Azure Printed Homes uses recycled plastic to make 3D printed homes

Azure Printed Homes has reportedly become the first company to repurpose plastic waste into primary homes
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The company seeks to redefine the concept of sustainable construction, by reusing plastic used in landfills or incineration, rather than the commonly used concrete, to “close the loop” in the 3D home building industry.
They are now announcing the opening of their new 15,000-square-foot facility in California to house a custom architectural 3D printer capable of producing studios, attached dwelling units (ADUs), and eventually full-scale dwellings.

Gene Eidelman, co-founder of Azure Printed Homes, said: “The construction industry is the world’s largest consumer of raw materials, accounting for about 20% of global carbon emissions.”
“Our responsibility to our customers and the next generation is to use the most sustainable practices imaginable.”

△Azure’s3D printingRendering of one of the ADUs


3D printed plastic houses

Overall, the construction industry has used many of the same construction techniques for decades, often resulting in projects being delivered over budget and behind schedule, while also generating a lot of waste.
Eidelman and co-founder Ross Maguire launched Azure Printed Homes in 2019 with the goal of developing homes faster, more economically, and with less impact on the environment.
The company claims that their technology combines its large-scale robotic 3D printer with recycled plastic polymers as feedstock to prefabricate studios, offices, ADUs and homes 70% faster and 20-30% cheaper than existing construction methods .

More than 60% of the company’s printing materials come from recycled plastics, especially for the production of plastic bottles and
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Customers can design and customize their studio or ADU through Azure’s website, choosing their preferred colors, finishes and details through the company’s 3D configurator. The company then 3D printed it in less than 24 hours before assembling it, shipping it to the customer, and installing it.
robot3D printerCapable of producing studios up to 120 square feet, ADUs will range in size from 450 square feet to 1,000 square feet.
“We’re increasing productivity not only by leveraging advances in 3D printing, but by creating designs and processes that can be completed in just 12 hours,” Maguire said. “We produce the entire structural skeleton, exterior cladding, waterproofing barriers, exterior finishes, utility access and interior finish grounding in a fraction of the time and cost compared to traditional buildings.

“We see a very, very exciting future in this new era of revolutionizing residential construction through our sustainable, automated and precise production processes.”
With the opening of the new facility, Azure Printed Homes is now taking pre-orders for its ADU and backyard studios. The company plans to expand its operations to begin 3D printing full-scale houses by 2023.


Making architectural 3D printing more sustainable

Looking ahead to the future of 3D printing, several additive manufacturing experts listed 3D printing in construction as an area that needs to be closely watched for future developments, especially in relation to the growing emphasis on circular economy principles and waste reuse.

△Azure’s 3D printed backyard office rendering

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