GEORGETOWN, Texas : As with any desktop 3D printer, the Vulcan printer pipes layer by layer to build an object – except this printer is more than 45 feet (13.7 m) wide, weighs 4.75 tons and prints residential homes.
A drone image shows 3D-printed homes in the Wolf Ranch community in Georgetown, Texas, June 27, 2024. REUTERS/Evan Garcia
ICON print captain Rogelio Serrano monitors a Vulcan 3D printer printing the walls of a home under construction in Georgetown, Texas, June 26, 2024. REUTERS/Evan Garcia ICON began printing the walls of what it says is the world's largest 3D-printed community in November 2022. Compared to traditional construction, the company says that 3D printing homes is faster, less expensive, requires fewer workers, and minimizes construction material waste.
The single-story three- to four-bedroom homes take about three weeks to finish printing, with the foundation and metal roofs installed traditionally. "It feels like a fortress," Nourzad said, adding that he was confident it would be resilient to most tornados. "Obviously these are really strong, thick walls. And that's what provides a lot of value for us as homeowners and keeps this thing really well-insulated in a Texas summer, but signal doesn't transfer through these walls very well," Nourzad said.
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