2024-12-22T06:22:37-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150256673/this-new-california-housing-development-aims-to-become-the-first-3d-printed-zero-net-energy-neighborhood Alexander Walter 2021-03-25T18:46:00-04:00 >2021-03-27T00:09:18-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b9/b9e75a3a8286863911a1bf6ec6fad3bd.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Developers in Southern California are building what they say will be the first 3D-printed zero net energy neighborhood in the United States. Palari Group said it plans to build 15 eco-friendly 3D-printed homes on a five-acre parcel of land in Rancho Mirage, an upscale community in the Coachella Valley, near Palm Springs. The 1,450 square foot, single-story homes will be made from a stone composite material that is strong, fire resistant, water resistant and termite proof [...]</p></em><br /><br /><p>Mighty Buildings, the Oakland-based construction company in this joint venture, claims that it can 3D print structures twice as quickly with 95% less labor hours and 10 times less waste than conventional construction.</p> <p>Meanwhile in Texas, construction technology company <a href="https://archinect.com/ICON3dtech" target="_blank">ICON</a> has partnered with Kansas City developer 3Strands and Austin-based <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/150254165/logan-architecture" target="_blank">Logan Architecture</a> to build a partially <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150254129/icon-enters-3d-printed-multi-home-housing-market-in-texas" target="_blank">3D-printed multi-home ensemble</a> of four buildings in an East Austin neighborhood.<br></p>