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Can 3D printing become a solution for the housing shortage?

There's a quote, "A house is made of walls and beams, a home is built with love and dreams." What if that house is built with a 3D printer? It doesn't change the quote, but only a handful of people in the U.S. live in these types of houses. Some, including an ASU real estate expert, believe this will soon change.

There's a quote, "A house is made of walls and beams, a home is built with love and dreams." What if that house is built with a 3D printer? It doesn't change the quote, but only a handful of people in the U.S. live in these types of houses. Some, including an ASU real estate expert, believe this will soon change because of 3D-printing technology’s potential to reduce construction times and costs.

In this story aired Feb. 23, 2022, on Arizona PBS:

I would say, in between five and 10 years, we may see more of it, if it continues to prove to be an effective, efficient means of construction delivery.


Mark Stapp, executive director of the Master of Real Estate Development program and Fred E. Taylor Professor in Real Estate

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