US-based 3D printed home builder Alquist has announced the launch of Project Virginia, under which it aims to build 200 homes around southwest Virginia.
Project Virginia comes following Alquist’s recent Habitat for Humanity project in Williamsburg, Virginia, which is claimed to the first owner-occupied 3D-printed home in the world.
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‘Project Virginia’, claimed to become the world’s largest 3D printed construction project, is being launched with a demonstration in Pulaski near the site of its first two 3D-printed homes.
Leveraging Black Buffalo 3D’s Nexcon printer, Alquist intends to find a solution to address housing crisis in rural and underserved areas of the country.
Alquist has selected Pulaski due to its surging demand for housing as a result of more than 3,000 new jobs being created by Volvo, Blue Star Manufacturing, and American Glove Innovations in the area.
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Alquist 3D founder and CEO Zachary Mannheimer said: “With migration patterns shifting due to pandemic, climate, and economic concerns, smaller communities like Pulaski have a huge need – and an amazing opportunity – to develop affordable housing for new residents.
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By GlobalData“By 3D-printing these homes, Alquist and our partners will be accelerating Pulaski and Roanoke’s ability to harness current trends and attract new workers to this wonderful community in southwestern Virginia.”
According to Alquist, printing a house is like printing on paper, with the difference being the former is supersized.
The ‘ink’ here is nothing but the reinforced concrete, which is layered one row at a time. A home’s exterior walls are ‘printed’. Furthermore, 3D-printed walls can be developed in days rather than weeks.
For instance, the three-bedroom, two-bath home developed for Habitat for Humanity by Alquist took only about 22 hours to print the exterior shell, which is about two to three weeks lesser than the regular construction schedule, thereby reducing almost 15% of the costs.
Furthermore, 3D printing allows builders to use less lumber.
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Image: Alquist is a 3D printed home builder based in the US. Credit: Pexels from Pixabay.v
