{"id":8965,"date":"2021-03-18T09:51:06","date_gmt":"2021-03-18T01:21:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/razman-ayop\/?p=8965"},"modified":"2021-03-18T09:51:15","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T01:21:15","slug":"heres-what-the-first-3d-printed-home-for-sale-looks-like","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/razman-ayop\/heres-what-the-first-3d-printed-home-for-sale-looks-like\/","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s what the first 3D-printed home for sale looks like"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Here&#039;s what the first 3D-printed home for sale looks like\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bj8kZ3llS5E?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The homebuilding industry is on the edge of a revolution. At least that\u2019s the way Kirk Andersen sees it. He just used 3D-printing technology to build a 900-square-foot model home on Long Island. He is about to build another one, too \u2013 the first 3D-printed home in the United States to be marketed to the public. The new home will be slightly larger at 1,500 square feet and will feature three bedrooms, two bathrooms and a garage. It is listed at just under $299,000, about half the price of a comparable newly built home in the area. Demand is off the charts. \u201cBy the time I walk out of this house I\u2019ll have 20 emails, 20 voicemails, and 20 texts, and by the time I get to respond to them I will have another 20 emails, 20 texts and 20 voicemails, so it\u2019s nonstop,\u201d said Stephen King, the real estate agent for the property. Andersen is director of operations at SQ4D, a New York-based company with barely a dozen employees. While other companies have 3D-printed small structures that are being used to house the homeless, Andersen\u2019s firm is the first company using the technology specifically for the for-sale market. \u201cWe started making small, desktop 3D printers and came up with the idea that we needed to disrupt the housing market and the construction industry,\u201d said Andersen. So they scaled up their printer, a so-called Autonomous Robotic Construction System. After a lot of testing, they printed the foundation, interior and exterior walls and utility conduits for the model home in just two days. It looks like a massive spout squeezing out concrete toothpaste in long lines, but the result is an incredibly solid, resistant structure. The raw walls look a bit like concrete corduroy, but they can be smoothed depending on the buyer\u2019s tastes. It requires little labor to build, and the price is low \u2014 two potentially attractive points as the industry contends with a severe labor shortage and high material costs. The recent spike in the price of lumber is hitting builders hard. It added about $26,000 to the cost of construction of the average home, according to a new estimate by the National Association of Home Builders. Concrete is far cheaper. Homebuyers, too, are grappling with challenges in the market. Supply is tight for entry level buyers, while most of the growth these days is happening on the high end. \u201cWe\u2019re trying to build homes and houses in half the time for half the price,\u201d said Andersen. \u201cOur profits will be higher and we will be able to show that with more projects that we do.\u201d It wasn\u2019t easy getting the permits to build the for-sale home, which is down the road from the model. Andersen said he had to work with local officials, teaching them about the process and the potential. He said the area\u2019s zoning regulations are notoriously difficult. But, Andersen adds, that\u2019s why he chose the location, so he would be ready for anything on ensuing projects. Some people are just looking out of curiosity, but others are serious buyers. The Johnsons of Kansas City are hoping to move closer to where their son lives in New York. \u201cWe\u2019ve been looking since September of last year at a lot of homes in the two counties, and it\u2019s just impossible to find anything at this price,\u201d said Mitch Johnson. \u201cAnd this quality,\u201d Patty Johnson chimed in. There are already multiple offers on the house, some from regular buyers, others from investors. Andersen said he has also gotten a lot of interest from developers who want him to build 3D housing developments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The homebuilding industry is on the edge of a revolution. At least that\u2019s the way Kirk Andersen sees it. He just used 3D-printing technology to build a 900-square-foot model home on Long Island. 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