Soldiers headed to Fort Bliss, Texas for training will live in 3D-printed barracks built by a printer weighing five tons.

ICON used a large gantry-style 3D printer to make the buildings out of a "Lavacrete" material. The inside of a 3D printed barracks at Fort Bliss, Texas. The inside of a 3D printed barracks at Fort ...

Fort Bliss has stepped into a new world of barracks ... edge 3D-printer, layer-by-layer, from the ground up," Fort Bliss Garrison Commander Col. Brendan Gallagher said. The cream-colored buildings ...

When construction began in 2024, these barracks were the largest planned 3D-printed structures in the Western Hemisphere. In total, three buildings were opened at Fort Bliss: two in the Pershing ...

D printed barracks measuring 5,700 sqft are complete at Fort Bliss, making them the largest 3D printed structures in the Western Hemisphere.

Fort Bliss has stepped into a new world of barracks construction ... using a cutting edge 3D-printer, layer-by-layer, from the ground up," Fort Bliss Garrison Commander Col. Brendan Gallagher said.