For this town of roughly 1,600 people, the 3D-printed duplex represents a hard-fought victory for affordable housing, years in the making. This is Cairo’s first new home construction in nearly 50 years.

The 3D-printed Texas homes, with a price range of $450,00 to $600,00, take about a month to build and have traditional foundations.

It’s taken almost two years but a planned community of homes made with a gigantic 3D printer in Georgetown, Texas is almost complete. Reuters reports that the homes, which are part of a community called Wolf Ranch,

Reuters reports that the homes, which are part of a community called Wolf Ranch, are being built with a large 3D printer called the Vulcan that’s 45 feet wide and weighs more than 4.75 tons. The project is part of a joint venture with the 3D printing construction developer ICON and the home construction company Lennar.

As with any desktop 3D printer, the Vulcan printer pipes layer by layer to build an object – except this printer is more than 45 feet (13.7 m) wide, weighs 4.75 tons and prints residential homes.

D home printing technology enables faster and cheaper construction, using fewer materials. ICON built 100 homes in Texas using the Vulcan printer. Reuters reported that building a single home takes three weeks,

D home printing technology enables faster and more affordable construction, utilizing fewer materials. ICON has constructed 100 homes in Texas using the Vulcan printer. Reuters reported that building a single home takes three weeks,