3D-Printed Houses: Ultimate Backyard Construction Gets Real The world s first community of 3D-printed zero net-energy homes will be built in Rancho Mirage, California. - Cover Images/ZUMA
Announced several years ago, 3D-printing in the building industry is becoming a reality with the first houses already going on sale in the United States. Start-ups and manufacturers predict this could be a revolution for the construction industry. For sale: a new ranch-style, 130 square meter house located in Long Island, New York. Three bedrooms, living room, open kitchen, two bathrooms, garage. Starting price: $300,000. Special feature: it will be the first 3D-printed house sold in the United States. Since the ad appeared in February, Kirk Andersen s phone has been ringing off the hook: SQ4D, the start-up he runs, has developed the 3D-printing technology that will get this house off the ground in a few weeks. if the construction goes as planned.