{"id":13433,"date":"2025-08-13T21:29:43","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T14:29:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cstc.vn\/blogtsk\/in-texas-3d-printed-homes-inch-closer-to-being-affordable\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T21:29:43","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T14:29:43","slug":"in-texas-3d-printed-homes-inch-closer-to-being-affordable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cstc.vn\/blogtsk\/in-texas-3d-printed-homes-inch-closer-to-being-affordable\/","title":{"rendered":"In Texas, 3D Printed Homes Inch Closer to Being Affordable"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Initially, 3D printed homes generated a lot of hype; the promise was that they&#8217;d allow for more design freedom and most importantly, be cheaper than standard construction. Those things haven&#8217;t happened yet: The &#8220;design freedom&#8221; seems to manifest as adding arbitrary angles and curves, and the houses are still freaking expensive per square foot.<\/p>\n<p>But it&#8217;s still early days, and the hope is that prices will come down once 3D printed construction companies are able to enjoy the benefits of scale. Thus Texas-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iconbuild.com\/newsroom\/icon-releases-affordable-3d-printed-homes-for-sale-and-breaks-ground-in-austins-mueller-community\">Icon<\/a>, the market leader in American 3D-printed residential construction, is plowing ahead and tackling an &#8220;affordable&#8221; home. In the Austin neighborhood of Mueller, the company will print at least three of their <a href=\"https:\/\/homes.iconbuild.com\/homes\/mueller\/model\/mueller-bungalow\/\">Bungalow<\/a> designs. These are modest\u2014some might say tiny\u2014651-square-foot homes.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>On the ground floor, roughly half of the footprint is taken up by a covered patio, and there is no ground floor bathroom.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The bathroom and single bedroom are upstairs.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The price is said to be $195,000, which works out to $300\/sq. ft., which is relatively pricey. Moreover, that $195,000 price is after it&#8217;s been partially subsidized by the nonprofit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.muellerfoundation.org\/\">Mueller Foundation&#8217;s Affordable Homes Program<\/a>, which seeks to help lower income households. Still, the lower overall price will help the three eventual buyers gain homeownership, even if they will not be raising families there.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>This being a desirable neighborhood (it&#8217;s 3 miles from downtown Austin), the bungalows will be back-to-back with conventionally-priced Icon offerings.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>3D printed homes have a long way to go before they become truly affordable, but we can&#8217;t get there without companies like Icon (and helpful organizations like the Mueller Foundation) taking these early steps. <\/p>\n<p class=\"at_end\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Initially, 3D printed homes generated a lot of hype; the promise was that they&#8217;d allow for more design freedom and most importantly, be cheaper than standard construction. 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