Alquist 3D to Transform Greeley, Colorado, into Epicenter of 3D Construction Printing

Alquist 3D is receiving over $4 million in support and incentives from Greeley and the state of Colorado to transform the region into the epicenter of high-tech 3D home and infrastructure printing.

The public-private partnership between the city, state and Alquist also involves close collaboration with Aims Community College to train students and create an economic ecosystem with an emphasis on innovation and workforce development.

Alquist is also working closely with Greeley-Weld Habitat for Humanity. The company has a home-printing contract with the nonprofit organization to produce at least 100 of the nearly 500 structures planned for the Hope Springs project.

The company is also partnering with the college’s existing robotics program, where students will be learning how to actually build the giant robots used for 3D printing. All of this education will be onsite at the campus and will position students who have completed the programs for priority hiring by Alquist.

Alquist 3D will help Colorado address its serious housing shortage: 3D home printing is a solution to rapidly building and adding new housing stock in the state along the entire price-point spectrum.

Alquist 3D will be creating 3D-printed public infrastructure — such as sidewalks, curbs and drainage — in Greeley and in parts of Habitat for Humanity’s Hope Springs community. 3D printing will make this infrastructure modular, enabling the city to easily replace worn sections with 3D-printed components.