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fliptop [soylentnews.org] writes:

A 3D printer is taking home building to a new level — literally [reuters.com]:

The enormous printer weighing more than 12 tons is creating what is believed to be the first 3D-printed, two-story home in the United States.

The machine steadily hums away as it extrudes layers of concrete to build the 4,000-square-foot home in Houston.

Construction will take a total of 330 hours of printing, said architect Leslie Lok, co-founder of design studio Hannah and designer of the home.

[...] The project is a two-year collaboration by Hannah, Peri 3D Construction and Cive, a construction engineering company.

Also at NPR [npr.org] and Yahoo! News [yahoo.com]. Originally spotted on The Eponymous Pickle [blogspot.com].

Related: Texas Company Plans to Sell Country's First Permitted, 3D-Printed House [soylentnews.org]

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