Habitat for Humanity builds 1st 3D-printed house in the United States

April Stringfield’s dream of becoming a homeowner came true right before Christmas, thanks in part to a 3D printer.

Her new house in Williamsburg, Virginia, is Habitat for Humanity’s first completed 3D-printed home in the United States, created as a collaboration between Habitat for Humanity Peninsula and Greater Williamsburg and the 3D printing company Alquist. The 1,200-square-foot home has three bedrooms, two bathrooms, and was built from concrete, so it will better retain temperature and hold up against high winds.

It usually takes Habitat for Humanity about four weeks to build a home, but this house took just 12 hours. It […]

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