World’s first ‘eco-sustainable’ village created using revolutionary 3D printed soil

World's first Eco-sustainable 3D printed house

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From a distance, these earthen homes may resemble mud houses from civilizations long ago, but they could one day be the future of housing. Designed by the architect Mario Cucinella, TECLA houses, or houses created with technology and clay, use ‘state-of-the-art building technology’ and can help combat homelessness and displaced communities after emergencies or natural disasters.

Mr Cucinella said:We like to think that TECLA is the beginning of a new story.

“The aesthetics of this house are the result of a technical and material effort; it was not an aesthetic approach only.”

He stated that the goal was to create a village that that would help Europe achieve zero net emissions.

The first set of domed houses have already been created in Massa Lombarda, near Ravenna in Italy, using multiple 3D printers operating simultaneously.

Some of the most basic homes would take about 200 hours to print and would be built in layers without the need for scaffolding.

The houses are generally made of two round, bulbous structures merged together, while on the inside lies a living room, bathroom and bedroom, along with furniture like tables and chairs.

According to Mr Cucinella, the beauty of this design is that in the event of a natural disaster, he would only have to send a 3D printer to the village that would immediately begin work on repairing the damaged houses.

The design for these 3D printed homes can also be altered depending on the kind of natural challenges faced by the area, like tsunamis, earthquakes or floods.

Mr Cucinella added: “If I design a building in a hot, arid climate, I need to protect the building well and make thicker walls to ventilate it.”

Mario also plans to add features that would allow the collection and purification of rainwater, which would only boost its green credentials.

The project was selected as an innovative example of zero-carbon construction for Build Better Now, a virtual exhibition at the COP26 climate change summit held in Glasgow.

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The warning was issued after the climate change summit was held in Glasgow, Scotland, just last month.

The Climate Change Committee (CCC) says that, at current rates, the UK will be contributing to a disastrous temperature rise of 2.7C by 2100.

It says this could – in theory – be brought down to just under 2C.

But this could only happen if ministers agree to tougher policies and if other nations slash emissions too.

The Government insists that it will meet all its climate change targets.

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