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Modern construction using long-forgotten techniques (ethz.ch)

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[–] A_A@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago (5 children)

... "using 3D printing – but instead of concrete, they used sand combined with a binder." ... o.k.

[–] Transporter_Room_3@startrek.website 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (4 children)

So.... Mortar.

IT'S TOTALLY DIFFERENT BRO

[–] Skua@kbin.earth 10 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Concrete is something like a tenth of humanity's total CO2 emissions, so if this is something that lets us use less concrete then that's actually great

[–] Transporter_Room_3@startrek.website 7 points 3 months ago

Plus structurally, even if it were off-the-shelf concrete vs mortar, it's still structurally different, so I'm sure that also makes a difference.

Mostly I was just making fun of the phrasing and distinction without actually clarifying the difference.

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