychoice1]

@@nealtauss1715 That's not actually true, my friend. Archeologists frequently come across ruined bridges, dams, buildings,... and the like~ they bring in engineers and other specialists to do the maths, we can learn much about improving our own technologies by studying failed tech from the past. It makes sense to me, if you want to build a building that will stand for a really long time, study the buildings that have stood for a couple thousand years, then study the building that were built when they were built and figure out why they didn't last. Then plan accordingly.

[@robbietorkelsonn8509]

yes ... except we have cameras now to record what things used to look like

[@shaun6828]

Anyone living on mars, should live underground. It will be vastly safer than the surface. Surface dwellings should only be planned until they can dig out habitats. One good thing about mars, is that gravity is about 1/3 of Earth's on the surface. Material strength isn't affected though, so a structural member on mars can support more than double the load it could on earth. It will be easier to build much larger underground cavities. If you've ever been inside a large enough enclosed space, you'll realize that it doesn't feel much different than being outside. Sunlight intensity on mars is only about 44% of what earth gets too. Many people are more prone to depression with lower light levels, so bright interior artificial light covering a good range of the spectrum may result in people being happier than those on the surface. The ability to control timing of interior light levels may also improve the performance of residents, by helping them to follow their natural circadian rhythm.

[@sailorbychoice1]

@@shaun6828 That's how many envisioned colony-stations on The Moon. Like in _The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress_ by Robert A. Heinlein 1966. Building underground makes sense on both, on The Moon to block solar radiation and decrease the possibility of meteor impact damage. On Mars too until we develop the tech to terraform the place.

[@Fleshybitz]

You did an excellent job of explaining the technology and it's goals. This is awesome.

[@ConcreteDreamsin3D]

This is amazing. I love that they are actually trying to build a free home. What they are doing can provide housing for so many people.

[@markmoreno7295]

My grandpa had an adobe home. He said it needed constant vigilance to make sure nothing became eroded especially after heavy storms. He stuccoed the exterior. The kitchen was plastered interiorly with lime plaster to look brighter without electrical lights. Most rooms had no windows but each had at least one door. The kitchen had a window looking onto the pig sty to make disposal of kitchen scraps easy and to allow needed light in. The roof was made from rough hewn mesquite logs and overlaid with a sod roof. Many similar homes had clay floors but my grandpa preferred cement. It was cool in the summer but it could have been warmer in winter. The kitchen's hearth kept that room warm. I liked it.

[@jonathanleonard1152]

I like the roof being ready to do rain collection.

[@psilonautika]

Brilliant! This concept seems much more attainable and affordable for a majority of people around the Earth. Thanks Jarett!

[@justgivemethetruth]

But not Americans

[@robbietorkelsonn8509]

only useful in Africa. The construction of houses already costs a fraction of the land they are located on.

[@stevethomas5209]

@@justgivemethetruth I guarantee you that if they start making these in America the homeless people will move into them instantly. In Venice Beach California they took over the handball courts why not 3d print these on BLM ( Bureau of Land management) property and just let them know where they are. Have a buss stop near by the development so they can get food and a central location for Porta potties. And a post office near by. As for water 1 water line for each dwelling. If you want electricity get a job and buy a generator or better your financial situation and move out to an apartment. But this is a great start for homeless. It gives them secure walls and a place to rest and reorganize. Use drugs you loose all privileges. And vegrancy laws fully enforced once again .

[@hillbillyintheasia6122]

no work and no income smart reason why places like china lest want ppl have a job . automation means zero jobs and zero money how tell man and his family sorry no job and guess your out luck no money feed , clothes, medical, and house .

[@hillbillyintheasia6122]

@@stevethomas5209 blm stole land you white ppl from natives indian,s . not yours.

[@rapiersister5032]

Brilliant idea! $0 though? I'm no expert, but that's impossible because there is always an overhead. Someone has to pay to build the initial printer. Pay to move it to the location. Pay for labor to setup printer and monitor it during operation. They even admitted that you need workers to install other components as well. Are those people working for free? If I've learned one thing in life it's that nothing is free.

