• Dudewitbow@lemmy.zip
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    2 hours ago

    while theyre typically worse for repair if you need an immediate one, theyre significantly better when it comes to insulation, thus leading to lower hvac costs, in particularly cold or hot regions.

    the 3d printing process itself also doesnt dictate that the entire build has to be concrete. its just there to minimize the cost of production in the spots that needs it.

    • AmbitiousProcess (they/them)@piefed.social
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      Oh I totally understand, it’s just that it’s relatively hard to work with multiple materials in the way these houses are printed, so you commonly only see them made of concrete, without much else in the way of materials, and the way they’re designing the manufacturing processes seems to be more focused on all-concrete production since that’s what’s cheapest.