From 3D-printed buildings\u00a0to hemp-panelled homes, a\u00a0hi-tech green building revolution is under way across the globe.<\/p>\n
An Australian company\u00a0has revealed\u00a0plans\u00a0to roll out 3D-printed\u00a0hemp homes, thanks to\u00a0pioneering technology that could\u00a0transform residential and commercial building.<\/p>\n
Positioning itself at\u00a0the forefront of\u00a0Australia\u2019s growing hemp industry, Perth-based bio-technology company Mirreco is pursuing a vision of a\u00a0world where \u201cthe dire consequences of global-warming have been averted because we have seized the opportunity to act now\u201d.<\/p>\n
Mirreco\u00a0has developed innovative, carbon-neutral hemp panels for residential and commercial building, which it says can\u00a0be 3D-printed into\u00a0floors, walls, and roofs.<\/p>\n
The fast-growing plant is capable of\u00a0absorbing large amounts of carbon dioxide, making it a particularly\u00a0efficient and environmentally friendly\u00a0building material.<\/p>\n
The panels are \u201cstructurally sound, easy to produce, and provide superior thermal performance\u201d to traditional building materials, the company\u00a0claims.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust imagine living and working in buildings that are 3D-printed and available to move into in only a matter of weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n
Described as \u201cAussie ingenuity at its best\u201d, the\u00a0company recently\u00a0released the concept for a sustainable hemp home, designed by\u00a0Perth-based\u00a0architectural firm Arcforms.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe floors, walls and roof will all be made using hemp biomass, and the windows will incorporate cutting-edge technology that allows light to pass through glass where it is converted into electricity,\u201d Mirreco\u00a0says.<\/p>\n
The world\u2019s first liveable 3D-printed homes<\/p>\n
The\u00a0Dutch town of Bosrijk, near the southern Dutch city of Eindhoven, was recently announced as\u00a0the site for\u00a0the\u00a0world\u2019s first inhabitable 3D-printed houses.<\/p>\n
Project Milestone consists\u00a0of five sustainable, 3D-printed concrete houses,\u00a0with residents expected to move in as soon as next year.<\/p>\n
Built by a consortium of partners\u00a0and spearheaded by\u00a0the Eindhoven University of Technology, the project has been described by developers as a \u201cgame changer\u201d which will \u201cstimulate 3D building\u201d worldwide.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith this technology we can do things we couldn\u2019t do before,\u201d EUT\u00a0Professor of\u00a0the Built Environment\u00a0Theo Salet says.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn design, for instance, we can create shapes that normally can hardly be made, and that if they can be made, are only produced in large quantities. But here we can do unique industrial custom-made work.\u201d<\/p>\n
The distinctive Stonehenge-like houses\u00a0are constructed\u00a0with minimal waste by a 3D-printing robot which puts\u00a0down\u00a0layer upon layer of concrete.<\/p>\n
A\u00a03D-printing robot puts down layer-upon-layer of concrete. Photo: Project Milestone<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s important to think like the end-user. An end-user wants a nice house in a nice location,\u201d consortium spokesperson Rudy van Gurp says.<\/p>\n
\u201cNow we\u2019re able to use that technology to create a beautiful house, a place you want to live in and come home to.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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