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# 2021 ROBOcOB |
Robocob is a project which works with earth as a construction material through impact printing, a method that uses compacted bullets of clay as building blocks. As a result of rapid urbanisation the construction industry now uses nearly 40% of all energy consumed. While earth is an abundant and locally available material, it has negligible embodied energy. Even if carbon is emitted at extraction stage, this is counterbalanced by the fact that earth houses are known for keeping ambient temperature stable, which reduces energy consumption. Robocob leverages this principle to produce a more sustainable building material.
New earth material
Université Libre des Pays des Grands Lacs(ULPGL)
Analysing soil to improve the quality of earth-based construction materials
Net Impact
Transforming abandoned fishing nets into sustainable urban furniture
Neo Stone Age
Royal Academy of Art, The Hague
Transforming limescale waste from water softening processes into building material
Portable solution for temporary settlements
Self built, affordable housing solution for migrating societies