[@ardemus]

All true. However, imagine a charity buys the printer and sends it around a poor country with a volunteer to run the crew. At each village the volunteer recruits other local volunteers for labour, training them up to run their own crews later. They source free local materials, and build a few dozen houses in a few weeks. The village then breaks down the printer and physically carries the parts half way to the next village, where the next team meets them and takes it the rest of the way. The initial volunteer goes home after a few months, and it's all self sustaining with no costs until the printer needs a replacement part. You can argue that it can be free, as in public roads, which is what matters to the people who drive on them.

[@Zachomara]

Watch the Primitive Technology channel for a way to actually build a house (if you have land) for $0. Land is literally the only cost.

[@kochtis]

@@ardemus You know, that some village folks with shovel, some watter and they bare hands can build this. I bet quickly than wasp and dont need Gold weight hi-tech? :D They build in this style from time when we first grap a wett dirt on our hands... Why we dont build whit dirt now? Because in mild or colder climete you hawe one rain and house transform to tomb.;)

[@iwankazlow2268]

@@ardemus In what world do you need those homes in some African villages? I assure you people are able to build their own homes there, and often better ones. Housing is a problem in (western) mega cities where space is an issue and more and more people pour into the city anyway. Massive prices because of supply and demand for those homes. And regulations. The homes are skyscrapers where people live in box sized apartments. Housing is also a problem within city slums where those kind of small homes are building illegally on land owned by others. And often demolished because of that. So the owners don't care to make them more permanent. In the first scenario, you can't place those wasp nests inside New York. They lack at least 7 levels above ground for that. And some volunteers cannot build those illegally in slums. So again, where is the market for them? Some hipsters might buy some land in the middle of nowhere and make a holiday home. But that's it.

[@jeffreyohler2599]

That's only because Automation isn't being used efficiently. Meaning it makes no sense to automate a factory when it still has to pay for it's parts & materials from other companies which aren't yet automated. If done correctly then automation can become the anecdote to our addiction to money and paying for things all together. How? Simple really. Definitely hard to accomplish yet the way to get there is simple. For this we'd have to automate the harvesting of the Earth's natural resources 1st & foremost. Naturally automating logistics,which we're well on our way to automated vehicles already,is also key. The fundamental idea being that... Suppose we narrow this to one individual resource while understanding that this is applicable to all Natural resources. So let's take Trees & Lumber for example. If the harvesting of all trees became fully automated as well as the transportation of them,then any companies,mills etc needing Lumber could receive it free of charge. Unless of course greed comes into play. Which is precisely why their doing it the long way. They know that eventually everything will become automated. Furthermore they know that once people are exposed to the idea of automation enough,they'll become fully aware that other than greed,there's no reason to continue paying for products,goods & services rendered that are fully automated. So rolling out automation from the top down as opposed to the exact opposite is simply buying them more time to figure out how they're going to maintain power and control of the masses in a world where money becomes irrelevant!!! Prime example: Smart phones. Do you know why their called 'Smart' phones? It has nothing to do with the advanced capabilities compared to it's predecessors. It's smart because they know that automating Smart phone production allows them to dramatically reduce the production costs. Yet instead of making them cheaper they did the exact opposite. Charging dumb people $900+ for a cell phone is what makes it Smart as it costs a mere fraction of that to actually manufacture them. That's how I see it anyway. I'm old enough to know that as production became more efficient,products 'Used to' become cheaper. Unfortunately greed is currently winning that battle. ✌😎🖖

[@budgetaudiophilelife-long5461]

🤗 THANKS JARETT…. I DON’T KNOW HOW I MISSED THIS ONE 🤔 but IT EXPLAINED WHY CONCRETE PRINTING IS NOT AS AFFORDABLE AS WE HOPED 🙁 BUT IT IS ALSO SHOWING HOW IT COULD BE DONE 🤗 WHERE IT IS NEEDED THE MOST 🤗 In fact there are homes in Turkey that are thousands of years old and could be used to see how they can adapted to today 🧐😍😍😍

[@Ace_Of_Bace]

Thank you for the new vlog! Very informative.

[@rudepeoplestink]

Saw one on NHK about winemakers in Greece 3D-printing classic amphora containers spiral-built in layered circles of varying radius with one continuous ribbon of terra cotta clay, gorgeous!

