An Austin startup can 3D-print tiny homes in 24 hours for a fraction of the cost of traditional homebuilding — here`s how Icon could revolutionize

• Icon is an Austin startup that designs 3D-printing technology capable of building tiny homes in about a day for a fraction of the cost of traditional construction methods.
  
  
• Icon cofounder Evan Loomis told Business Insider that pinpointing an exact cost estimate is tricky, but the company successfully printed a 350-square-foot proof-of-concept home for $10,000 in 24 hours in 2018.
  
  
• The company isn`t the first to design 3D printing technology for home building, but its unique customization and on-site construction could be revolutionary feats amid a growing demand in the US for affordable housing.
  
  
• Icon`s latest 3D printer, the Vulcan ll, is available for purchase and is already being put to use.
  
  
• The Austin-based Cielo Property Group is using the printer to construct homes for formerly homeless residents at Community First Village. New Story, a nonprofit dedicated to housing families in need in the developing world, is building 50 homes in Latin America using the technology.
  
  
• "Our hope is that this isn`t a novelty, but this is actually the new way of construction for the future," Loomis said.

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RSK: Way too cool and it is only the beginning (as Chicago once sang).

Ken Notes: The issue becomes finding a place to locate a building like this.