3-D printed houses are going from hype to habitable in the Netherlands

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Although we've seen concepts and demonstrations of 3-D printed concrete houses in the past, there's a giant gulf between building one structure as a demonstration, and putting together houses that will serve as long-term homes for actual residents. The Dutch city of Eindhoven is taking a serious step towards reality with a new project, which will see five 3-D printed structures of varying complexity built and put on the rental market by next year.

It's called Project Milestone, and will see five increasingly involved homes built by a giant robotic arm. Only the interior and exterior walls will be made using the 3-D printing technique, with all the furnishings, trim, and fittings still requiring conventional construction techniques.

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