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The United States’ growing housing shortage, rising construction costs and a limited supply of skilled labor are pushing builders to look beyond traditional methods. Three-dimensional printing is quickly moving from concept to real-world use.
Once confined to small pilot projects, 3D-printed homes are now being built and sold in active U.S. neighborhoods. The technology replaces much of the framing process by using large-scale printers that extrude layers of concrete, allowing walls to take shape in a fraction of the time required with standard construction.
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3D-printed home in Austin, Texas. (Nick Wagner/Xinhua via Getty Images / Getty Images)
FOX Business’ Jeff Flock joined Maria Bartiromo on “Mornings with Maria” from a 3D-printed housing development in Austin, Texas, where the technology is already being put to work.
Supporters say the approach offers more than just speed. Jason Ballard, co-Founder and CEO of ICON, says the technology addresses multiple pain points facing the housing market, including affordability and durability.
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“It is more energy efficient… stronger, resilient to natural disasters… it is like measurably better in every way that we care to measure buildings,” Ballard said.
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The appeal is already reaching buyers. Developments featuring 3D-printed homes have drawn interest from first-time homebuyers looking for solid construction and long-term efficiency. The concrete walls are designed to resist pests, weather and structural wear, while curved interiors allow builders greater flexibility in layout and design.
One early buyer, Vicky Pridgen, suggested the material itself helped shape her decision.
“It would take a lot to like break down these walls or have like ants funnel through the layers of concrete, so it seems sturdy to me,” Pridgen said.
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As housing demand continues to outpace supply in many parts of the country, builders are focusing on methods that reduce building time without sacrificing quality. With labor shortages and construction costs remaining high, some builders are turning to alternative construction methods, including 3D printing.
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Super Bowl commercials reportedly aim to target a less traditional audience ahead of the NFL title game on Sunday.
Though the league’s championship game has often been associated with older men, major companies are using the game to reach out to both Gen Z and female viewers with their latest advertisements.
“[I]f we had made something that didn’t speak to Gen Z or didn’t appeal to women, I think we would have been missing the mark,” Laura Jones, chief marketing officer of Instacart, told Variety on Wednesday.
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Ads ahead of the Super Bowl are hoping to reach broader audiences. (Kirby Lee-Imagn Images via Reuters / Reuters)
Super Bowl ratings reached record levels in 2025 with approximately 127.7 million people tuning in to the game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs.
This broke the previous record set one year prior in 2024 at about 123.4 million viewers.
With more viewers than ever before expected to watch the Big Game between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots, major companies are hoping to appeal to the widest audience possible, which includes a growing female demographic.
“We are seeing female viewership in sports hold or continue to rise,” Mars Snacking senior director Diane Sayler told Variety. “And I do think that networks and leagues are getting better at telling the story of the players and telling more than just the story on the field. And I actually believe that is what is driving a lot more female interest in this space.”
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2025’s Super Bowl had a record number of viewers with even more expected in 2026. (Chris Graythen/Getty Images / Getty Images)
Companies have attempted to bridge the gap between age and gender demographics by using celebrity appearances, often partnering several celebrities such as actor Ben Stiller and singer Benson Boone to appeal to broader audiences.
“Most marketing today is very targeted. You have to deliver a specific message to specific audiences,” Tim Calkins, a marketing professor at Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, told Variety. “With the Super Bowl, that’s not the case, because you’ve got a huge range of differences. And the Super Bowl is so expensive you really don’t want to miss out on a significant portion of the audience.”
Media Research Center video host Justine Brooke Murray told Fox News Digital that the new marketing strategy was “spot on” but urged companies to instead focus on avoiding divisive politics.
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Super Bowl LX will air on Feb. 8 at Levi’s Stadium in California. (Kirby Lee-Imagn Images via Reuters / Reuters)
“We want to be entertained, not sold a weird version of body positivity that includes ads flashing sweaty armpits across the screen as we reach for another nacho,” Murray said. “Those of us who grew up in the 2000s, zoomers, would love to see a return to ads that sold us things we actually like: chips, and cookies – not a political agenda.”
She added, “Large corporations have already learned their lesson, that appealing to the gender-bending 0.0001% of our population with men wearing bikinis is inclusive to almost nobody. Just be funny and keep politics out of it!”
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