Media highlight bio-based home 3D-printed by UMaine’s ASCC

March 13, 2024 Advanced Materials for Infrastructure and Energy, Economic Development, Sustainability Solutions and Technologies, UMaine in the News

NewEngland.com highlighted the University of Maine Advanced Structures & Composite Center’s (ASCC) bio-based and 3D-printed home in a feature article overviewing the home itself, the people behind its creation and ASCC’s plans to build more in a partnership with Penquis, a community-centered organization. Congress approved $40 million to invest in UMaine for infrastructure and innovation to strengthen student opportunity and the state’s economy and local communities, $4 million of which will be allocated for research and development of the bio-based homes. An article from Business Insider noted how UMaine is “scaling up” manufacturing space to increase production of bio-based homes.