From Organic Waste to Building Material of the Future: University Researchers Use Serrin as Raw Material to Print in 3D Nine Houses in the USA

OKDIARIO

Right

Factuality

Ownership

A team of researchers from the University of Maine, United States, is building a neighborhood of nine 3D printed houses. The raw material used combines wood residues from state sawmills, such as sawdust, with bioresins. According to local Maine television, the project received in August 2026 about $4 million (about 3.4 million euros) of federal funds. Housing will be for homeless people or at risk of losing it in the Bangor area of Maine State. …