3D Printing Houses Is Affordable

A neighborhood of 3D printed houses in Austin, Texas is surprisingly affordable:

Austin is set to house one of the first 3D-printed neighborhoods with 100 homes to be completed by the start of 2023.

Construction company Lennar teamed up with 3D-printing firm ICON to build what it says is the largest community of 3D-printed homes in the world, using a combination of robotics, software, and advanced building materials.

The homes in the impending Genesis Collection, which were co-designed by architectural firm BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group, will contain two to four bedrooms, and they’ll be equipped with solar panels to reduce energy bills for homeowners and lower the amount of carbon pollution the community creates.

Reservations for the new community will begin in 2023 with prices starting in the mid-$400,000s for homes ranging 1,500-2,100 square feet. Lennar says it’s confident that the houses can remain largely unaffected by rising material or mortgage costs, given their energy efficiency and reliance on a single-building material.