Source: Lennar Corp., Miami Construction technologies company ICON and homebuilder Lennar will build the largest neighborhood of 3D-printed homes to date using ICON’s innovative robotics, software and advanced materials. Breaking ground next year, the 100-home community will be codesigned by the acclaimed architecture firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG).
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3D concrete printing specialist closes $200 million-plus funding round
Source: ICON, Austin, Texas Construction technologies company ICON has completed a $207 million series B round of financing led by venture and growth equity investment firm Norwest Venture Partners. The investment brings ICON’s total funding since launching its revolutionary 3D printing technology in 2018 to $266 million.
Read MoreIcon aids USMC in 3D printing demonstration
Over the past year, Austin-based Icon has been working with the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), an organization that focuses on accelerating commercial tech into the Department of Defense, to demonstrate the use of commercial scale additive manufacturing for military use. This is the latest test of 3D concrete printing for the DoD, which fabricated a field-grade bunker with a 3-in.…
Read MoreConcrete printing specialist to keynote Building Sciences conference
Sources: National Institute of Building Sciences, Washington, D.C.; CP staff
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Building Sciences has replaced its planned Washington, D.C. conference this summer with Building Innovation 2020: Virtual Edition, billing the August 18-19 program as “a powerfully compact event, focusing on technology, workforce, resilience and Covid-19.”
Read MoreICON, New Story unveil 3D-printed concrete home for developing world
In partnership with the non-profit New Story, Austin-based construction technologies company ICON is set to transform global homelessness with 3D-printed homes. The companies recently built the first permitted, 3D-printed concrete home using a prototype of a mobile printer. The production version of the printer, called the Vulcan, will have the ability to print a single-story home (600–800 square feet) in under 24 hours for less than $4,000.
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