The world’s largest community of 3D-printed homes is set to launch in the Austin, Texas in the US.
The project which is a collaboration between Lennar, a home building company and ICON, a construction firm which specialises in 3D-printed structures, will feature a 100 units of single story buildings printed on-site using advanced robotic construction and a concrete-based building material.
ICON is yet to reveal the actual cost of the project, but it said that its technology is faster and cheaper compared with the conventional construction methods because it requires less manual labour.
ICON revealed in a press release that the project began recently when Lennar invested in ICON’s $207 million financing round and the idea is centred around delivering “affordable, technology-driven homes that meet rising demand”.
ICON’s CEO, Jason Ballard said that the Austin 3D neighbourhood is a watershed moment in the history of community-scale development.
He further expressed that the construction scale 3D printing not only delivers high quality homes faster and affordably but fleets of printers can change the way entire communities are built for the better.
The 3D-printed housing will significantly impact housing costs and reduce the carbon footprints of construction.
