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Jan 2024
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3D printing a housing revolution with Ja...

Guy Raz | Wondery
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“If we keep doing what we’ve been doing, then we’re going to get what we’ve got—and what we got ain’t working.” ICON Co-founder/CEO and proud Texan Jason Ballard believes that a radically different approach to construction holds the key to creating affordable housing and solving homelessness for the entire globe.  This week on How I Built This Lab, Jaso ... Show More
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