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‘Cool’ tech tackles housing shortage

By: Dave Thompson|August 6, 2023
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    Alquist workers explain 3D-print technology during a May ceremony and start of the construction of a 3D-print house in Muscatine, Iowa. CREDIT DAVE THOMPSON

    A new era of home building technology may soon be coming to your neighborhood. The technology is called 3D-printed homes.

    The people spearheading this new technology say the homes will be built faster, stronger, better and less expensive than traditional stick-built homes.

    In fact, Businessinsider.com predicted 3D-printed homes will be the hottest trend in the home construction field with a rapid shift toward printed…

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