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Ron Monahan calls the decision to part ways with startup company Alquist 3D “mutual.” Together, they had worked since 2022 with a goal of building 10 3D-printed homes in Muscatine. The concrete homes, ...

A remarkable new home in Japan is turning heads and turning the construction industry on its ear. Known as the Lib Earth House Model B, this single-story home was created using 3D-printing technology ...

Over the last few years, 3D-printed housing has been gaining attention worldwide as a faster, cheaper & sustainable way to ...

Leading 3D-printing firm Icon has revealed plans to build a dozen new residences in Austin, Texas. The homes will feature an eye-catching mix of cutting-edge 3D printing and traditional building ...

Icon asked students and architecture pros to design 3D printed homes that could be built for $99,000 or less. The six winning concepts are now featured in Icon's digital catalog of 3D printed home ...

DENVER (AP) — As Americans struggle under backbreaking rental prices, builders are turning to innovative ways to churn out more housing, from 3D printing to assembling homes in an indoor factory to ...

Dozens of 3D-printed homes have been built across the world – to house a family in the US state of Virginia or members of an impoverished community in rural Mexico. The world’s largest 3D-printed ...

Anyone in the market for a new home is likely aware that we are in the midst of a housing affordability crisis. According to the Real House Price Index (RHPI), housing affordability is the worst it ...

I've been meaning to tidy up my desk for months. Between my monitors, keyboard, and an ever-growing pile of gadgets, the clutter keeps creeping in. One of the biggest offenders was my pair of over-ear ...

Using robotic 3D printers that can build the concrete walls of a house, a pair of Texas startups say the technology could help alleviate two crises: the housing shortage and climate change. ROUND TOP ...