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Building a Home with a 3-D Printer

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The WinSun Decoration Design Engineering Company not only printed a house in a day, they completed 10 houses in a single day using a massive printer that was 490 feet long, 33 feet wide, and 20 feet deep.
The 'ink' used was made of recycled construction materials, industrial waste and tailings, and according to Architect's Newspaper, each of these homes cost around $4,800.
No, they're not ornate mansions with lots of decorative trim. Some would even say they're ugly. But they represent the first of an entirely new wave of housing -- inexpensive, durable home that can be produced in only a few hours for very little money. This process is perfect for fabricating homes for the poor and homeless, a major issue in China, as well as virtually every other nation on earth.

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