A professor from the University of California builds a nozzle that spews concrete

Jan 10, 2014 07:36 GMT  ·  By

You would think that 3D printing experts would wait for another year or two before tacking big projects, since the technology isn't mature yet, but a professor from the University of Southern California begs to differ.

Professor Behrokh Khoshnevis has not only proposed an idea for a 3D printer, he has actually built one that can raise a house in one day.

That's right, he has invented a 3D printer that, based on a computer pattern, can create a house in the span of 24 hours.

The technology is called Contour Crafting and should not only make it easy and fast to build a home, but do it for less money than ownership would usually warrant.

Repairing homes damaged by devastating weather should also be easier and cheaper, so storms won't be such an undaunted enemy anymore.

We are certain that there are and will be some architects skeptical of this seemingly divine-inspired breakthrough, but with how everything seems to be becoming automated, it's doubtful that Contour Crafting will fail to catch on.

After all, the only big barrier was making a nozzle that could spew concrete, and Professor Behrokh Khoshnevis has already solved that problem.

The man also assures everyone that the product won't eliminate jobs in architecture and construction industries, but create more.

We suppose he means that the drastically cut down work duration will be compensated for by an increase in home-building projects.

Keep in mind, though, that while the 24-hour process sounds great in theory, it raises the question of how construction workers are supposed to go about integrating electrical power lines in the walls, as well as plumbing, etc.

Most likely the real lifetime it will take to build a new house will be longer, to accommodate for those needs. Either way, the project is still in testing phase, so we won't see the option in catalogs any time soon.