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Ontario company is trying to tackle the housing crisis with giant printers

The discussion of affordable housingalways comes to mind. A company in southeastern Ontario is about to print that solution.

Wolf Island near Kingston is breaking new ground in many ways.

Giant 3D printers are in use and could revolutionize construction, according to the co-founder of Nidus 3D.

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Scrap from current construction processes Get rid of things," said Hugh Roberts.

The machine is intended to speed up housing construction, and the company claims the printer can help build certain structures in less than half the time.

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"We expect this form of construction to quickly gain traction in Canada and around the world," Roberts added. I was.

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They are stigmatizing automation and trading However, printer Chris Mullin says skilled workers are still needed.

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We still have to get all other deals through our buildings. I think we are accelerating construction, but I don't think we are stealing jobs," he said.

In fact, Marin, who has a background in construction, said he believes automation is the future.

"I think automation and construction could help solve Canada's housing crisis," Mullin said.

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Ian Arthur, another of his co-founders of the company, former NDP Kingston and Member of Parliament for the Islands, , said the next project would be even more solid.

“We are starting another very exciting project. It's a three-story project, a multi-unit project, in the city of Kingston,' said Arthur.

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