[@wonkachocolates6133]

Hemp hurds and a binding polymer would be a super cool formula to print. I really want the 1st 100% 'Green House' printed from this renewable plant.

[@EyeLean5280]

Again, great commentary! Thanks so much - subscribed :)

[@Pressed_For_Time]

Steven Keating and his MIT speech comes to mind after seeing this. He was truly one of the forefathers on this kind of technology.

[@miekeplooijer4755]

Wow i love this, i never have seen it until now, let the world wake up for this, people are frightend for change

[@PuffleBuns]

The most efficient and renewable methods are often those that are found at our roots. To become a next-generation society means to accept these roots while also innovating on them with the technology that we have.

[@fordgtguy]

Next hurricane or tornado that comes through will surely be happy about your "next-generation society".

[@td9250]

We've done that. Constantly. For thousands of years.

[@fordgtguy]

@@td9250 No, you haven't. Major tornados and hurricanes are almost exclusive to the United States and no one in the United States used clay houses in such places for thousands of years.

[@fusion9619]

Love your channel. This stuff fascinates me. Also, my phone is definitely spying on me. I told my brother that I think 3d printing will collapse the cost of homes, and then youtube recommended this.

[@1x0x]

your phone is actually listening to you btw its not just a theory

[@myattsmayhem2751]

I have had this happen to me twice so far.

[@beblissnow5947]

@@1x0x even when it's turned OFF

[@warwickmark]

Very exciting, I'm learning about aircrete and stumbled on this.

[@robertwilliams450]

That aircrete is interesting. They poured it in a 2nd floor in a old tavern in England. They said it was a mixture of Styrofoam balls and concrete.

[@ChristophersMum]

@@robertwilliams450 It can also be fashioned with good quality liquid dish soap!!

[@beblissnow5947]

@@ChristophersMum DAWN Dish Soap 50/50

[@Nocturnimancer]

This is beautiful, I'd love a home like this...

[@silvertrimhill9844]

really?

[@TreeHairedGingerAle]

@Nocturnimancer Same. Got interested in Earthships years ago, and loved the creativity, durability, and sustainability of them... but I'm disabled, and do not have those kinds of funding or support. I quickly noted that pretty much only the rich could afford to set up and live in a truly healthy and Eco-friendly house....but this gives me hope that this technology can advance so that that won't be true anymore!

[@jeremiahgroves8838]

Amazing can't wait to see where this goes in the future

[@natalieisagirlnow]

easy. nowhere

[@gazagne251190]

Thx for sharing !! Awesome project !

[@kevincrady2831]

If you want to make something dirt cheap, make it out of dirt. :D It would be cool if they could also find a way to print or otherwise source non-standard doors and windows. The "Gaia House" at 4:43 clashes hard with the stark, rectilinear office-building door/window front. But maybe if people are getting their houses printed for free (ish) out of dirt, they can have the time and energy to craft their doors and windows in a more hands-on, artistic way than the system of Modernist mass-production allows. WASP seems like a really amazing technology, and I hope it proliferates.

[@mobilmag864]

Look up Cal-Earth Institute.

[@Noble909]

So cool. I'm glad there's a 3d printing company who is counteracting the concrete approach

[@totalermist]

I think you missed the part about the concrete foundation. Just because you don't see it doesn't mean it's not there ;)

[@Noble909]

@@totalermist I'm referring to the entire building being constructed from concrete.

[@davidwilfong5820]

I can't believe that iam watching this with out 10 commercials

[@spaceforce0]

can you believe that youre watching a commercial at all?

[@LoneRockHomeTeam]

Another great video, Jarett. I appreciate what you do, man. I'm really curious about the longevity of these mud structures versus concrete. I also wonder if including a solution like Soil Tac might bind them to be harder. Of course, that would include an extra cost into the mixture, which they are trying to avoid. It's a interesting solution though.

[@killcat1971]

Stucco or plaster them and they should last pretty well.

[@DarkangaelBrokenwing]

If they are stucco, plastered or add whitewashed they should last centuries. Many if the houses in Europe are made of cob with white wash and here where I grew up there are Adobe structures hundreds of years old.

