- The US military is working with
Icon to build the largest 3D-printed buildings in the US. - The 5,700-square-foot structures will be used as training barracks in Texas.
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"Constructing facilities using this cutting-edge technology saves labor costs, reduces planning time, and increases the speed of construction of future facilities," said Army Lt. Gen. Doug Gabram, commander of US Army Installation Management Command, said in the press release, echoing $4.
Icon uses its large in-house Vulcan printer system and "high strength" concrete, known as "lavacrete," to create its construction projects, which have included $4, $4, and what will soon be the $4. It also previously worked with the Texas Military Department to create 3D printed training barracks, but this new construction with the federal agency will be the largest of its kind.
The department is now looking for ways to implement the "rapid" tech-forward construction method into "other types of facilities beyond barracks," according to Gabram.