Modular homes wrapped in plastic await shipping outside of the Fading West factory in Buena Vista, Colo., on Feb. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert) ...

Contec Australia has recently completed a two-story house in Tapping, Perth, that was 3D-printed in just under 18 hours.

3D printed and factory-built homes could help tackle housing crisis Businesses and lawmakers are trying to address the crisis by turning to alternative ways to build homes.

David Leach mops the floor of a 3D-printed concrete home built by VeroTouch in Buena Vista, Colo., on Feb. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert) By Associated Press UPDATED: March 26, 2025 at 2:55 ...

Roughly 100,000 manufactured homes were shipped to states in 2024, up from some 60,000 a decade earlier, according to Census Bureau data. Estimates of modular homes built annually often put them below ...