The University of Maine will break ground next summer on a new factory that will train engineers and scale up 3D printing production. The factory should be complete by 2026, and it will be used to print nine new homes for a small neighborhood.
Is that actually lower than conventional costs? From my experience nearly all the cost of a building is in things like electrical, hvac, plumbing, finishing, cabinetry, and flooring, which 3d printing either doesn’t help with or actively makes more difficult than standers wood framing.
Is that actually lower than conventional costs? From my experience nearly all the cost of a building is in things like electrical, hvac, plumbing, finishing, cabinetry, and flooring, which 3d printing either doesn’t help with or actively makes more difficult than standers wood framing.