Can you use a 3-D printer to build a village?
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Printing a home
On the outskirts of Nacajuca, Mexico, stands a sleek, 500-square-foot building with two bedrooms, a finished kitchen and bath, and indoor plumbing. What’s most unusual about the home is that it was made with an 11-foot-tall 3D printer.
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The village map
When New Story broke ground on the village in 2019, it was called the world’s first community of 3D-printed homes.
Two years and a pandemic later, 200 homes are either under construction or have been completed, 10 of which were printed on site.
Plans for roads, a soccer field, a school, a market and a library are in the works.
Two years and a pandemic later, 200 homes are either under construction or have been completed, 10 of which were printed on site.
Plans for roads, a soccer field, a school, a market and a library are in the works.
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An American first
The real estate industry is warming to the trend: Construction firm SQ4D listed a 3D-printed house in Riverhead, New York, this year for $299,000.
It was billed as the first 3D-printed home for sale in the United States, but it was predated by similar projects in France, Germany and the Netherlands.
It was billed as the first 3D-printed home for sale in the United States, but it was predated by similar projects in France, Germany and the Netherlands.
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Disaster-resistant
Single-family homes are a good testing ground for the durability of 3D-printed construction because they are small and offer a repetitive design process without much height.
They can also be constructed to tolerate natural disasters: Nacajuca sits in a seismic zone, and the homes there have already withstood a magnitude 7.4 earthquake.
They can also be constructed to tolerate natural disasters: Nacajuca sits in a seismic zone, and the homes there have already withstood a magnitude 7.4 earthquake.
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Just the start
The 3D-printing market grew 21% last year, and Hubs, a manufacturing platform, projects that it will double in size over the next five years.
The 3D printing market is forecast to be worth $55.8 billion by 2027, according to Smithers, a technology consulting firm.
The 3D printing market is forecast to be worth $55.8 billion by 2027, according to Smithers, a technology consulting firm.