Apr 10, 2017 | By Benedict
Ukrainian 3D printing construction company PassivDom is now taking preorders for its self-powered home that can be 3D printed in just eight hours. The compact house, which costs $32,000 and can be built anywhere, relies on solar energy.
Imagine being able to live wherever you want, off the grid and without electricity costs, for the price of a midsize SUV. Now imagine no longer, because that’s exactly what Ukrainian company PassivDom promises its customers.
A month ago, we reported on PassivDom’s incredible 3D printable modular houses, giving you a short introduction to the startup’s products and ideas. Now, however, you no longer need to take our word for it, because the 3D printed houses are available to pre-order, with prices starting at $32,000.
According to PassivDom, the company’s 3D printed houses can be printed in as little as eight hours, after which the windows, doors, plumbing, and electrical systems can be added manually, taking the total assembly time to around 24 hours. These compact, eco-friendly homes can then function almost autonomously, generating and storing power from solar panels while also collecting water from air humidity.
All of the intricate 3D design for these homes, which are available as standard or customized models in various sizes, takes place in Ukraine and California, where PassivDom’s high-tech factories are located. A 7-axis 3D printing robot then prints the floor, roof, and 20-centimeter-thick walls of the house from materials like carbon fiber, polyurethane, resins, basalt fibers, and fiberglass.
“PassivDom is the world’s first mobile and transportable house with Passive House parameters,” says Max Gerbut, founder and CEO of PassivDom. “Due to the use of advanced materials and unique developments by our engineers, PassivDom has the highest thermal performance among residential buildings.
“The walls of PassivDom are as warm as brick. Thermal characteristics are high enough to use 20 times less energy than an ordinary building. That’s why it is possible to realize full off-grid autonomy in a cold climate without complex and expensive engineering heating system.”
Gerbut’s company says that its 3D printed houses can be built “anywhere in the world,” since they can exist off the grid and do not need to be connected to external power and plumbing systems. They also give customers a lot of choice depending on their needs, varying in both size and level of autonomy.
Excitingly, these 3D printed homes from PassivDom have just become available for pre-order for customers in the Ukraine and the US. The company says the first of these will be delivered later this year.
Posted in 3D Printing Application
Maybe you also like:
- T-Bone Cape motion control board launches on Indiegogo
- New extruder could lower costs of 3D printing cellular structures for drug testing
- New Ninja Printer Plate for consumer 3D printing
- mUVe3D releases improved Marlin firmware for all 3D printers
- Zecotek plans HD 3D display for 3D printers
- Add a smart LCD controller to your Robo3D printer
- Maker Kase: a handy cabinet for 3D printers
- Heated bed for ABS printing with the Printrbot Simple XL
- Next gen all metal 3D printer extruder from Micron
- Pico all-metal hotend 100% funded in 48 hours, B3 announces Stretch Goal
- Create it REAL announces first 3D printing Real Time Processor
- A larger and more powerful 3D printer extruder on Kickstarter
I have an Eastlerly facing beach front plot on the Indian Ocean on the Eastern Cape South Africa. It is 753m2 I can build on half of that, up to a height of 8m, can you please send me some designs with prices. Best Regards Mark
Tony Barabas wrote at 6/5/2019 9:18:58 AM:
Are you selling these in the UK? Can I chat with someone about this? My email address is tonybarabas@googlemail.com
RC wrote at 2/8/2018 4:34:47 PM:
This article is useless on this website if it doesn't talk about the process for 3d printing the house. I don't care about the end product without knowledge of how the process was accomplished. Show us the robot.
Mark Jackson wrote at 8/7/2017 4:13:52 PM:
I really think these totatally autonomous or 32 K on grid would B perfect for Ski Resorts , I would like to try it in My home city of Big Bear! Here; we have a great need for just such an extra place and or seperatatelly sustained quarters for tourists
3Ders.org provides the latest news about 3D printing technology and 3D printers. We are now seven years old and have around 1.5 million unique visitors per month.
