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Entire residential houses can now be 3D printed in less than twenty-four hours using raw concrete

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The housing crisis might actually be solved by a giant nozzle. Construction tech companies have developed massive 3D printers that squeeze out layers of concrete to build a home's foundation and walls in under a day. It is essentially an oversized hot glue gun churning out affordable real estate while completely bypassing traditional contractors.

Entire residential houses can now be 3D printed in less than twenty-four hours using raw concrete
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