A robotic arm builds the first 3D-printed house in Hillsborough County as part of a plan to address Florida’s housing crisis. The three-bedroom, two-bath structure on Lurline Circle in East Tampa relies on concrete printed layer by layer from a computer file instead of standard block construction.
The Corporation to Develop Communities of Tampa spearheads this initiative. It encompasses 18 houses on Knoll Pine Way, with four utilizing 3D printing methods. This particular structure replaces a property that burned down on Lurline Circle.
“Everything is the same, as far as traditional construction, other than, instead of putting up block, we’re building, we’re printing the actual exterior walls,” said Will Crawford with CDC of Tampa to Tampa Bay 28…