The Netherlands needs thousands of new housesthe country has a growing population. Anyway, it may not have to build all those houses. Some of( they) can be printed.
( recent), the government has been working together with a university and some building companies(公司)( build) houses that are fully 3 D﹣ printed. As volunteers, an old couple has become the( twenty) people in Europe to move into such a house.
With two( bedroom) and a big living room, the house was built layer(层) by layer huge 3 D printer and special cement(水泥). After being printed out, the house was carried by a truck to the building site(屋顶)and windows were later added. It( take) around 120 hours to finish this 3 D﹣ printed house. Usually, it takes about one or two years to build a house in the traditional way.
The couple will livethis house for six months, with a monthly pay of 800 euros(欧元). The cost seems a little bit high but they think it is much ( cheap) in this way.