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- Apis Cor Tiny HouseBuilding a house typically takes months, exacerbating the <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/housing-crisis/" target="_blank">housing crisis</a> so many people face worldwide. <a href="http://apis-cor.com/en/" target="_blank">Apis Cor</a>, a San Francisco-based company that specializes in <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/3d-printing/" target="_blank">3D-printing</a>, decided to tackle that crisis with a groundbreaking mobile <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/3d-printer/" target="_blank">3D-printer</a> that can print an entire 400-square-foot <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/tiny-home/" target="_blank">tiny home</a> in just 24 hours. What's more, doing so costs just over $10,000 - a steal compared to most modern homes.1
- Apis Cor 3D-Printing ConstructionThe tiny house cost $10,134.2
- Apis Cor 3D-PrinterApis Cor's mobile 3D printer can be transported to print on site.3
- Apis Cor 3D-Printing ProcessApis Cor erected a tent so they could print the home during the Russian winter.4
- Apis Cor Building MaterialsThey utilized a concrete mix.5
- Apis Cor ConcreteTheir process is fast, environmentally friendly, and affordable.6
- Apis Cor Tiny House PaintingApis Cor printed the home at their test facility.7
- Apis Cor TeamApis Cor's goal is to change the construction industry "until everyone is able to afford a place to live."8
- Apis Cor Tiny HomeThe mobile printer can work in temperatures as cold as negative 31 degrees Fahrenheit.9
- Apis Cor Tiny House Kitchen Living RoomComponents like self-bearing walls and partitions were printed on location.10
- Apis Cor Tiny House Sitting AreaThe company says their buildings will last 175 years.11
- Apis Cor Tiny House Curved WallsA curved television screen fits right in with the curved walls.12
- Apis Cor Tiny House InsideSamsung provided some appliances for the tiny house.13