A two-story home in Spring Branch being built by a 3D printing machine hopes to be the future of technology.

Icon, a construction technology company specializing in 3D-printed homes, held a huge presentation and demo at the Long Center for the Arts on the shores of Lady Bird Lake.

Additive functionalisation & local stiffening using fibre-reinforced 3D printing in the EmpowerAX demo part exhibited at JEC World 2023 Additive functionalisation is multifaceted and ranges from ...

Known as the Lib Earth House Model B, this single-story home was created using 3D-printing technology and a soil-based mixture instead of traditional concrete.

The 3D-printed homes use recycled materials like plastic water bottles and food containers instead of lumber and concrete.

Photo: Habitat for Humanity This is hardly Habitat’s first foray into the 3D printing sphere, though. The Virginia home follows a project that began earlier this spring in Tempe, Arizona.

From replacement appliance parts to bio-friendly transplant material for medical patients, the possibilities with 3D printers are endless.

3D printing is taking home construction to new heights. In Houston, a giant printer is building what designers say is the first 3D-printed two-story house in the U.S.