Inside The World’s Largest 3D Printed Neighborhood

3D printed homes are coming to the United States. Lennar, a major home builder, partnered with the technology firm Icon to deliver 100 homes to the greater Austin, Texas area. It was an experiment that could potentially reduce production cycles and labor costs for home builders. The homes stand one story tall and are wind, fire and mold-resistant. The technique could revolutionize construction in markets that allow innovative approaches to building.

Chapters:

00:00 Cold Open

01:39 Chapter 1: House tour

03:30 Chapter 2: Concrete toothpaste

07:23 Chapter 3: What’s next?

Reporting by: Diana Olick

Additional Production by: Lisa Rizzolo

Camera and Aerial Photograhy by: Van Applegate

Edited by: Carlos Waters

Senior Director of Video: Lindsey Jacobson

Archival Support: Debra Schooley

Graphics: Jason Reginato, Andrea Schmitz

Additional footage: Getty Images

Additional sources: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Energy Information Administration

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Inside The World’s Largest 3D Printed Neighborhood