HDB working on cooler homes to minimise air-conditioning

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As temperatures rise, the Housing Board is seeking to turn out cooler homes with integrated smart systems that reduce the need for residents to turn on the air-conditioner. It has teamed up with German industrial giant Evonik to study incorporating a high-performance...

The joint effort was inked in an agreement between the board and Evonik at the Government's fifth Urban Sustainability R&D Congress yesterday.

Unlike the present fabricating process, which takes up to two months to complete, 3D printing does not require the creation of customised mould sets. Studies to improve the strength and flow of 3D-fabricated concrete will begin in the last three months of this year.

 

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