3D printing is the future of the construction industry

The construction industry is approaching a new dawn, as companies keep proving the many benefits of 3D printed homes over traditionally-built homes.

3D printed homes are almost better in every department, they’re cheaper, faster and more sustainable to build.

With these superior advantages, it’s only natural to assume that our future homes will be built by 3D printers.

Currently, the technology is still considered to be in the ‘experimentation phase’, but that is soon going to change as 3D printed homes reach the mainstream market.

For example, homebuilding company Lennar and ICON, a construction firm specialising in 3D-printing, have teamed up on a project to build the world’s largest 3D-printed neighborhood in Texas.

The project will include the construction of 100 single-story houses, each taking only 1 week to build… Yep, 1 week.

It is a sign that the new dawn is near, and ready to shine a bright, positive new light on the construction industry.

But first of all, let’s understand how the ground-breaking technology works…

What is a 3D printed house?

A 3D printed house is first designed via a computer program. Then, a 3D printer…