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Texas company developing 3-D printed homes that could cost only $4,000

ICON is a construction technologies company "dedicated to revolutionizing homebuilding." They say they've already built the first permitted 3D-printed home in America.

What if you could download and print a home in 24 hours for half the cost?

That’s what a 3-D printing startup in Austin is showing off at SXSW.

ICON is a construction technologies company “dedicated to revolutionizing homebuilding.” They say they’ve already built the first permitted 3-D printed home in America.

The Verge reports the current cost to print each home is $10,000 but they plan to bring the cost down to $4,000.

But the company’s goals aren’t just to provide cheap housing for minimalists in America. Instead, they hope to solve the global housing crisis with their technology.

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