US Edition3D printed and factory-built homes could help tackle housing crisis
- Facing a national shortfall of millions of homes and rising prices, builders are exploring innovative solutions such as 3D printing and hemp-based construction to increase housing production, as exemplified by VeroTouch and Fading West in Buena Vista, Colorado on Feb. 19, 2025.
- Skyrocketing rental prices and a shortage of homes have squeezed workers out of ritzy mountain towns and plunged millions into poverty, according to Census Bureau data.
- Fading West, operating for just over three years in the Colorado Rocky Mountains, partners with towns, counties, and nonprofits to address the affordable housing shortage, having already produced over 500 homes that are move-in ready within six weeks.
- Adrianne Todman, acting secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, stated, "There's not enough homes to purchase and there's not enough places to rent. Period," emphasizing the need to embrace innovative building methods to alleviate the crisis.
- While methods like 3D printing and hempcrete offer promising long-term solutions, with hempcrete recently adopted as an insulation by the International Code Council after Congress legalized certain types of hemp in 2018, barriers such as high upfront factory costs, expensive equipment like hemp decorticators, and regulatory confusion hinder their widespread adoption.
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