This post is created by The Better India and sponsored by Wingify Earth.

The Indian Army has built a 71-square-meter disaster-resistant eco-friendly house using 3D printing.

The structure was constructed within 12 weeks using a specialised type of concrete and meets Zone-3 earthquake specifications as well as green building standards. The Military Engineering Services built the house in partnership with MiCoB Pvt Ltd, a Gujarat-based 3D concrete printing company using the 3D Rapid Construction Technology. The Indian Army’s Golden Katar Division has been instrumental in furthering the project, which has numerous operational applications.

Previously, the Military Engineering Services constructed the first 3D-printed houses in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The two structures were 3D printed within 30 days by Chennai-based construction start-up Tvasta and are reportedly the first of their type in the country.

The US Department of Defense (DoD) also plans to construct three temporary training barracks using 3D printing technology. The barracks will be built by Texas-based construction 3D printing company ICON and will meet the DoD’s released Unified Facilities Criteria for additive concrete construction.

Meanwhile, Alquist 3D, a construction 3D printing company, plans to construct 200 homes in the US state of Virginia using 3D printing technology. The region’s rapidly increasing workforce has created a huge demand for affordable housing, making it an ideal location to test the efficacy of 3D printing in providing accessible new homes.

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