[@magister.mortran]

This garbage will not last long. It will need repairs after a few years. It's obviously meant for the lower class to live in half-crumbled partially fixed heaps of dirt in conditions only appropriate for cattle. Its another step in dehumanizing the lower class of society. Now they will not even be given conventional houses anymore. What furniture would fit into a round house? You would not even be able to stand upright except for the center of the house.

[@benbrown8258]

I've spent almost 15 years designing my own Zero Energy tiny house and building it finally in the past 3 years. it is truly a dream to live in. But if the WASP house had been built to passive house efficiency I would be in it in less than a heartbeat. Actually before the heartbeat had even started.

[@Lucas-rz3vl]

Do you have any videos on your tiny house? I'd love to see that

[@kebrongurara1612]

@@Lucas-rz3vl Same

[@justfree7306]

Absolutely amazing guys! Keep on pushing!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@jugjames6835]

I think this is an absolutely WONDERFUL idea! This company is creating a whole new way of thinking when it comes to building earth friendly homes on mass. If the technology takes off it should be well worth the time and effort spent creating this hell of an idea.

[@hwawihwawi3607]

They need to mix it with straws so its more stable. We used it in morocco for centuries.

[@dannichols6261]

Good idea, and I think they did indicate that straw was a component in at least some of the experiments they've made.

[@nicholasziglio]

I love this direction and the mission WASP is on. I think automatiom plus local natural and free materials could really change the world. Housing should be a guaranteed human right, for everyone. It won't be politics but tech like this that make that happen.

[@hillbillyintheasia6122]

no work and no income smart reason why places like china lest want ppl have a job . automation means zero jobs and zero money how tell man and his family sorry no job and guess your out luck no money feed , clothes, medical, and house .

[@nicholasziglio]

@@hillbillyintheasia6122 I'm an automation engineer and can say that all you mentioned like healthcare, clothing, food production and more will also be automated in the future. I find it sad that many people have to waste their life on jobs that don't really fulfill them when a machine can do it only so they can get money to access the resources they need. The monetary system is an enormous problem in today's world. I can't wait for the day when it is no longer needed. But we need to radically change the socioeconomic system in order to guarantee that what the machines produce, go to support our fellow human beings and guarantee a high standard of living instead of create more profit for those who own the machines.

[@oofy_emma1072]

@@hillbillyintheasia6122 automated communism is the answer

[@chubbymoth5810]

Great content! Very interesting to see what is going on in the 3d printing industry.

[@naturallyfruitful879]

Using technology for truly sustainable habitation is essential. Every modern convenience comes at a cost or impact to the health of our environment or individuals. Marrying technology to our understanding of natural processes with zero impact/low input methods is a huge leap in the right direction, and the only way we can steward the earth properly millennia into the future. First world nations will struggle to adapt in the interim, but more primitive living will always suffice. The extreme wealth experienced by so many today is but a flash in the pan. Thank you for sharing this video.

[@Myrddnn]

Call me old fashioned, but I NEED a bathroom in any house/apartment I live in.... Indoor pluming is the halmark of human civilization.

[@Professor-Scientist]

That's totally fair enough. Its possible to install plumbing in one of these houses.

[@chrishayes5755]

call me REALLY old fashioned, but nothing is more satisfying then squatting to take a poop in the bushes outside your mud hut

[@radiocinema1819]

@@chrishayes5755 call me REALLY new fashioned, but millions of humans doing that on a small area is not a good idea.

[@realdad32]

@@radiocinema1819 call me crazy but if millions of humans are $h!tt!ng by my mud hut we got bigger problems

[@TheBaconWizard]

Congratulations, but what's your point?

[@mori8424]

All structures made with masonry (mud, cob, cement, brick, rocks, rammed earth etc.) need steel reinforcing. Without that they become death traps in earthquakes. That’s why so many people are killed in third world countries when they have an earthquake. They don’t use steel reinforcing. An inexpensive unreinforced home may become the most costly thing you’ll ever purchase. I saw a video of a cob home built on an earthquake simulating platform. The simulated earthquake immediately broke the clay with straw reinforcing into big potentially deadly chunks as the home collapsed. Even with steel reinforced, masonry structures will crack but they will give the occupants some time to escape.

