Towards Sustainable and Affordable Housing: Is 3D Printing the Future or the Present?

In recent years, the construction industry has faced unprecedented challenges. A lack of skilled workers is driving up costs of labor, there is a global housing shortage, and the effects of climate change around the world are clearer than ever. Therefore, questioning traditional construction methods and pushing the limits of innovation has become a top priority, forcing the industry to implement new technologies as they get on board the digital transformation era. There is one innovation, however, that looks particularly promising: 3D construction printing. Although relatively recent, the technology has already been successfully tested in numerous structures, houses and apartment buildings, reshaping residential construction as we know it. Hence, 3D printing could very well be a viable alternative for more efficient, sustainable and cost-effective mass housing solutions in the near future, positively impacting people’s lives and contributing to greener, healthier cities.

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TECLA, 3D Printed Habitat by WASP. Image Courtesy of WASP
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Cite: Valeria Montjoy. "Towards Sustainable and Affordable Housing: Is 3D Printing the Future or the Present?" 25 May 2022. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/979103/towards-sustainable-and-affordable-housing-is-3d-printing-the-future-or-the-present> ISSN 0719-8884

ICON 3D Printed Homes Community First Village, Austin, TX. Image © Regan Morton Photography

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