We can thank Texas for bringing us Dr. Pepper, chili, the cartoon “Barney”…and 3-D printed houses?

That’s right, the first 3-D printed home in America was recently unveiled in Austin. Built by ICON and New Story, this incredible innovation is just the first of many in a master plan that promises to initiate nationwide change. Check it out below:

The organizations' end goal is to build an entire community of the homes in low income, rural areas of El Salvador or Haiti. It's a rather feasible goal considering each home only costs about $4,000 to make.
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Time is a huge factor as well - it only takes between 12 and 24 hours to print and assemble the entire house! That certainly beats the weeks, or sometimes even months, it takes to build a regular house.
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ICON and New Story estimate that families will be able to move in as soon as July of 2019. How neat is it that the very first prototype of a revolutionary innovation is right here in Texas?
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Here’s a video that explains exactly how 3-D printing works and why 3-D printed homes are the future:

Did you hear about this awesome step forward in technology? What are your thoughts? Let us know!

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