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Inside The World’s Largest 3D Printed Neighborhood in Austin, TX
Posted on 5/14/25 at 12:36 pm
Posted on 5/14/25 at 12:36 pm
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3D printed homes are coming to the United States. Lennar, a major home builder, partnered with the technology firm Icon to deliver 100 homes to the greater Austin, Texas area. It was an experiment that could potentially reduce production cycles and labor costs for home builders. The homes stand one story tall and are wind, fire and mold-resistant. The technique could revolutionize construction in markets that allow innovative approaches to building.
Chapters:
00:00 Cold Open
01:39 Chapter 1: House tour
03:30 Chapter 2: Concrete toothpaste
07:23 Chapter 3: What’s next?
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Posted on 5/14/25 at 12:39 pm to hikingfan
Ugly neighborhood, really cool concept.
Posted on 5/14/25 at 12:43 pm to hikingfan
I already have enough micro plastics in my balls, thanks.
Posted on 5/14/25 at 12:47 pm to hikingfan
They built (squeezed out?) one somewhere in the L.A. area recently.
Very small and it cost around $1MM
Very small and it cost around $1MM
Posted on 5/14/25 at 12:47 pm to hikingfan
The energy efficiency would be cool but the cookie cutter aspect is not.
Posted on 5/14/25 at 12:47 pm to SallysHuman
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Ugly neighborhood,
Better than I expected, could use more color though.
Posted on 5/14/25 at 12:51 pm to hikingfan
On shitter didn't listen but what about foundational issues when the house settles?
Posted on 5/14/25 at 12:53 pm to tketaco
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On shitter didn't listen
Put down the shampoo bottle and watch the video.
Posted on 5/14/25 at 1:02 pm to hikingfan
I've been there and inside these homes. I'm not a fan of the look much, and the walls just are too much for me. Also, they are way overpriced.
That $400K price that was quoted in the video does not seem right from what I remember.
That $400K price that was quoted in the video does not seem right from what I remember.
This post was edited on 5/14/25 at 1:08 pm
Posted on 5/14/25 at 1:05 pm to hikingfan
Pods to live in for all the people who couldn’t find a job in Louisiana
I wonder if they have bugs to eat
I wonder if they have bugs to eat
Posted on 5/14/25 at 1:15 pm to atxfan
This video breaks down how a 3D printed house is built.
It says a house between 1,500 - 2100 sq ft house cost just over $400k.
Posted on 5/14/25 at 1:20 pm to OweO
I think it's a cool concept for sure, and will only get better with time. I guess my question is similar to what someone else said in terms of how do you repair them if/when things settle or when someone knocks a hole in the wall because the Tigers lost to Texas? I assume it would be a bit more involved than a traditional home where you can repair or replace dry wall and refinish. Painting the inside would also appear to need a paint sprayer.
This post was edited on 5/14/25 at 1:21 pm
Posted on 5/14/25 at 1:25 pm to Chucktown_Badger
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and will only get better with time
Absolutely. I assume it will eventually become cheaper to build.
As for as knocking a hole in the wall. It isn't going to be as easy to knock a whole in that wall as it is in drywall. Someone might end up hurting themselves..
Posted on 5/14/25 at 1:49 pm to hikingfan
This is a classic example of creating a business plan that pitches solutions to non-existent problems.
Looks like some guy with leftover concrete teamed up with another guy who needs to find a use for an extra 3D printer
You can watch dozens of Grand Designs UK episode where those exact house plans were implemented 20 years ago more efficiently and cheaper.
Looks like some guy with leftover concrete teamed up with another guy who needs to find a use for an extra 3D printer
You can watch dozens of Grand Designs UK episode where those exact house plans were implemented 20 years ago more efficiently and cheaper.
Posted on 5/14/25 at 1:51 pm to atxfan
quote:
the cookie cutter aspect is not.
Cookie cutter neighborhoods has been a thing for a long time now sadly, without being 3d printed.
Posted on 5/14/25 at 2:25 pm to OweO
quote:
It says a house between 1,500 - 2100 sq ft house cost just over $400k.
Posted on 5/14/25 at 2:35 pm to SallysHuman
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Ugly neighborhood,
It would look better if they actually tried to incorporate the natural aesthetic of that building process (almost sort of adobe like) rather than building it like that and then trying to make everything just look like a basic tract home.
Posted on 5/14/25 at 2:54 pm to hikingfan
Nobody decided to stain their concrete? Why all of the same designs like a regular home? I'd want mine to look like a space ship if I did this?
All of this new tech and nobody is thinking outside the box.
All of this new tech and nobody is thinking outside the box.
Posted on 5/14/25 at 3:17 pm to hikingfan
theres concrete thats cracked and then theres concrete thats going to crack
good concept. time will tell.
good concept. time will tell.
Posted on 5/14/25 at 5:00 pm to hikingfan
Someone on this board has already pointed out that there is no housing shortage. There are millions of abandoned homes.
There is a crime surplus and no one wants to live in those houses.
There is a crime surplus and no one wants to live in those houses.
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