Experts estimate that 7 million new homes are urgently needed to solve the nation’s ever-increasing shortage of affordable housing, and the need is increasing by the day. But there is new hope on the horizon: 3D printing. The process produces high-quality homes that are so strong that insurance rates may plummet. It can build homes faster and hundreds of thousand dollars less expensively than standard construction methods can, and it virtually eliminates construction waste, which is a major problem for homebuilders.
Can 3D Printing Help Address the Affordable Housing Crisis in the United States?
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/can-3d-printing-help-address-affordable-housing-crisis-in-united-states-180983821/