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The house is built by thinly layering concrete on top until it creates a wall, and allows for more flexibility in design

3D printing in construction has been touted as a potential solution to the housing crisis, but can it deliver?

The technology has been touted as a solution to the housing crisis—but how practical are 3D-printed homes for everyday living?

In the Netherlands' suburb of Eindhoven, five 3D-printed concrete homes make up the country's Project Milestone scheme. The project has become the country's first lived-in 3D-printed home. Its tenants received the key on April 30th, marking this momentous moment for Project Milestone. With a boulder-like appearance, the concrete home gives off an industrial modern aesthetic. Designed by Durch architects Houben & Van Mierlo, its curved and sloped exterior walls were constructed through printing layers of stacked concrete to form 24 individual components. The printing process was done off-site,...

These 3 countries are 3D-printing new homes (Credit: Unsplash) This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Sean Fleming, Senior Writer, Formative Content By 2030, three billion people will need improved housing. That means building 96,000 new homes every day. 3D-printing technology can create high-quality homes in a fraction of the time and cost of traditional construction. A couple recently moved into Europe’s first 3D-printed house. In India, a 3D home was built in just five days. By the end of this decade, as...