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Briefing
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- 3D Printed House – 3D printing company S-Squared 3D Printers (SQ3D) printed 500 square feet (46 square meter) house on-site outside of their headquarters in Long Island, New York in 12 hours
- Proprietary 3D Printer – Autonomous Robotic Construction System (ARCS) has unique patented features along with own slicing software, modified cement pump and cement mixture
- Human Labor – While walls and basic structure were 3D printed, human laborers made and attached roof and windows
- Resilient Structure – Water and fire proof structure withstood compression tests of over 6,000 pounds per square inch (PSI), double required standards for traditional homes
- Future Plans – Intends to build larger 1,800 square foot house, automate cement mixing and construction process, explore use of reinforcement fibers to concrete mixture and geopolymers as alternative materials
- Overall Vision – Includes lowering costs and reducing accidents and deaths in construction industry, building humanitarian homes, and printing tens of thousands of homes per year
- Note: Structure built was to test technology only and was taken down after completion
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Accelerator
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Business Model and Practices
Business Model
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Sector
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Real Estate and Construction
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Function
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Operations, Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development
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Organization
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S-Squared 3D Printers Inc.
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Source
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Original Publication Date
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August 12, 2019
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