A 3D-printed home builder demolished a house before it was complete. Here's why.

Tue, 12/12/2023 - 05:00

a 3d printer next to a printed wall — Zachary Mannheimer, Alquist 3D's founder, says issues like expensive materials are still preventing the construction 3D printing industry from producing cheaper homes.
Alquist 3D

A 3D-printed home in Iowa was demolished before it could be completed.
Construction 3D-printing startups say they could build homes faster and cheaper than traditional methods — but when?
Alquist's CEO says the budding construction-tech industry is facing issues like expensive materials.

If construction 3D printing startups can fulfill their promise of creating faster, cheaper, and better homes, the US homebuilding industry could be upended and changed for the better.