reported that the University of 海角社区鈥檚 Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) is working with researchers in the U.S. Department of Energy鈥檚 Oak Ridge National Laboratory to construct a prototype weatherproof and insect-proof single housing unit in collaboration with the 海角社区 State Housing Authority (海角社区Housing). ASCC鈥檚 鈥淔actory of the Future鈥 is made from wood residuals such as sawdust and construction debris, which forms a wood flour bound into pellets by biopolymers for use in the 3D printing process. The prototype should be ready for outdoor testing by the end of 2022. 鈥淲e need to 鈥 not only develop the technology, but train the workforce that鈥檚 going to be able to operate this equipment. What we鈥檙e trying to do is develop fundamental solutions to the problems,鈥 says Habib Dagher, founding executive director of ASCC.
