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"When you imagine a 3D-printed home, you probably picture a boxy concrete
structure. As 3D printing’s popularity has grown in the construction industry —
thanks to its efficiency when it comes to time, energy and cost —
carbon-intensive concrete has become the go-to building material.
But a project in Maine has set its sights on something different: a
neighborhood of 600-square-foot, 3D-printed, bio-based houses crafted from
materials like wood fibers and bioresins. The aim: a complex of 100-percent
recyclable buildings that will provide homes to those experiencing
houselessness.
In late 2022, an initiative between the University of Maine and local nonprofit
Penquis unveiled its prototype — BioHome3D, the first 100-percent recyclable
house. Now, the pioneering project is working toward completing its first
livable housing complex. It will be fully bio-based, meaning all materials will
be derived from living organisms such as plants and other renewable
agricultural, marine and forestry materials.
As the materials are all 100-percent recyclable, so become the buildings. The
materials are also all renewable. And thanks to its natural composition, the
home acts as a carbon sink, sequestering 46 tons of carbon dioxide per
600-square-foot unit."
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
