I can upgrade the shelter-Chapter 833 - 731: The Newly Printed District

Relying on various so-called "internal messages," news that housing in the new district would be mainly allocated to couples with children quickly spread.

Upon receiving instructions from Chen Xin and with policies already set by higher-ups, the city’s government in the new district did not control the rumors. Instead, they allowed them to spread while secretly preparing for the upcoming housing allocation work.

They dispatched grassroots staff to survey existing residents and classify them based on circumstances, initially estimating the number of people requiring housing.

Subsequently, analyzing these preliminary statistics, they combined them with the number of houses in the new district to draft an initial allocation plan...

Even though the new district was still in the foundation-laying stage, these preparations were already steadily underway.

The construction in the new district progressed smoothly, to the point where there wasn’t much to comment on.

If it were a large dome, there might be certain difficulties due to high construction requirements and complexity, but the construction difficulty was much less with the smaller domes, which were only a quarter the size of large domes, as in the new district.

Moreover, using 3D printing equipment to build the domes in the new district greatly improved both construction difficulty and speed.

So much so that after leveling the foundation, while the new district was still categorizing data, a third of the domes and most of the houses were already erected.

Although most houses were just rough shells printed using 3D printing technology, they already took shape.

As the project’s lead, Chen Xin naturally needed to inspect the construction situation of the new district, and the inspection results were undoubtedly satisfactory.

3D printing technology wasn’t newly invented; the equipment Chen Xin developed merely made this technology more practical and easier to use.

As for using 3D printing technology to build houses, in fact, this technology had already been applied long before the disaster.

Moreover, the houses built with this technology have significant advantages in terms of earthquake resistance, insulation, soundproofing, construction speed, and saving building materials.

However, before the disaster, Flame Country, as a major infrastructure nation, had a large number of construction workers, and the land was relatively expensive, making 3D printed buildings evidently unsuitable. Therefore, despite having world-leading 3D printed building technology, its application was not widespread.

But under current circumstances, due to factors like saving building materials and reducing construction time, 3D printed building technology has begun widespread application.

Apart from the construction of domes and buildings in the new district, this technology was also applied to the construction of the Middle East defense line.

According to what Chen Xin learned, due to the widespread application of 3D printing technology, the construction speed of equipment and fortifications is at least twice as fast as at the same time, greatly enhancing work efficiency.

The construction speed in the new district was also not far behind. During Chen Xin’s inspection, he could even visibly see a floor being gradually built up.

"Look, Academician Chen, the wall structures built with the 3D printing technology we’re using now are such hollow structures, internally filled with these wave lines for structural stability. This both saves building materials and enhances construction efficiency. If constructed manually, both construction efficiency and material usage would be significantly greater," the engineer in charge of the site proudly explained to Chen Xin, evidently proud of this 3D printing building technology.

Chen Xin could understand the engineer’s pride. In fact, he displayed the same expression when explaining his own creations.

Therefore, Chen Xin did not interrupt the engineer’s explanation but allowed him to continue freely.

Noticing workers filling the walls with a white powder after completing the wall printing, Chen Xin curiously asked, "What is this you’re adding?"

"It’s insulation material. Since the construction requirements specified insulation, we are filling it in. It’s mainly composed of asbestos and glass fibers, besides insulation, it also provides effective soundproofing, with excellent results," the engineer explained to Chen Xin, casually taking some insulation material from a nearby bag to show him.

After a quick glance at these insulation materials, Chen Xin nodded in satisfaction, "You’ve done well. The construction progress in the new district is faster than anticipated, which is great. It must be maintained. However, while pursuing construction speed, don’t neglect construction quality. Make sure everything meets construction requirements and standards, and avoid safety hazards."

"Rest assured on that, Academician!" In this matter, the engineer was very confident. He pointed to the nearby working 3D printing equipment and said, "Humans can make mistakes and overlook details, but machines won’t make mistakes or overlook things. Our construction quality is definitely more robust than manual construction!"

This statement was indeed true. Humans can make mistakes, but machines won’t generate errors as long as they don’t malfunction, ensuring stable construction quality.

So, for the engineer’s attitude, Chen Xin merely smiled in encouragement.

After giving a few more instructions, Chen Xin then headed to a building that had its roof completed and where workers had started with the outer wall decorations, to inspect a unit that had undergone initial decoration.

This was a 50-square-meter apartment, designed with two bedrooms and a living room, complete with kitchen and bathroom facilities, suitable for a family of three.

Since the total area is only 50 square meters, although the designer put considerable thought into the decor to enhance comfort, overall, the room is still not very large.

The two bedrooms are the same size; one can be for the couple, and the other can serve as a children’s room. After the entire decoration is completed, the children’s room can even be divided into separate independent spaces.

If the household population continues to increase, they can apply for a larger house.

Although current regulations discussed suggest that families with two children over five years old can apply for 70-square-meter houses, at present, they will still try to control it based on circumstances.

And even if they apply, the end result may still be a 50-square-meter house because the entire new district has limited 70-square-meter houses, which account for only one-fifth, while 50-square-meter houses are the most common, accounting for two-thirds. However, the interior decor and space division vary depending on the number of children.

The remaining portion is prepared for newlyweds without children or families planning to have children, in 30-square-meter units.