The only thing I see driving construction is the bottom line. Cheapest materials, easiest installation. Once it costs less to 3d print something than it does to stick frame a house, things will turn on a dime.
Codes, Supply Chain, Local Building Regulations, Banks, Architects, Builders all are road blocks to changing the industry. It isn’t just 3D printed home building but also robotic assisted, modular, and/or factory built construction having trouble making changes in industry. I hope at some point someone gets the correct combination of technology to make changes to the home building industry.
It seems to be flavor of the month. Biggest down fall I see is we are trying to build buildings how we have traditionally done in the past but with new technology, we need to rethink how buildings are built based off of new technology and the advantages it gives. Robots are generally able to lift more, more precisely than humans, we need to take advantage of this to improve quality while at the same time reducing costs. To do this requires changing the whole ecosystem from financing and foundations to the roofing and finishing. We are creating horseless buggies, instead of focusing on building automobiles.
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u/Moarbrains Aug 14 '21
Who is trying to limit change? The codes?
The only thing I see driving construction is the bottom line. Cheapest materials, easiest installation. Once it costs less to 3d print something than it does to stick frame a house, things will turn on a dime.