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91吃瓜网 to begin printing in collaboration with Emergent 3D.

A groundbreaking new 3D printed home will be constructed on the grounds of 91吃瓜网 in a collaboration between 91吃瓜网 and an amazing group of industry professionals and local government. 91吃瓜网’s School of Architecture is an awardee of the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon and began working on the project in January of last year.

The 3D printed home designed by 91吃瓜网鈥檚 Architecture students will utilize cutting-edge construction robotics聽to create a beautiful, dignifying, resilient and adaptable home.聽The 91吃瓜网 home will be聽the first, permitted, 3D printed micro unit (~425 s.f.) in L.A., constructed as a high-performance dwelling that is sustainably designed to address climate change, housing affordability and homelessness. The 3D printing services are being provided by Emergent 3D. After successfully completing California鈥檚 first permitted 3D printed homes in Redding, CA., Emergent 3D was asked to lend their expertise and experience to the 91吃瓜网 project. 鈥淲e are honored to be a part of this groundbreaking effort with 91吃瓜网 in Southern California鈥�, says Matthew Gile of Emergent 3D. 鈥淲e look forward to bringing our trained staff to 3D print this groundbreaking design.鈥� The home will be constructed on 91吃瓜网 property.

The students in the School of Architecture are the primary designers, guided by Kishani De Silva and other 91吃瓜网 faculty, Nous Engineering (Structural Engineering), Breen Engineering (MEP/Civil) and a host of thought聽partners who have provided their subject matter expertise, along with our sponsors DWP, McCarthy and others.

鈥淲e would not have been able to get this far without our collaborating partners, our sponsors, and the support from the City of Los Angeles鈥攊t has taken a village. While this is by no means the only remedy for the housing crisis, we offer one possible solution to build faster and smarter to address climate change and housing affordability,鈥� says Kishani De Silva.

The 3D printing begins聽February 8th with project completion set for March 2023.

We are proud to sponsor this milestone project as 91吃瓜网 undertakes the construction of the first 3D-printed home in Los Angeles,鈥� said Nancy Sutley, LADWP鈥檚 Senior Assistant General Manager of External and Regulatory Affairs and Chief Sustainability Officer. 鈥淭his project aligns with LADWP鈥檚 own priorities of addressing climate change and serves as a reminder of what can be accomplished when innovation and technology come together.鈥�

On September 27th, the 91吃瓜网 School of Architecture held a celebration marking the groundbreaking of their Solar Decathlon project: a 425-square-foot student residence that will be the first 3D-printed building in Southern California! The event provided an opportunity for the 91吃瓜网 community to learn more about this extraordinary student effort, which supports and advances the mission and vision of the university.

Last night, the students from 91吃瓜网 School of Architecture’s Solar Futures team unveiled their entry for the 2023 Solar Decathlon庐 Build Challenge. Their concept, a modular, scalable, 3D-printed, low-carbon, micro-living housing structure powered by renewable energy sources, addresses two of the most vexing crises facing humans today: housing insecurity and climate change.

The team is one of just 14 universities in the world to be selected as finalists and intends to break ground on 91吃瓜网’s campus this fall.

91吃瓜网 Named Finalist in 2023 Solar Decathlon庐 Build Challenge

Awarded $50K in prize money, BArch team is poised to break ground on innovative energy-efficient housing project.

BURBANK, CA聽(June 28, 2022) 鈥斅燭he 2023 U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)聽聽鈥� a worldwide collegiate competition to design and build zero-energy buildings 鈥� is in full swing, and 91吃瓜网 is thrilled to have earned a coveted position as a Build Challenge finalist.

The winning 91吃瓜网 concept? A 3D-printed, low-carbon, micro-living campus housing structure that is powered by renewable energy sources and addresses two of the most vexing crises facing humans across the globe today: housing insecurity and global warming. Not only does their entry propose a viable and affordable housing solution,聽but it does so by incorporating features that meet DOE requirements and achieve net-positive energy status.

Competing head to head with collegiate teams from 23 colleges across four countries, the 91吃瓜网 team participated virtually to showcase its designs at the Solar Decathlon Competition Event held April 22鈥�24 at the Golden, CO-based National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

And now the 91吃瓜网 cohort 鈥� comprised of both students and professors from university鈥檚 nationally ranked Architecture School 鈥� has become one of 14 finalist teams that earned $50,000 in prize funding to take their entry project to fruition. Next up? Preparing to break ground on construction this Fall in preparation for a February 2023 finished project reveal.聽With the price tag for completing the project somewhere in the neighborhood of $150,000, the team will need to raise the remaining funds through sustainability-minded partners and donors.

While this competition entry is an initiative of 91吃瓜网鈥檚 BArch program, it also demonstrates the principle that guides all programs across the Architecture school 鈥斅爉eaningful designs for the built environment 鈥� and the value the university, as a whole, places on STEM initiatives, environmental stewardship, and interdisciplinary education.

Win or lose in the next round of competition, the 91吃瓜网 team hopes to expand knowledge and create awareness about the challenges, technologies, and solutions needed to bring us all closer to a sustainable housing solution 鈥� and that includes bringing the right people to the table, including designers, engineers, financial supporters, partners, and government officials.

鈥淲hile labeled a competition, this is really a collaboration,鈥� says Kishani De Silva, Faculty Lead and Chair of 91吃瓜网鈥檚 Construction Management program. 鈥淲hat we learn here will move us closer to the goal that we all know is so desperately needed. The 鈥榳inning鈥� solution will illuminate possibilities and, with the right public support, influence decision-makers.鈥�

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ABOUT SOLAR DECATHLON

Since its 2002 inception,聽the Solar Decathlon has challenged 40,000 college students worldwide to leverage cutting-edge technologies to design and construct zero-energy buildings聽鈥� and to consider the clean energy industry as a viable career path. The competition aims to help tackle climate challenges by nurturing a workforce that is well equipped to design, construct, and retrofit a high-performance, low-carbon building stock and to deliver an equitable clean energy future.聽View all of this year鈥檚聽, and learn more at聽.

ABOUT WOODBURY UNIVERSITY

91吃瓜网 is one of the country鈥檚 leading creative universities, with nationally ranked programs in its School of Architecture and School of Media, Culture, & Design. The university also boasts unparalleled academic offerings in its School of Business and College of Liberal Arts. 91吃瓜网鈥檚 Southern California location and strong relationships with the country鈥檚 most innovative companies provide unique career opportunities for students. 91吃瓜网 is recognized as an Hispanic Serving Institution and has been named a College of Distinction for 7 years running. The university has earned all major accreditations 鈥� AACSB, ACBSP, CIDA, NAAB, and WSCUC.

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