3D Printed homes - the way of the future - a possible solution to affordable housing

[KittySkyfish]

Now all they need to do is 3D print a plot because where these people want to live, actual dirt space is super expensive.

[ss20ts]

No thanks. Far too small. You still need to finish the inside of the house. This is basically a shell. Plumbing? Electrical? Heating? Cooling? Foundation? Inspections? Insulation? Building codes? You can buy a small modular home for less than $50K finished, set, foundation, lot, etc.

Nothing this small would be allowed to be built in my town. Our town code specifically says that all single family homes must be on .25 acre lot or larger (.25 acre is only for house with town water and sewer), 2 bedrooms or more, and 1200 square feet or more. They were actually talking about increasing these perimeters a few years ago so it may have changed.

And NO the entire nation doesn't have a housing shortage. Some areas do, but not everywhere. There's no housing shortage where I live. There's also a difference between a housing shortage and housing people can afford. If there's a town with a shortage of 3,000 houses, where are all those people living? Their car? Their streets? Doubtful.

[TrapperL]

You're getting way off topic. In no way is this thread about the world's natural resources or drinking water.

I very strongly disagree. What good is any home regardless of energy efficiency if you don't have water or sewer or electricity? We're on water rationing already and that generally doesn't happen until we have a long dry summer. All of our water for drinking comes from one underground reservoir called the Edwards Aquifer. Our dimwits downtown had the money and the opportunity to build a lake. They already had the land and machinery moving dirt when the politicians had to step in and screw up the entire thing. Now, there's no lake, just a hole in the ground. We are supposed to be on a water desalination plant soon but they're having issues with land rights and access to get it here. We have water recycling for industrial use but nothing is coming in a reliable water source. If it doesn't fall out of the sky, we're going to go thirsty and quick here. Plus we have a slug of new move ins every month that have no clue what they're moving into. Energy efficiency? That's hard to say when the mouth is dry as a cotton ball. You better bet you need to be smart enough to recognize that available resources are just as important as anything you'll ever do in the housing industry.