What we can learn from building on mars | Peter Zurbrügg | TEDxLausanne

Designing future buildings on Mars will require similar techniques to those we use on Earth, but the extreme conditions on Mars won't let us just export terrestrial solutions. To find new, innovative solutions adapted to Mars constraints, we must rethink everything from the ground up. Peter’s talk will draw from an interdisciplinary course he co-teaches at EPFL-ENAC, where architecture, civil engineering, and environmental engineering students join their skills to design a permanent Mars habitat — and show how we can bring their learnings back to Earth.

Peter started his professional education with an apprenticeship in electronics. He has a degree in electrical engineering and studied architecture at EPFL. In addition to his activities as an independent architect, he teaches different courses at EPFL in the fields of construction, technical equipments, building materials, building simulation, renovation and bioclimatic architecture. In his work in architectural design, Peter's main concern is the fulfilment of human needs.

[_J.F_]

Wow! The charisma and enthusiasm coming off this chap is unbelievable.

[sugandanataatmaja]

Very good explanation for Planet Mars Progressing

[thesamson]

I hope I'm a live to see all this happen

[nightlightabcd]

No one ever wants to talk about the BIG problem if Mars having one third gravity because of the physical and mental implications of one third gravity!
Most all other problems can be dealt with, except the reduced gravity, so no one brings it up!

[Sam-evoi]

It would be a simple and rather cheap experiment to experiment with different colony structures underwater, that way the docking and pressurizing mechanisms can truly be tested when connecting multiple structures together (while underwater).

[setrak]

Why not focus on the moon first before venturing out to mars??

[saumyacow]

I don't mind people being set ridiculous challenges for the sake of intellectual challenge and I can concede that we could build a self sustaining base on Mars for 100 people - if we threw enough resources and money at it. But lets get real about this. We could have colonies like this in the Antarctic (it would be easier and the environment less hostile) but we don't. Why? Because no one wants to live there. All the dreams about Martian colonies are just that. There's no need to do so. No one will want to do so. And it will be far, far more expensive than most imagine. I'd like to see a realistic, limited scientific/exploratory mission to Mars and all the noise generated by Mars colony enthusiasts is actually detracting from that real work.

[LeofromFreo]

Bamboo?!? What, like on Gilligan’s Island? 🌴🎍🌴

[nibiruresearch]

Ancient texts, like the Indian Mahabharata and the Mayan Popol Vuh, tell us that the Earth suffers from a cycle of seven natural disasters. Those disasters are causing massive floods, earthquakes, firestorms and a bombardment of meteors every few thousand years. By the same event, the planet Mars is also bombarded with meteors. So Mars is certainly not a good shelter for a next civlization, after we have destroyed the Earth. On the Earth, these disasters create a cycle of civilizations. One of these civilizations lives more than 10, 000 years and reaches a higher level of knowledge and skills than we have now. Their civilization ended 20, 000 years ago because of the next recurring disaster. To learn much more about the cycle of civilizations, recurring floods, and ancient high technology, read the eBook:"Planet 9 = Nibiru". Search for: invisible nibiru 9

[johnmaxwell]

Explore Mars with robots and not people until technology is developed that will safely (with multiple backup systems) and affordably enable humans to travel from Earth to Mars, stay there for a while, and travel back.. We are VERY far, far away from developing suitable technology to accomplish these purposes. If attempts are made with inadequate technology, disasters will occur.

[nightlightabcd]

We can find out that humans can not live in a one third the gravity of earth for long term!!

[larryyg]

Start over with Caveman living style on Mars in Lava tubes already there. Why all this building?

[sausagemash]

Mars is not always cold if you look on wiki it says it can get up to 70f on the equator

[Ddimatawd]

We're trying to go find another planet to destroy instead of saving our own