Given the mounting frequency and intensity of natural disasters, more and more communities around the world may be impacted by the loss or severe damage to their homes. Ordinarily, repairing and rebuilding after such catastrophic events would take many months, taking a severe toll on residents’ wellbeing.

Meanwhile, the growing problem of homelessness for non-disaster-related reasons, is also ongoing, and with it, mounting pressure on cities to provide accommodation for their most vulnerable inhabitants.

Which is why, as this video explores, 3D printing will become more and more the go-to process to creating homes for the future, whether on earth, or even, one day, building colonies on other planets, such as Mars.

As we learn in this video, the 3D printing process is faster and cheaper than conventional home construction. But it’s not without its drawbacks at the same time, including the requirement for strict printing temperatures, the potential for digital glitches that could lead to onsite errors, the fact that certain materials, such as wood, can’t be printed, and, more broadly, threats to construction workers’ jobs, given the presence of robots in the process.

View the original video here.

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