Good news! They say everything is bigger in Texas!
"Named Wolf Ranch, the project is located near Austin and is spearheaded by leading 3D-printing firm Icon, with construction firm Lennar, plus high-profile studio Bjarke Ingels Group co-designing. It consists of 100 residences.
The houses are constructed using Icon's Vulcan printer model. It measures 46.6 ft (14.2 m) x 15.6 ft (4.75 m) and can build a house measuring 3,000 sq ft (278 sq m) with minimal human supervision and without needing to be moved around. The giant robotic printer extrudes a proprietary cement-like mixture out of a nozzle in layers, following a blueprint, and builds up the basic shell of the home. ..."
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