An agricultural town in Australia has jobs, factories, and a desire to grow, but it lacks the most basic necessity: Housing for its employees, and now it wants to solve this problem with 3D-printed homes

An Australian town is using 3D-printed homes to solve a major housing shortage and keep local factories growing. Gnowangerup has work to offer, but not enough homes for the people who could do it. The farming town in Western Australia, located about 217 miles southeast of Perth, is now looking at 3D-printed housing as a practical answer to a problem that is holding back local business growth.