The developer of the 15-home community claims they will produce homes with a tenth of the waste of traditional construction in record time.

Kari Paul reports on a new neighborhood in California's Coachella Valley that will be home to entirely 3D-printed homes. "Through a partnership between two California companies – Palari, a sustainable real estate development group, and Mighty Buildings, a construction technology company – a five acre parcel of land in Rancho Mirage will be transformed into a planned community of 15 3D-printed, eco-friendly homes claiming to be the first of its kind."
Oakland-based Mighty Buildings designs and produces homes with, according to the company, 95% fewer labor hours and ten times less waste than traditional construction techniques. The company can build a 350-sq-ft home in less than 24 hours. "The Rancho Mirage homes will each feature mid-century modern architecture and consist of a three-bedroom, two-bath primary residence of 1,450 sq ft, along with a secondary residence on the property of two bedrooms and one bath." The project comes at a time when California faces a massive housing crisis, with the state projecting a need of "between 1.8m and 3.5m new housing units by 2025 to address the shortage and accommodate projected population growth." Mighty Buildings plans to target the "missing middle housing" market—mid-density multi-family housing that has been largely underrepresented in most cities.
FULL STORY: The future of housing': California desert to get America's first 3D-printed neighborhood

Trump Administration Could Effectively End Housing Voucher Program
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Ken Jennings Launches Transit Web Series
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Driving Equity and Clean Air: California Invests in Greener School Transportation
California has awarded $500 million to fund 1,000 zero-emission school buses and chargers for educational agencies as part of its effort to reduce pollution, improve student health, and accelerate the transition to clean transportation.

Congress Moves to End Reconnecting Communities and Related Grants
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee moved to rescind funding for the Neighborhood Equity and Access program, which funds highway removals, freeway caps, transit projects, pedestrian infrastructure, and more.

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