Advantages
Dr Khoshnevis believes that, “Contour Crafting construction projects will be extremely accelerated. This rapid construction minimises the financing costs of construction projects that typically take six months or longer to complete. While the costs of manual labour will be significantly reduced, physical power will be exchanged for brainpower in the construction industry. Reduced costs and automated building will make construction accessible to anyone.” It wouldn’t be illogical to imagine a time in the future when the Contour Crafting machine will be available at the local hardware store for sale as well as for hire. Contour Crafting will prove to be much safer, both for the worker and the environment. The fact is construction jobs are dangerous and take a heavy toll on human life and resources. From the safety perspective, Contour Crafting technology provides a number of benefits. First of all, people will have fewer injuries in construction and transportation-related activities. Secondly, they will have less contact with hazardous substances. Besides, there will be less exposure to airborne substances such as dust and chemicals. Also, there will be less noise exposure. Finally, it will be easier to establish procedures for hazard and failure analysis during construction. Globally, the construction industry has a huge negative impact on the environment through exploitation of natural resources and through generation of construction waste. In addition, it contributes significantly to environmentally harmful emissions. Contour Crafting is a robotic technology with very accurate computer control. Due to the nature of this technology, materials are used with perfect precision and near zero waste. The proposed technology could result in the following environmental health benefits: less total material use, less total energy use for all construction activities, less material and energy waste during construction, and less transportation of material, equipment and people.
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