#3D-concrete-Printing
In the latest Podcast from Jon Pickup and Eathan Johnson, they have a conversation with Johnny Gordon from Iconic Construction to explore the revolutionary world of 3D concrete printed houses.
Now I am not a fan of concrete, but the technology of 3D printing is interesting enough to take time to listern to the podcast. I will start with a lot of questions on detailing, DPC, installation of cavity ties, plumbing, drainage and other services, like electricity and internet fibre optics. The plans on their web site show some stunning layouts, but little detail.
The solid floor I can see a detail in my head, and the use of Open Web beams for the flat roof, or even pitched roof will answer some of the other details I mention.
The cavity is sufficiently wide enough to allow foam cavity insulation, and by the look of it, the cavity is very clean so no hinderance to the foam expanding.
The speed and acuracy of the printing process, has me interested.
There is little on the site to show the machinery, but there seems to be two types, a frame very simlar to a 3D printer, and a robotic arm or some length, this is the interesting tech, as it can easity be placed and once set up it should be able to check the Lat and Long and away it goes printing.
I can easily see two or more of the robot arm on a JCB printing happily away, co-ordination their printing to avoid and conflict of space.
A site with say 6 JCB Robotic arms 2 to a house, could easily meet the claims on time and occupation.
As Jonny Gorden explains the concrete is very strong, so durability is very high, add some carefull detailing for windows to account for the rounded edges of the printed window and openings.
Talking of round corners, many of the houses have both square corners and round circular designs, again printing will allow the this with ease, its not impossible for brick and block, or timberframe, but printed concrete, its so easy.
Most of the show houses seem to have a render finish, which opens up a lot of colour and texture treatments, and I see no reason why a detail for a timber cladding could not be detailed, or if you realy want to go there, brick slips, but thats probablr defeating the benafits of 3D printing a little?
The transcript is there to add to your Knowledge Base, and there is certainly a few links I need to make to explain certain terminology.
On the show page, there are links to the Company Iconic Construction, again a lot of prety pictures, but no real detail
Iconic Construction
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https://www.iconicconstruction.nz/iconic3d
https://www.youtube.com/@iconicconstruction114
As mentioned, I write this article as always in Apple Notes, with a lot of links to explain some of the terminology have added a single hashtag, but I will think this on through I think to add a few more as I get interested in this excellent development.
I would like to see the code for printing, and some of the checks to stop faults and other problems, which I am sure will be.
I wonder if this is linked to a CAD drawing and the code generated via a Grasphical Programing sheet, like Marionette, I need to ask Jon!
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