#emerging objects

‘Cabin of 3D Printed Curiosities’ - Oakland, California, USA - Emerging Objects ____

Svolta nel mondo dell’architettura con la Star Lounge stampata in 3D da Emeging Objects e Bre Pettis

Ciò che rende Emerging Objects unico nel mondo della stampa 3D è che lo studio con base a Oakland, in California, guidato da Ronald Rael, Virginia San Fratello e Mona Ghandi, è uno dei leader nello sviluppo di un approccio modulare all’architettura , che porta avanti insieme a ricerche molto approfondite sui materiali e sui processi di stampa 3D.

Dopo aver lavorato intensamente con la tecnologia…

Could these 3D printed bricks replace air conditioning?

These 3D printed bricks don’t look anything like an air conditioner, but that’s what they are. Provided, of course, that they’re wet and nature is allowed to do its thing.

The bricks are printed in such a way that they can function like a sponge. Their porous construction allows them to lock away water, which gets released later as evaporation takes place. That reduces the temperature of the bricks, and, theoretically, their surroundings.

The company behind Cool Bricks, Emerging Objects, based them on a passive refrigeration device that’s thousands of years old: the zeer pot. A zeer pot is actually a pair of terracotta pots — a larger one with a smaller one placed inside, with sand filling the gap between the two. The sand is then wet, and moisture is pulled through the porous terracotta as evaporation occurs.

Just how effective would these so-called Cool Bricks be? They wouldn’t do you any good in a place like Florida. The humidity is so high in the summer months that the bricks might just end up compounding your woes. Water they store wouldn’t evaporate and therefore wouldn’t help cool down your house.

In drier climates, they could certainly be effective — though for optimal results some very specific conditions are required. Assuming the Cool Brick does mimic the zeer pots that inspired their design, the humidity needs to hover between 10-30% and the temperature just a touch under 20° Celsius.

Another thing that helps increase the performance of a zeer pot is a bit of shade. That same shade can obviously have a major impact on the temperature of a structure on its own — in extreme cases, temperatures in the shade can be as much as 20° Celsius lower than in direct sun.

That’s why Cool Bricks might make a good choice for interior walls. With proper air flow, they ought to help keep rooms a bit cooler. You’d probably want to set up an eco-friendly water supply, too. You wouldn’t want to be wasting potable water keeping your Bricks moistened, not if you live in the kind of hot, dry climate where they’d make the most sense. Saving it for drinking might be a better move.

Now read: Minnesota man 3D-prints a castle big enough to walk in

Image courtesy Emerging Objects

Source: Science – Geek.com

Powered by WPeMatico

Emerging Objects stampa in 3D l’edilizia del futuro un mattone nel muro alla volta

Da quando ho iniziato a seguire l’industria della stampa 3D a tempo pieno c’è stata un’azienda che mi ha sempre affascinato per la sua capacità di realizzare incredibili oggetti usando i materiali più improbabili. Dopo aver letto della Quake Column, l’ultimo incredibile progetto di Emerging Objects con la stampa 3D, ho deciso di intervistare con Ronald Rael, CEO e co-fondatore, insieme alla…

Interior of 3D Printed House

Another unique feature of Emerging Objects’ design is that they will utilize a 3D printer farm to print all of the pieces rather than a giant 3D printer. Different 3D printers will print building components, 3D Printed Bricks and Tiles.

3D Printed House 1.0 Uses Renewable Materials

The salt polymer material, Saltygloo, will be used to print the house’s free standing interior rooms. The material will be made from salt harvested  from 109 year old salt crystallization ponds in Redwood City. The landscape of San Francisco Bay produces 500,000 tons of salt each year. The salt will be combined with glue to make a strong, waterproof and lightweight material for 3D printing. The material has an additional quality of letting in light because of its origami like shape.

The other material the house will use will be cement polymer. The polymer can be fiber reinforced which will make the material stronger than cement. At the same time the material is lightweight and can be finished in sand blasted, glossy or satin finishes. It can also be machined, sanded or painted.

It will be interesting to see if this house is functional as well as esthetically pleasing. While the interior rooms don’t need windows they might take away privacy.