• Send Us A Tip
  • Calling all Tech Writers
  • Advertise
Monday, June 23, 2025
  • Login
  • Register
TechStory
  • News
  • Crypto
  • Gadgets
  • Memes
  • Gaming
  • Cars
  • AI
  • Startups
  • Markets
  • How to
No Result
View All Result
  • News
  • Crypto
  • Gadgets
  • Memes
  • Gaming
  • Cars
  • AI
  • Startups
  • Markets
  • How to
No Result
View All Result
TechStory
No Result
View All Result
Home Tech

3D Printed Solution for Housing Crisis

by Durga Prabhu
May 3, 2021
in Tech
Reading Time: 2 mins read
0
TwitterWhatsappLinkedin

Housing crisis has always been a major problem for all countries. The developing developed and the underdeveloped economies face this problem world wide. In order to tackle this problem, the Netherlands have come up with an innovative solution with the help of 3D printing technology.

You might also like

PhonePe Eyes $1.5 Bn IPO at $15 Bn Valuation

Bill Gates Meets Linux Creator Linus Torvalds in Landmark Tech Industry Moment

Ola’s New Subscription Model in Maharashtra Could Set National Trend, Says SEBI Analyst

Video Credits: TU Eindhoven, YouTube

Professor Theo Salet from the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) has come up with a project named ‘Project Milestone’. Under this project Professor Theo and his team aim to develop safe and rigid structures which would allow unique homes with a distinctive character to roll out on a concrete paper. This project will be able to provide a large scale of customisation to its users instead of standardization.

Speaking about the need and importance of this project, Professor Salet said, “This is not about the ambition of some scientist, it’s about the rock-hard necessity of making major changes to the way we build.” He further added that, “Understand that we need to build in the Netherlands alone a million homes in 10 years and make 7.5 million homes drastically more sustainable in 30 years. In addition, infrastructure from the 1960s and 1970s is heading towards the end of its design life. We are facing an unprecedented challenge.”

Project Milestone is a collaboration between TU/e, Eindhoven Municipality, Van Wijnen (a construction company), Saint Gobain Weber Beamix (a manufacturer of building materials), Witteveen + Boston (an engineering firm) and Vesteda (a housing investor). This entire project is headed by professor Salet who is also the Dean of the Department of the Built Environment at TU/e.

According to professor Salet a close collaboration between the government, academia and industry is very vital and urgent. He briefly describes it as people, planet, profit. He also said that the construction sector must focus on what are the demands of the society and cater to them in a sustainable manner.

This project is a result of years of research put in by professor Salet along with PhD students Rob Wolfs and Zeeshan Ahmed and also various master’s students.

Image Credits: Eindhoven University of Technology

Speaking about the scale of this product and what are the further developments that could be done to improvise the process, professor Salet said, “We’ll then start delivering mass production and, in a while, the same houses will line every street. That would be extremely monotonous; no one is waiting for that and it isn’t necessary either. You have to digitize the entire process from design to construction. A robot doesn’t care what shape it has to print, so you then get industrial customization with variation. Let’s make that step in one go, as challenging as it may be.”

According to professor Salet, this will prove to be a huge benefit for the construction sector too. Industrial customisation will increase productivity to a massive scale.  The sector is currently suffering from an acute shortage of skilled workers; since one needs less high quality craftsmanship in this case it will prove to be helpful. All the heavy work involved will be reduced to a great extent.

This entire program will prove to be beneficial for women too. With the help of this technology they will be able to participate more into this sector. It will also improve health conditions to a great extent. The biggest advantage is the sustainability that will be provided, the amount of material used will be cut down and it will be possible to reuse most the materials and elements involved.

 

 

Tags: 3D3D printing
Tweet54SendShare15
Previous Post

AI for Improved Conversion with Google Assistant

Next Post

Paid Driverless Taxi Services in Beijing by Baidu

Durga Prabhu

Passionate about latest innovations in AI, AR, VR and tech

Recommended For You

PhonePe Eyes $1.5 Bn IPO at $15 Bn Valuation

by Ishaan Negi
June 23, 2025
0
PhonePe Raises $850 Million in Funding Round as Walmart’s Stake Drops

Walmart Inc.'s financial gem, PhonePe, is getting ready for a huge expansion. According to reports, the firm, which is the biggest digital payments network in India, intends to...

Read more

Bill Gates Meets Linux Creator Linus Torvalds in Landmark Tech Industry Moment

by Rounak Majumdar
June 23, 2025
0
Bill Gates Meets Linux Creator Linus Torvalds in Landmark Tech Industry Moment

In a moment that captured the collective imagination of the tech world, Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft, and Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux, met face-to-face for...

Read more

Ola’s New Subscription Model in Maharashtra Could Set National Trend, Says SEBI Analyst

by Rounak Majumdar
June 23, 2025
0
Ola’s New Subscription Model in Maharashtra Could Set National Trend, Says SEBI Analyst

Ola, one of India’s leading mobility platforms, has made a significant move by introducing a subscription-based, zero-commission model for drivers in Maharashtra. This strategic shift, which allows drivers...

Read more
Next Post
Paid Driverless Taxi Services in Beijing by Baidu

Paid Driverless Taxi Services in Beijing by Baidu

Please login to join discussion

Techstory

Tech and Business News from around the world. Follow along for latest in the world of Tech, AI, Crypto, EVs, Business Personalities and more.
reach us at [email protected]

Advertise With Us

Reach out at - [email protected]

BROWSE BY TAG

#Crypto #howto 2024 acquisition AI amazon Apple bitcoin Business China cryptocurrency e-commerce electric vehicles Elon Musk Ethereum facebook flipkart funding Gaming Google India Instagram Investment ios iPhone IPO Market Markets Meta Microsoft News NFT samsung Social Media SpaceX startup startups tech technology Tesla TikTok trend trending twitter US

© 2024 Techstory.in

No Result
View All Result
  • News
  • Crypto
  • Gadgets
  • Memes
  • Gaming
  • Cars
  • AI
  • Startups
  • Markets
  • How to

© 2024 Techstory.in

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password? Sign Up

Create New Account!

Fill the forms bellow to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
Are you sure want to unlock this post?
Unlock left : 0
Are you sure want to cancel subscription?