Housing Costs & 3-D Printed Houses

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@western red cedar - interesting, I agree the aesthetic appeal is a big advantage as well as the technical benefits. Does you username reflect a connection to the industry ? :)

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@Chenda - No direct connection to the industry. I just love being in nature and the Western Red Cedar is one of my favorite trees.

I did have to do some research on cross-laminated timber for work a few years back though, which is kind of what peaked my interest. I know next to nothing about 3-D printing, particularly printing large functional objects.

CLT has slowly emerged in the PNW, and there are a few places manufacturing CLT now in Washington and Oregon. I think it is still fairly hard to get so it is a niche market. There are a lot of really cool little towns and communities here that would benefit from new technology to revive the logging industry. I'm quite interested in sustainable forest management and would like to see more eco-conscious approaches in our built environment.

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This company may be worth following. Would want to see more options including the ability to order multiple modules and assemble them to taste.

https://www.boxabl.com/

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And this. Lennar's a for-real publicly-traded homebuilder, so this has credence.

https://investors.lennar.com/press-rele ... -130632331

https://www.iconbuild.com/

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Thanks for sharing @unemployable. It looks like Lennar is teamed up with BIG architecture, who are one of the most innovative global architecture firms. I've heard inklings about 3-D printing causing major shifts in the development industry for the last five years, but seeing major players involved provides a little more substance:

https://big.dk/#projects

I saw this segment last week on CLT, which features a 25 story mass timber building in Wisconsin. It sounds like they are still sourcing their timber from Europe though:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSYbwwofCKQ

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