The Low-cost Homes Of The Future Are Here Now $4,000. 3d Printed Constructed

[Mike Kennedy]

http://www.businessinsider.com/3d-p...on-new-story-tech-charity-4000-dollars-2018-3

 

[Elliott]

So, a $4000 house, on a $10,000 lot, with Special Improvement District charge (water/sewer/infrastructure) of $10,000, plus fees, taxes, document search, recording fees, special assessment of $6000, and you've got a $30,000 unit. Will it guarantee the homeless will drop the drugs and crime? My observation is subsidized housing is just rent control, and it kills the neighborhood.

 

[DTB]

I'd put one on a waterfront lot as a weekend getaway.

Maybe I'll check into that, double the size put it on a lake lot, could fetch plenty near Chicagoland. Hmm.

 

[Meandering]

There is no kitchen

 

[Deleted member 128537]

First of all $4,000 in El Salvador isn’t the cost in our market. But having said that I can see 3D printing being used for structures like garages, cabins, outbuildings, etc in our country on a commercial basis not too far off. Maybe not for houses yet. But it is a worthy goal to ending some persistent poverty and homeless in some of these very poor countries. The biggest issue however is the infrastructure in these communities to support these houses. Who’s going to pay the taxes for that? The bottom line is the best way to get rid of poverty is not through free housing, but rather through jobs.

 

[Restrain]

We are dealing with a shortage of low-income housing in SW FL. Traditional housing costs are 110-150 a foot for construction. Lot costs are low. Get the government to waive impact fees, etc, you could build under $40K, mortgage payment of $500 PITI.

 

[Meandering]

If doesn't make sense to buy a million dollar machine to print $4,000 to save $30k a year salary to a full time mason in a third world country.

What's the maintenance costs and upkeep expenses, and transportation and setup costs for this machine?

I'm thinking someone seriously is underplaying the actual math, as concrete costs should not vary much between man or machine laid.

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[DTB]

If doesn't make sense to buy a million dollar machine to print $4,000 to save $30k a year salary to a full time mason in a third world country.

What's the maintenance costs and upkeep expenses, and transportation and setup costs for this machine?

I'm thinking someone seriously is underplaying the actual math, as concrete costs should not vary much between man or machine laid.

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How many house can the 30K mason construct in a year?

The machine does one every 24 hours.

Transport and setup is mostly a one time expense.I'm assuming once it's there it will run for years in the locality.

$1M machines are being bought everyday to replace 30K factory workers. The math works pretty well.

 

[Meandering]

In Manufacturing,
you move the parts to the machine.

With this, you have to move and set up the machine for each part of the job
and I don't care where you are,
you can only build so many houses in a straight line.


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[Don Clark]

First of all $4,000 in El Salvador isn’t the cost in our market. But having said that I can see 3D printing being used for structures like garages, cabins, outbuildings, etc in our country on a commercial basis not too far off. Maybe not for houses yet. But it is a worthy goal to ending some persistent poverty and homeless in some of these very poor countries. The biggest issue however is the infrastructure in these communities to support these houses. Who’s going to pay the taxes for that? The bottom line is the best way to get rid of poverty is not through free housing, but rather through jobs.

According to our local newspaper(Rag sheet), there are 2 jobs for every person on the unemployment roles.

Maybe some do not want to work?????