A Houston-based company is building 3D-printed homes that will sell for much less than other homes in the area.
A Texas-based company is building 3D-printed homes in Marfa and Houston, hoping to show how their model can improve housing affordability and efficiency.
As Ryan Kushner explains in Smart Cities Dive, the company, HiveASMBLD, plans to complete the first of nine homes in Marfa by the end of the month, and is also working on a 80-home community in southeast Houston. The Marfa homes will range from 1,500 to 18,60 square feet and start at $345,000, well below Marfa’s median home price of $495,000.
HiveASMBLD is one of several developing 3D-printed communities in the state. “The homes will feature mass walls paired with high-efficiency HVAC systems and will withstand harsh weather, according to Co-CEO Ethan Wong.”
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