[@automateconstruction]

Very good input. I’m not an expert on earthquake safety by any means. Intuitively it seems the small huts built here wouldn’t fatally injure occupants in case of a collapse because the material is not as heavy or hard as concrete or brick. Ignoring my speculation, maybe it’s best to leave this technology to regions that aren’t susceptible to earthquakes until sufficient testing has transpired.

[@willm5814]

I know a bit about this subject as I have a combined degree in Civil and Mechanical engineering. The deaths from earthquakes are very rarely a results of people living in modest cob homes, but from concrete-built homes, with the best example likely being Haiti. Thousands died in Haiti as a result of concrete construction with a lack of reinforcing steel. Very heavy concrete ceilings/roofs 'pancaked' down on those inside. A home built the way Wasp is recommending with a roof constructed based on a wood frame would be much safer. As Jarrett noted a secondary problem results from large and multi-level structures - keeping the design to a more modest footprint and height, will dramatically reduce how susceptible these homes are to the effect of earthquakes.

[@unsupportiveperson7724]

Graphene is stronger than steel

[@mori8424]

@@unsupportiveperson7724 If it has the same expansion and contraction coefficient as concrete then it would work also if it doesn’t have any adverse reactions to cement.

[@stoneomountain2390]

@@unsupportiveperson7724 Last I saw graphene isn't made in large enough volume to make a stool stronger.

[@user-kg3bv6km7z]

Here in Mexico i have seen houses made from adobe that were constructed in the 50's and they are still standing ! very cool and smart concept, long lasting too

[@esmirhodzic981]

people in these field are true pioneers, that give hope for humanity.. Great job may, god bless

[@NakedAvanger]

This is the coolest thing ever I currency live in a community in Greece where we practice and learn about natural building One of the methods we use is cobbing Cob is basically a mix of clay straw and earth But these 3D printers take it to a whole new level and its fucking amazing

[@Bettinasisrg]

I just said the same thing about cob! This could take building to a new level and there are collaboration potentials here for 0 energy that is amazing.

[@richardglazebrook8232]

I would love to live in one of them homes 💜💞🍦💞💚

[@nickdaves3467]

Wow!! This is so inspiring to any interested in mechanics, architecture, and now earth sciences!

[@ff-ti7nj]

This channel is underrated and the content is super amazing.

[@orangesunlabs]

Brilliant☀️ Now my idea is to make half the house under the ground to make use of the earths natural heat

[@UltraRik]

really tho if u just dig a hole and cover it up with some planks and adobe its basically this but 5x cheaper, faster, thermo and space efficient. its what i did. i think the biggest problems for housing people actually comes down to regulatory requirements and aesthetic prefferences, in that order.

[@orangesunlabs]

@@UltraRik Interesting idea, how do you avoid water coming in? And how do you get natural light? How do you enter the building?

[@UltraRik]

@@orangesunlabs the roof is tilted so it flows away. i built a small room with a classic roof on top of it as a bonus. it has a steep dirt stairway . the natural light is minimal, coming from the entrance facing wall, but with 10w LEDs being $0.35 on ebay, thats perfectly fine with me.

[@krisr8011]

If the outside of it is sealed and it's kept dry with a good roof overhead it should last forever with minimal maintenance.

[@kasisparkles4821]

This is exactly what I have been thinking of doing. Buying a 3D house printer and building a community, then loaning it out to others to use to build more communities.

[@tristannieswand5336]

That is an amazing idea!

[@rufomendoza4220]

Beautiful. Yes, I can imagine living in that house. I've always favored being surrounded by earthen walls providing constant room temperature. I hope I get to live to see the mass production of this type of housing. Especially in the rural areas.

[@robertwilliams450]

Wish I had seen this before I built my off grid cabin.

[@goldyglass]

Lol

[@helpabrothawithasubisaiah5316]

You could build onto the off grid cabin using mud and straw

[@lesterchua2677]

When it is too good to be true, it always is.

[@budgiefriend]

I bet you are a, glass half empty kind a guy. Just like me. We tend to live longer, not taking stupid chances.

