ICON to build more 3D printed homes for homeless in austin, texas

ICON to construct 100 more 3D printed homes in austin, texas

ICON is set to construct 100 more 3D printed homes at Community First! Village for the chronically homeless residents in Austin, Texas. In a collaboration with Mobile Loaves & Fishes and in partnership with the Lennar Foundation, the construction technology company has already served the unhoused community in the village over the past four years with 17 homes and facilities. The project expands the Mobile Loaves & Fishes’ northeast Austin development with an additional 127 acres to the Community First! Village.

This means nearly 1,400 3D printed homes by ICON are set to rise across the two new phases of the village in Austin, Texas. In total, the completion of the residential project is expected to house around 1,800 formerly homeless residents. ICON plans to construct a mix of townhouse units and family homes for the 100 upcoming 3D printed housing units, spanning 380 square feet to 1,040 square feet. A fleet of robots leads the construction of the additional homes using the company’s CarbonX formula. This is a cement mix that includes fly ash, which is a byproduct from burning pulverized coal in electric power-generating plants.

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Previous housing project with Bjarke Ingels Group

For the housing project, ICON collaborates with the Mobile Loaves & Fishes and the Lennar Foundation. The 100 new 3D printed homes at the Community First! Village in Austin, Texas is a gift that the foundation has given to the social outreach ministry. They’ve also already collaborated with the construction company in the past with the building of 3D printed homes at Wolf Ranch in Georgetown, Texas, which Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) co-designed.

These 100 more 3D printed homes in Austin, Texas, are currently underway. While ICON has yet to reveal the opening dates, the housing units’ presence at the Community First! Village is already confirmed. The master-planned neighborhood hopes to provide affordable, permanent housing and a supportive community for men and women who are coming out of chronic homelessness. The village is developed by Mobile Loaves & Fishes, a Christian social outreach ministry and organization that has been serving the area’s homeless community for more than 26 years.

ICON is set to construct 100 more 3D printed homes for the chronically homeless residents in Austin, Texas