SAfrica 3D Printed Homes USAGM
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- SAfrica 3D Printed Homes USAGM
- February 7, 2023
- South Africa to Build Low-Cost Homes Using 3D Printing Technology
- Content Type Package
- Language English
- Transcript/Script English USAGM SHARE ((PLAYBOOK SLUG: SAFRICA 3D PRINTED HOMES (TV/R) HEADLINE: South Africa to Build Low-Cost Homes Using 3D Printing Technology TEASER: PUBLISHED: 02/07/2023 at 1:45pm BYLINE: Zaheer Cassim CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: Johannesburg, South Africa VIDEOGRAPHER: Zaheer Cassim PRODUCER: Zaheer Cassim SCRIPT EDITORS: MAS, KEnochs VIDEO SOURCE (S): original PLATFORMS (mark with X): _ TRT: 2:26 VID APPROVED BY: MAS TYPE: TVPKG EDITOR NOTES:)) ((INTRO)) [[The University of Johannesburg has launched a 3D printing technique that can build a house in one day. The university is working on a government pilot project to build low-cost homes in South Africa, which has a severe housing shortage. For VOA, Zaheer Cassim reports from Johannesburg.]] ((NARRATOR)) Since South Africa’s first democratic election in 1994, many here have been waiting to have their own homes. With a backlog of more than two and a half million houses, the government has partnered with the University of Johannesburg on a pilot program to create low-cost, 3D printed homes. This is one such home. It was erected in only eight hours and within the government’s budget of $13,000. But officials say these printed homes offer something more than most traditional homes here. [[FOR RADIO: ...explains Professor Jeffrey Mahachi, the director of sustainable materials and construction technologists at the University of Johannesburg.]] ((Jeffrey Mahachi, University of Johannesburg Professor (English 23 seconds)) “The current houses are typically box match and what are we saying is it is time for people to choose what they want, provide in a typical development different types of houses, different typologies of those houses, customizing houses for the people.” ((NARRATOR)) Such as houses that can withstand floods, like the ones that swept through parts of South Africa in the past year. The heavy rainfall left thousands homeless. The program’s technical lead, Refilwe Lediga, says these 3D houses are strong and should last longer than traditional ones. ((Refilwe Lediga, Technical Lead for 3D Homes Project)) ((33 seconds)) “We deliberately took a decision to print this house outdoors and not in the lab or in a warehouse. The reason why we did that is to see how it responds to normal weather patterns, you know, whether it's raining or hailing and so forth. And what we've seen now is that there have been minimal cracks in the system and there's been no structural failure. So it's a strong structure and from what we've seen at this stage, it should behave as normal as and even longer than normal housing, traditional housing.” ((Mandatory courtesy: 14Trees)) ((NARRATOR)) 3D homes are also being manufactured in Kilifi County, Kenya by the company called 14 Trees. Managing Director Francois Perrot predicts new technology will be a major part of the construction industry in the next decade. ((Francois Perrot, 14Trees Managing Director)) (in English?) ((Mandatory Zoom)) “Clearly construction, 3D printing and more broadly construction automation is coming and that will become a mainstream movement in the months to come.” The team at the University of Johannesburg will now continue the project in KwaZulu Natal, where it is expected to build five to 10 houses within the next three months. ((Zaheer Cassim, for VOA News, Johannesburg.))
- Transcript/Script USAGM SHARE ((PLAYBOOK SLUG: SAFRICA 3D PRINTED HOMES (TV/R) HEADLINE: South Africa to Build Low-Cost Homes Using 3D Printing Technology TEASER: PUBLISHED: 02/07/2023 at 1:45pm BYLINE: Zaheer Cassim CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: Johannesburg, South Africa VIDEOGRAPHER: Zaheer Cassim PRODUCER: Zaheer Cassim SCRIPT EDITORS: MAS, KEnochs VIDEO SOURCE (S): original PLATFORMS (mark with X): _ TRT: 2:26 VID APPROVED BY: MAS TYPE: TVPKG EDITOR NOTES:)) ((INTRO)) [[The University of Johannesburg has launched a 3D printing technique that can build a house in one day. The university is working on a government pilot project to build low-cost homes in South Africa, which has a severe housing shortage. For VOA, Zaheer Cassim reports from Johannesburg.]] ((NARRATOR)) Since South Africa’s first democratic election in 1994, many here have been waiting to have their own homes. With a backlog of more than two and a half million houses, the government has partnered with the University of Johannesburg on a pilot program to create low-cost, 3D printed homes. This is one such home. It was erected in only eight hours and within the government’s budget of $13,000. But officials say these printed homes offer something more than most traditional homes here. [[FOR RADIO: ...explains Professor Jeffrey Mahachi, the director of sustainable materials and construction technologists at the University of Johannesburg.]] ((Jeffrey Mahachi, University of Johannesburg Professor (English 23 seconds)) “The current houses are typically box match and what are we saying is it is time for people to choose what they want, provide in a typical development different types of houses, different typologies of those houses, customizing houses for the people.” ((NARRATOR)) Such as houses that can withstand floods, like the ones that swept through parts of South Africa in the past year. The heavy rainfall left thousands homeless. The program’s technical lead, Refilwe Lediga, says these 3D houses are strong and should last longer than traditional ones. ((Refilwe Lediga, Technical Lead for 3D Homes Project)) ((33 seconds)) “We deliberately took a decision to print this house outdoors and not in the lab or in a warehouse. The reason why we did that is to see how it responds to normal weather patterns, you know, whether it's raining or hailing and so forth. And what we've seen now is that there have been minimal cracks in the system and there's been no structural failure. So it's a strong structure and from what we've seen at this stage, it should behave as normal as and even longer than normal housing, traditional housing.” ((Mandatory courtesy: 14Trees)) ((NARRATOR)) 3D homes are also being manufactured in Kilifi County, Kenya by the company called 14 Trees. Managing Director Francois Perrot predicts new technology will be a major part of the construction industry in the next decade. ((Francois Perrot, 14Trees Managing Director)) (in English?) ((Mandatory Zoom)) “Clearly construction, 3D printing and more broadly construction automation is coming and that will become a mainstream movement in the months to come.” The team at the University of Johannesburg will now continue the project in KwaZulu Natal, where it is expected to build five to 10 houses within the next three months. ((Zaheer Cassim, for VOA News, Johannesburg.))
- NewsML Media Topics Arts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
- Network VOA
- Embargo Date February 7, 2023 13:43 EST
- Byline Zaheer Cassim
- Brand / Language Service Voice of America