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These 3 countries are 3D-printing new homes
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Author: Sean Fleming, Senior Writer, Formative Content
By 2030, three billion people will need improved housing.
That means building 96,000 new homes every day.
3D-printing technology can create high-quality homes in a fraction of the time and cost of traditional construction.
A couple recently moved into Europe’s first 3D-printed house.
In India, a 3D home was built in just five days.
By the end of this decade, as many as three billion people will be in need of better housing. Meeting that need would mean building 96,000 new homes every day, according to UN Habitat.
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In other words, 3D-printed real estate is taking off in a big way.
That first home that went up for sale hasn t even been built yet. The company, SQ4D, printed a model home at a concrete yard on Long Island, New York, and hosted more than a hundred showings. The new home will be printed on a lot nearby.
ICON, a pioneer in 3D-printed homes in the U.S., just completed four homes in East Austin, Texas. In partnership with Kansas City-based developer 3Strands, the two- to four-bedroom homes are now on the market, starting in the $400,000 range. The demand has been off the charts, hard to manage even, said Gary O Dell, co-founder and CEO of 3Strands. The feedback could not have been more positive.
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ICON has already delivered two dozen 3D-printed homes across central Texas and in Mexico. Gary O’Dell, Co-founder and CEO of 3Strands, notes that We want to change the way we build, own and how we live in community together. This project represents a big step forward, pushing the boundaries of new technologies, such as 3D-printed homes. The first floor of the homes was 3D printed using ICON’s advanced material that aims to withstand fire, flood, wind and other natural disasters while being built in a matter of weeks.