The Vulcan 3D printed home construction system is comprised of the Vulcan printer and the Magma portable mixing unit that prepares ICON’s proprietary building material, Lavacrete, for printing. All of ...

ICON print technician John McDonald monitors the Vulcan 3D printer as it lays down the walls for a 3D-printed hotel and residence in Marfa, Texas, U.S. Evan Garcia / REUTERS MARFA, Texas — It looks ...

Evan Garcia / Reuters GEORGETOWN — As with any desktop 3D printer, the Vulcan printer works layer by layer to build an object — except this printer is more than 45 feet wide, weighs 4.75 tons and ...

Icon, a 3D-printing construction technology company, is laying off more than 100 employees, according to a WARN notice posted yesterday. The Austin startup is laying off 114 employees, realigning its ...

When Lawrence Nourzad began his house hunt in Austin, TX, he did not expect to end up in a home built by a robot. The Austin native, 32, had long been eyeing condos near the city’s downtown area. At ...

Earlier this year, Texas startup ICON turned heads after building a 350-sq.-ft. dwelling in 48 hours from start to finish. Its not-so-secret weapon: the Vulcan 3-D printer, a groundbreaking machine ...

Are 3D homes the solution to the housing shortage sweeping America and a way to build sustainably too? One company seems to thinks so and is setting out to prove it: Construction technologies company ...

A lot of 3D-printed architecture is focused on creating relatively simple and utilitarian structures that look functional but show little thought paid to aesthetics. However, leading 3D printing firm ...