heres my two cents on this. blog subject rushing notwithstanding. im always interested in houses made from on site, local or regional materials. adobe is dirt, straw, water, a form to make bricks and the sun to cure them. its a time tested system that works well in certain regions world wide. its always a bonus if you can get a cat to walk on them and leave paw prints. this machine eliminates the folks who would have made the bricks and the folks who would have stacked them. but not the folks who finish the rest of the structure. the rest would include, foundation, roof, electrical, plumbing, flooring and interior finishing. in general i think its a good idea to find cheeper ways to house people. the machine would follow the instructions fed to it so we should not assume the product to automatically be ugly. good plans-good house, bad plans-bad house. adobe can be as beautiful, comfortable, and green as any building type available. also dont foresee a new threat of assembly line little ticky-tac houses of mud sprawl.
- bill 3-11-2004 6:25 pm





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