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posted by on Monday April 24 2017, @05:22PM   Printer-friendly
from the not-by-the-hairs-on-my-3D-printed-chin dept.

A company called Apis Cor has 3D printed a (tiny) house in 24 hours for $10,000, which comes out to about $275/m2.

Reconstructing Buckingham Palace at 77,000 m2 this way would cost only about $21 million. According to a 2010 estimate in The Guardian: "you could build a new energy-efficient replica of the palace for a knock-down £320m", which translates to $552 million.

So: 3D printing the palace would save over a HALF BILLION DOLLARS! Muahahaha (pinkies up!).

Video of the building process.


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  • (Score: 2) by linkdude64 on Monday April 24 2017, @10:02PM

    by linkdude64 (5482) on Monday April 24 2017, @10:02PM (#499067)

    One 3D printer to do the rough work, one to do the finer details. Carpenters not needed as they may dovetail together with minor sanding and adhesive application.

    As a tradesperson, I am glad my area of work is in troubleshooting, rather than construction...that may remain relevant for some time more.

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