The Defense Department is 3D printing barracks

Partnering with ICON, a private construction technology company in Texas, the Defense Department is 3D-printing the largest structures in the Western Hemisphere, to serve as transient housing for service members.

Made out of ICON’s proprietary “Lavacrete,” this printable high-strength concrete has a compressive strength of 2,000 to 3,500 pounds per square inch and can reportedly withstand extreme weather, and, presumably, the stupidity of Saturday night barracks shenanigans.

The material is also supposed to be more long-lasting than traditional construction materials. Although it’s unclear whether the material underwent tests involving the antics of drunk junior enlisted, it should withstand natural disasters and, hopefully, the raucous parties that go with them.