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This 3D-printed floating house took 48 hours to build

 The visualization of the 3D printing of the first-ever concrete house in Czech Republic
The visualization of the 3D printing of the first-ever concrete house in Czech Republic Copyright  Michal Cizek / AFP
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By Doloresz Katanich with AFP
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The Czech eco-home comes with reduced carbon emissions.

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The first 3D-printed house in the Czech Republic took merely 48 hours to build and a few more weeks to dry in the southern Czech city of Ceske Budejovice.

The project called 'Prvok' is the brainchild of the Czech sculptor Michal Trpak who teamed up with a group of architects to create the prototype. It comes with sustainable solutions such as a green roof and reduced costs and carbon emissions compared to a regular construction.

The building and construction industries are responsible for 39 per cent of all carbon emissions in the world, according to the World Green Building Council.

The 3D-printed house is planned to float on the Vltava river in Prague this August.

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