Posted on Jan 16, 2023
3D-printed homes level up with a 2-story house in Houston
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3D printing is taking home construction to new heights. In Houston, a giant printer is building what designers say is the first 3D-printed two-story house in the U.S.
The machine has been pouring a concrete mix from a nozzle, one layer at a time, in hot weather and cold, alongside a sparse on-site workforce, to create a 4,000-square-foot home.
While construction 3D printing has been around for over a decade, the technology has only started to break ground in the U.S. homebuilding market over the last couple of years, said Leslie Lok, the architectural designer for the project. Several 3D-printed homes have already been built or are currently in the works across a handful of states.
Lok, who co-founded the design firm Hannah, says her team aims to eventually scale up their designs to be able to efficiently 3D print multifamily homes.
"This Houston project is a step towards that, being a pretty large single-family house," she said.
3D printing is taking home construction to new heights. In Houston, a giant printer is building what designers say is the first 3D-printed two-story house in the U.S.
The machine has been pouring a concrete mix from a nozzle, one layer at a time, in hot weather and cold, alongside a sparse on-site workforce, to create a 4,000-square-foot home.
While construction 3D printing has been around for over a decade, the technology has only started to break ground in the U.S. homebuilding market over the last couple of years, said Leslie Lok, the architectural designer for the project. Several 3D-printed homes have already been built or are currently in the works across a handful of states.
Lok, who co-founded the design firm Hannah, says her team aims to eventually scale up their designs to be able to efficiently 3D print multifamily homes.
"This Houston project is a step towards that, being a pretty large single-family house," she said.
3D-printed homes level up with a 2-story house in Houston
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good day Brother William, always informational and of the most interesting. Thanks for sharing, have a blessed day!
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This is going up near my Office. I have not looked at it since November. The progress is very slow. It is fun to stop by and see, but really hard to make out what the finished product will be. I think it is really cool.
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SGT Cody Skinner
I am recovering from having my thyroid removed. I haven't been to the area since November. I should return to work at the end of the week and can take a look then. Like I said I haven't seen where they have put wood into the structure. I wonder if they use if for bracing when they make arches, doorways, and windows. I really am asking more questions than I am answering at this point. LOL!
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