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Alquist has invested more

                                                                           than four years of research into

                                                                                     3D printing technology,
                                     6                                         collaborating with 3D printer


                                                                                  manufacturer COBOD and
                      states on the way                                   Alquist’s partner company, Atlas


                        Alquist 3D-scheduled builds                         Community Studios, which has
                           nationwide in 2021-22                                   led rural revitalization and

                                                                          economic development projects
                  Alquist has invested more than four years of research
                 into 3D printing technology, collaborating with 3D                  in more than 20 states.
                 printer  manufacturer  COBOD  and Alquist’s partner
                 company, Atlas Community Studios, which has led rural
                 revitalization and economic development projects in more
                 than 20 states.                                  home—from kitchen cabinets to islands to furniture. 3D
                  Plans call for  development of new  single-family,  printing shouldn’t be just about the home, but all the pieces
                 multifamily, mixed-use and senior living units. In addition,   in a home, too.”
                 Alquist is investing in research to build new roads, elevator   Alquist is exploring 3D-printing houses with building
                 shafts, retaining walls and other  traditional concrete  materials that are more sustainable than concrete, such as
                 structures using its 3D printing technology.     hempcrete. In addition, it plans to print five or more homes at
                  Mannheimer is bullish about the future of 3D printed   a time, tackle more-ambitious site terrain, and employ more
                 construction. “We want to be able to do the whole house,   creative shapes and designs. After the Richmond project,
                 interior as well as exterior. We will print roofs by next   Alquist will embark on builds in Arkansas, California, Iowa,
                 year,” he says. “The point is to print everything in the   North Caroline, North Dakota and Pennsylvania.  2021 ECO-LEADERS




























             Strong bones. Alquist’s 3D printed homes are created using concrete finished to look like stucco, which provides a cost savings of up to
             15 percent per square foot. The exterior shell can be constructed with two crew members in 12 to 15 hours, reducing a standard construction
             schedule by at least four weeks. COURTESY OF ALQUIST
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