A NEW startup has developed 3D-printed homes to address housing shortages.
Azure Printed Homes, a startup company based near Los Angeles, California was established in 2019.
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The company creates homes from 3D-printed roofs and floors made of recycled plastic.
Parts of homes that are not possible to 3D-print are being created in the company’s Culver City facility.
Ross Maguire, Gene Eidelman and Gene Eidelman, co-founders of the company, have one goal. To build homes faster, economically and with less impact on the environment.
The first batch of homes are currently being constructed and will be available for purchase at $39900 for a backyard apartment.
The foundation, delivery and installation of your home could add up to 30% to the final price.
What is the secret to it?
A 3D printer can print the floor, roof, and walls of a house in just one day.
The printer creates channels for wiring and plumbing in the walls.
Meanwhile, the other two other walls, which aren’t 3D printed, comprise pre-engineered panels with doors and windows.
“Day one is the print itself that creates that module shell,”Maguire explained Fast Company
“Then, by day two, we’re already wiring and plumbing inside that shell.”
The 3D printer utilizes plastic to create the home’s structures – unlike other homes that are created with concrete.
Azure is able to use the power of recycled polymers, creating homes 70 per cent faster and 20-30% less than other construction methods. .
“Azure is proud to be the first company to 3D print complete structures using primarily recycled plastic polymer materials and pioneering a truly sustainable way to build responsibly for generations to come,”They were also added.
Housing shortage
California’s new report shows that nearly 1,000,000 housing units are in short supply. Real Deal reports.
This, coupled with an increase in home prices, has resulted in a large homelessness problem for cities like Los Angeles or San Francisco.
Azure is currently discussing the development of tiny homes for those experiencing homelessness as one of its first projects.
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The company hopes to also build larger single-family homes with stackable modules.
“You’re restricted by what you can ship, but there’s obviously no end to how many modules you can connect together to create different designs,”Maguire.