{"id":6351,"date":"2021-05-14T11:19:15","date_gmt":"2021-05-14T11:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/housematesnaija.com\/a-possible-future-and-solution-to-africas-housing-crisis\/"},"modified":"2021-05-14T11:19:15","modified_gmt":"2021-05-14T11:19:15","slug":"a-possible-future-and-solution-to-africas-housing-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/housematesnaija.com\/a-possible-future-and-solution-to-africas-housing-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"A possible future and solution to Africa&#8217;s housing crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"the-post\">\n<div class=\"featured-area\">\n<div class=\"featured-area-inner\">\n<figure class=\"single-featured-image\"><img width=\"770\" height=\"470\" class=\"attachment-jannah-image-post size-jannah-image-post lazy-img wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.propertypro.ng\/blog\/a-possible-future-and-solution-to-africas-housing-crisis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/tecla_ph_iago_corazza_ingresso_in_esterno_notte5-770x470.jpg\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content entry clearfix\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">3D printed houses have been recently gaining popularity in Europe and America and the\u00a0 suggestion of this new house model could ease the rising number of housing deficits in Africa.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2019, a printing company WASP and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mario Cucinella Architects unveiled the very first design, an eco-friendly<\/span> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">3D printed home model in likeness of wasp nest. The TECLA building (Technology and Clay) is located in Bologna, Italy.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.propertypro.ng\/blog\/a-possible-future-and-solution-to-africas-housing-crisis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/tecla_ph_iago_corazza_esterno_notte_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"578\" height=\"385\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The TECLA was completed in 200 hours using multiple on-site printers.\u00a0 Inside, TECLA comprises a living area, bedroom and bathroom, lit by skylights above.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The beauty of 3D printed home models is in its implementation of reusable and recyclable materials leaving nearly zero waste. Experts boast of its affordability, faster creation process, environmentally friendly and gives superior architectural options.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">In the US, a pioneering 3D printed home just completed four homes in East Austin, Texas. The 2 to 4 bedroom homes are listed on the market, starting in the range of $400,000.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12539\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12539\" style=\"width: 541px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-12539\" src=\"https:\/\/www.propertypro.ng\/blog\/a-possible-future-and-solution-to-africas-housing-crisis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/75448889_165184328054687_8088932195211337378_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"541\" height=\"541\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12539\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">3D ICON Building in East Austin, Texas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">While its popularity hasn\u2019t grown in Africa, the possibility of 3D printed homes is exciting, and a great future for real estate. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The cost of building in Africa is exponentially high in regards to materials, labour and acquiring the land but a 3D printed home might just be cost effective.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.propertypro.ng\/blog\/a-possible-future-and-solution-to-africas-housing-crisis\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] 3D printed houses have been recently gaining popularity in Europe and America and the\u00a0 suggestion of this new house model could ease the rising number of housing deficits in Africa.\u00a0 In 2019, a printing company WASP and Mario Cucinella Architects unveiled the very first design, an eco-friendly 3D printed home model in likeness of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6352,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[79],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/housematesnaija.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6351"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/housematesnaija.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/housematesnaija.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/housematesnaija.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/housematesnaija.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6351"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/housematesnaija.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6351\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/housematesnaija.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/media\/6352"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/housematesnaija.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/housematesnaija.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/housematesnaija.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}