[@TheRealAmythyst]

I would love to had friends like these folks i have so many ideas to add to their concept to make it more sustainable.

[@ahsimiksnabac6576]

i am sorry to see so many negative comments to this video, small people with small minds, most of whom are males with small u know vatz. i, on the other hand think that what ur doing is brilliant. that fact you have a far-sighted plan and ethos impresses me. best of luck, keep up the good werk.

[@ZebbMassiv]

I think the roof should be alive with grasses and plants? Permanent stairs to the roof would be great. A rooftop garden.

[@helpabrothawithasubisaiah5316]

Then you got roots growing into your walls and destroying them

[@bigred8438]

In Australia this type of building would be a problem, even though we have a lot of houses made from rammed earth, mudbricks, mud rendered straw bales, and adobe, because we have many bird species that love to burrow into mud embankments to build a nest. The larger of these is a bird called the Kookaburra. The issue with this is that other animals take over the nesting spaces when birds aren't using them. I can imagine that before long loads of critters like rats, possums, Goannas etc. would be living inside the wall spaces.

[@beblissnow5947]

Your own private zoo...lol

[@julielabelle2783]

Beautiful, thank you for sharing.

[@Concre3DLabGhent]

Great video! very informative!

[@MorganWalser]

I think the overall idea and especially the materials they are using are brilliant, but they're severely limiting themselves by only doing circular structures. Hopefully that's only because they're still proof of concept stage.

[@angrydragonslayer]

3d-printed Straight walls tend to bow easily and lose almost all load-carrying ability with even barely visible bows in plastic, i doubt it will be better with other materials

[@MorganWalser]

@@angrydragonslayer there are other companies which have printed more traditional style homes, so it can certainly be done.

[@angrydragonslayer]

@@MorganWalser i'm not saying that it isnt but that it's just not as feasible, even sq4d that have compensated for this by sacrificing layer consistency (look at the wall of some of their houses and you can often see a 3-4 cm variance) still have to have special internal structures that effectively make the wall wavey except for the external layer

[@MorganWalser]

@@angrydragonslayer I think the internal structure of the wall of brilliant, definitely agree with that.

[@DivineMisterAdVentures]

The material use is critical - but that doesn't mean they shouldn't have rectangular structures - that's important because of the flow of energy through a house. Feng Sui. All you need is the ability to go straight and turn 90 degrees.

[@Rhinoch8]

I've been waiting for this soooo long. I would love to 3D print rocket stoves or organically shaped super-ovens. Cheers.

[@lynneturner3704]

This is amazing, this could be a renaissance in architecture. I love that it uses earth and other natural products.

[@SafetyMentalst]

The Time is Now to BUILD A NEW BETTER WORLD ! WITH LESS COST !!! #FOLLOWUP @HUDgov #WakeUpAmerica GET WITH IT !!

[@maxi-me]

Hate to say it but this won't make houses more affordable it'll just raised profitability for the industry.

[@Ginronmaster1994]

Really cool that they moved away from using concrete for the majority of the building considering its such a huge emitter of Co2.

[@tradesmandata7897]

This is great technology, thanks for the video 👍

[@johanndaveldebeer9532]

I built a concrete 3d printer in my garage with a welder and grinder, groveled for a year looking for investors, re designed it twice to look more flashy. And then an overseas company got a contract for the first 3d printed house in my country.

[@robertobruselas3952]

I impressed by your willingness to build a 3d printed house from near dust. Great job. Keep going. I will check your website WASP 3D for more info.

[@Lucas-rz3vl]

I would love to see a whole village printed using this technique, that would look amazing! Maybe a vacation park could be a good way to allow people to try out this type of housing whilst also generating revenue to cover the costs of development.

[@buddnix7224]

maybe a solution for refugeecamps.

[@kebrongurara1612]

@@buddnix7224 I think for refugee camps, modular would be a better way to go. They need to be rapidly assembled and disassembled, alterable, temporary structures.

[@alexanderkiyashkin1730]

There are self-driving cars, trucks and there are robots that bring objects from A to B and can also open doors independently if you combine these technologies so 3D home printers with self-driving cars and robots because you can build whole cities. Once you have programmed this correctly, the efficiency is unimaginable!!!

