Contour crafting
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Contour crafting is a
building printing technology being researched by
Behrokh Khoshnevis of the
University of Southern California's
Information Sciences Institute (in the
Viterbi School of Engineering) that uses a computer-controlled crane or
gantry
to build edifices rapidly and efficiently with substantially less
manual labor. It was originally conceived as a method to construct molds
for industrial parts. Khoshnevis decided to adapt the technology for
rapid home construction as a way to rebuild after natural disasters,
like the devastating earthquakes that have plagued his native
Iran.
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Using a quick-setting, concrete-like material, contour crafting forms
the house's walls layer by layer until topped off by floors and
ceilings set in place by the crane. The notional concept calls for the
insertion of structural components, plumbing, wiring, utilities, and
even consumer devices like audiovisual systems as the layers are built.
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provided funding to help support Viterbi project research in the summer of 2008.
to commercialize Contour Crafting.
In 2010, Khoshnevis claimed that his system could build a complete home in a single day,
and its electrically powered crane would produce very little construction material waste.
program in 2005 reported that, given 3–7 tons of material waste and the
exhaust fumes from construction vehicles during standard home
construction, contour crafting could significantly reduce environmental
impact.
was evaluating Contour Crafting for its application in the construction of bases on
.
3D printing technique. Potential applications of this technology include constructing
from Earth.
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