Feb 11, 2022
According to
research done by
realtor.com the US is short 5.24 million homes, an increase from
the 3.84 million in 2019. Builders are just unable to keep up with
demand which inturn is drastically increasing home prices and
making the American dream harder and harder to
achieve.
But the situation isn’t hopeless
and like most problems facing the world today, technology can be a
big part of the solution. To explain how, Mike is joined by
Zachary Mannheimer - CEO &
Founder at Alquist 3D - a 3D home printer who printed the first
inhabited home in the US for Habitat for Humanity and CEO at
Atlas Community Studios - an organization that revitalized rural
communities with the goal of attracting talent and businesses into
the area. Zach explains how 3D printing is changing the
construction industry, what it means for the residential market,
the biggest hurdles facing 3D printing today and how contractors
can start to take advantage of 3D printing today.