Could 3D-printed homes help solve the affordable-housing crisis?

Dec 4, 2023
Upstart companies hope 3D printing can disrupt the sector by creating structures in a fraction of the time traditional methods require.
A finished Alquist 3D printed home. The technology only prints concrete walls, while elements like roofs, trusses and porches are still completed using traditional techniques.
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General Electric to spend $1.4 billion on 3-D printing

Sep 6, 2016
As GE focuses on high-tech industry, it's making a bid for two European printing outfits.
GE has been researching high-tech manufacturing for years.
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