[@ByronAgain]

It's certainly innovative and it's admirable that the team behind the project is working on and with sustainable materials and approaches. There's a lot to consider when asking if a solution and a technology is sustainable and many of the questions concern cultural accessibility, which this segment did point out. In addition to the sociocultural reaction to what is honestly a radical change when compared to traditional building techniques across Africa, Asia etc, the availability & suitability of building materials and the accessibility of the setting for the import and deployment of large-scale equipment (the printers) are a concern. I've worked on development projects for the past decade, from housing to WASH installations to disaster recovery and in my experience, there's no such thing as zero cost. Into the cost of any solution one must factor in the design time, the logistics, labour and maintenance of the solution. While the actual building material; mud & straw is 'free' the labour to gather and prepare the materials are not free and the local population's labour should never be regarded as free or taken for granted. Best, Byron

[@Bettinasisrg]

This is amazing, and the roof could be utilized for rain collection and solar panals, also could be combined with other Cobb style houses. I say they go for it, their mission statement is what we need in all companies.

[@TestingPyros]

The combination of dirt, straw, and other materials is also what bricks are made of. Or at least used to be. In fact, in places that historically reenact places that made bricks, a layout astoundingly similar to the rollers shown here were used. Look up Nauvoo Illinois brick making. I can't find a picture of the mixing pit....

[@jeromewelch7409]

Awesome content!

[@sandrajones1609]

What amazing technology! Thank You for sharing knowledge! 💪💖💪💖💪💖

[@mohdwasim9610]

Great work

[@nomebear]

Many adobe structures that are over 800 years old used horse manure that not only added strengthening fibers to the adobe mix, it also added an enzyme, which produced a harder and more resistant brick, once dry, much like a wasp uses enzymes in excretions to bond the mud used in building nests. The walls of ancient adobe structures are quiet thick and heavy which help modulate the temperature within the structure. And like the computer programs that build these incredible homes, the adobe building plans used a formula found in a memorized rhyme.

[@davidarundel6187]

A good idea, for those who can afford it. "Daub and Wattle", is still used today to construct living facilities, and in some parts, animal protection pens - to stop fence jumpers, thorny Bushes are cut, and placed a top the rim of the pen.

[@420oregreen2]

SERIOUSLY, I do love this.

[@SerangelROM]

Good thing the house is free because you'll need to work full time maintaining a house like that. Moister will make the mud swell and then when it dries out it will crack. Animals and insects will constantly be digging into it. Accidental damage will happen from time to time. All of this will have to constantly be repaired. A 3d printed clay/mud structure is a neat idea on paper, but in practice its just not feasible.

[@ibrahimn22]

Amazing great work

[@focusonevideos]

I live in a mud house with big windows facing south. Very cozy in the winter. Small AC in summer. All off grid.

[@automateconstruction]

That’s awesome

[@tmarcel1594]

Amazing!!

[@guyjohnson3775]

Awesome video 👍🏻👍🏻

[@PatrykPaluszek]

great video, thanks

[@seth7407]

Such a beautiful idea

[@markplain2555]

I worked for a company that built low cost housing in Africa. We literally built hundreds of thousands of houses at a go. I studied Building Sciences and researched all kinds of Industrialised Housing. Here are a few things I learnt: . . 1. The cost of site establishment can be higher than the cost of the actual house: ie: setting up on site, bringing in trucks, with specialised construction materials can make the entire project unviable. I think that is the case here. We had a fully precast house that was driven to site. At a whopping $1,400 for the whole house, it was by far and away the cheapest alternative BUT literally driving it to some sites was unviable. Can you imagine taking the entire 3D printing gantry to a remote part of Africa where there is no electricity to build a viable low cost house? . 2. Poor people all over the world (Asia, South America and Africa) always look at these industrialised housing techniques and ask the simple question, "Why aren't rich people living in these types of houses? If rich people don't live in them - I won't" All forms of construction have a very high cultural impact. In North America for example, no one uses clay roof tiles, instead they use 'wood shingles' that must be replaced at a stupidly high cost about every 10 to 20 years (tiles have no maintenance). ie: this cultural thing is not restricted to poor Africans. Unless you can get rich people to accept using 3D printed homes you don't have a chance with poor people. Which I must point out... the fantastical shapes and designs made with 3d printed homes should be geared to rich people. Hey Tesla started selling super expensive sports cars - perhaps adopt the Tesla model. . 3. The properties of clay and mud are great BUT don't put staw into the clay. Straw decays and leaves voids and weakens the structure. A simple 4% cement mix will GREATLY improve strength.... take a look at this machine (it's not a 3d printer): www.hydraform.com . . Hydraform is the mainstay of lowcost housing globally. It looks like bricks, uses 4% cement and soil located on site. These guys' machines have built literally millions of houses. Their technology has now been copied by the Chinese and used to build millions more houses. . . For all the cool factors of 3D printed homes - they can't beat the attributes of Hydraform. I think 3D printed homes has HUGE potential in making some amazing designs .... for rich people.

