Name: Chinese company uses 3D printer to build homes
Uploaded: 2014-04-30T03:37:49.000Z
Duration: 1 min 11 s
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What do you fancy printing then? How about a home? Not the plans for one...or a model...no,

Modal verbs - A2

a full-size house. A construction firm in China has developed a home that can be mass

produced with the help of a giant 3D printer. The WinSun New Materials Company uses a mixture

of cement and construction waste to build its houses, which cost just around $5,000.

And in a country, where a standard 100-square-metre apartment could cost hundreds of thousands

of dollars in big cities such as Beijing and Shanghai, this could be a much cheaper alternative.

The walls, structure and base are produced entirely by 3D printing. The windows, furniture,

roof, and other add-ons are obviously not, at least yet. They've produced a video showing

how it all works, but are much cagier about letting reporters into their factory to see

it for themselves, saying they don't want to give their trade secrets away. Bosses claim they

can build up to ten complete houses in just one day. The company's been printing homes

since February and says customers can also order custom-made homes. Parents about to

send their children off to university might want to pay close attention.