![]() ![]() Mighty Buildings is producing the interior and exterior walls, which come with connectors so they can be easily assembled onsite. It’s currently backlogged through the rest of the year and secured $40 million in funding last month, which Dubov said will go toward scaling manufacturing capabilities.įor the Rancho Mirage project, the homes come as a kit and fit together like Lego bricks. The company delivered its first 3-D-printed panels last January and has created about 10 homes since, but the factory will pump out homes at a blistering pace going forward. The 15-home community will be Mighty Buildings’ biggest project by far. He added that the material is also more thermal efficient than concrete, reducing the energy needed to maintain the home’s temperature. Because it’s lighter, we reduce costs in transportation,” Dubov said. ![]() “It feels like a countertop in a kitchen. ![]() The synthetic stone hardens when exposed to ultraviolet light, which makes it both stronger and lighter than concrete, with a longevity of more than 70 years. What was once a 7,900-square-foot garage operation in Redwood City has turned into a 79,000-square-foot warehouse in Oakland that uses robots to print a composite material the company invented called Light Stone Material. Alexey Dubov co-founded Mighty Buildings in 2017, and in the time since, he and his company of more than 100 employees have been developing the 3-D printing technology and becoming certified by UL, the company that tests for safety and sustainability standards. The construction will take only a matter of months, but the project has been years in the making. ![]()
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