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Alquist Pulaski project
"WE ARE DUE FOR ADVANCEMENTS" 3D printed houses: a reality coming to the region soon By Gene Marrano With home ownership becoming more out of reach for many, 3D “concrete ink” may be the answer. A pilot project in Pulaski to build lower cost 3D houses is underway. As home sale prices skyrocket in the region like they are in many other places, owning a house could soon be out of reach for many people, especially those on the lower end of the income scale or just embarking on a career that pays well – but not well enough to buy a dream home perhaps. On top of that lumber prices are up sharply since the pandemic began – 50% by some accounts. “A typical stick built home now costs, on average, $25,000 more than it did in 2020,”
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according to Iowa-based Alquist 3D, which adds that, “now is the time to address the shortages nationwide, with bold action.” Here's where 3D comes in – printing some of the materials used to build a home, ditching the lumber in many cases needed for concrete forms churned out by a “printer,” where the dimensions are programmed in digitally. Alquist 3D, which partnered with Habitat for Humanity Peninsula & Greater