[@automateconstruction]

Thanks for your deep and valuable insights. To address your first point, the great benefit of this tech is using local materials. The gantry machine weighs less than a single home so if you can bring it in and then print hundreds with local soil/mortar then the value becomes evident. I’m not saying this is possible right now. Part 2 and 3 are excellent points as well.

[@user-bp8yg3ko1r]

Nice video, very interesting! ^^

[@MATLOCKE269]

So cool!

[@joem551]

The first house my dad built was 6 bedrooms bungalow. The walls were totally made of mud. It lasted until we knock it down and biuld a concrete cement house. In my town in the early 60s, you can biuld a mud totally without cement or you can use mud to mold blocks as we use cement to do today. After molding the blocks, and you can start building your walls with the blocks but use cement to chuck the mud blocks together. It's funny we are going back to the old ways. I will be watching.

[@gabzsy4924]

I FREAKING love this!!

[@naomibryant3172]

Thank you will look into.

[@luisgarrido2166]

Great initiative!

[@patrick43078]

3-D printed houses using clay remind me of rammed earth houses I've seen, which are, of course, much more labor intensive. I think they used a ratio of 1/10 cement/clay. Also a dome roof eliminates the need for heavy timbers. Thanks for your promotion of this new technology that utilizes age old materials in new and unique ways....

[@KnightsWithoutATable]

The earthen, mortar mixture is similar to cob, but with a curing agent, such as plaster, liquid polymer, or/and cement at around 10% concentration, making a water resistant material. I suspect that you could do a rubble based foundations for it with some geotextiles and then have a single layer of concrete that is lightly reinforce for the build layer. It also looks like they have a bonding beam layer that is an inch or so thick every 1.5 to 2 meters. It likely also has some reinforcement in it. The concrete's reinforcement can be done with fibers or with inserted steel wire and be very compatible with the 3d printing. Another option for supporting the roof would be to insert some rebar in to a printed cavity that has rebar sticking out of the footing and then pour in a low moisture, fast curing concrete in with a lot of inserted, concrete settling device. This and a top bonding beam with some rebar in it would allow the roof to be built in another way. The roof insulation thickness bothered me as it was not thick enough. Many engineers and the average person will think that you don't need much insulation on the roof in hot climates, but this is not true. If you can keep the sun from heating the building from above and the people's body heat in during the night, the home will be more comfortable and result in better health for the people.

[@AdrianaHernandez108]

Love it!

[@JDHogg]

Anyone who is interested in building with earth should explore cob construction (nothing to do with corn cobs) Still used to build conventional homes in England today. It has been gaining a new popularity and is very easy to build. And you don't need a robot.

[@transkryption]

Cool... Very cool!

[@cyberlord64]

Impressive as it may be, houses are really not that expensive in terms of materials. And if we are talking about prefab, they can also be made easy to assemble. The issue (at least with European countries) is the bureaucracy and regulations. For me, the legal costs, taxes and other expenses related to regulations were the bulk of the expense (around 3/5th of the total cost). I don't see this being different with 3d printed houses, as they would have to go through the same inspections, plus there is the added cost of transport and setup of the actual printer before you even start printing the house.

[@rgeraldalexander4278]

I love the idea, and would gladly live in such a cool home.