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3D home printing factory opens in Denver

Denver7 · · 421 words · By Danielle Kreutter
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DENVER - Gene Eidelman, CEO of Azure Printed Homes, said he's been eyeing an expansion in Colorado for years.

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What happened

DENVER - Gene Eidelman, CEO of Azure Printed Homes, said he's been eyeing an expansion in Colorado for years.

Why it matters

"100 years ago, we had a horse in the buggy, and we had a carpenter with a hammer and the nail," Eidelman said.

Common ground

"100 years later, with EV vehicles, and we still have a carpenter with a hammer and the nail.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The company is capable of printing ADUs and multi-family housing with some homes as low as $50,000.”
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Claim 2: “Local 3D printing begins on Habitat for Humanity's largest housing project in Colorado”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Habitat for Humanity's largest project in Colorado is involving 3D printing technology in Greeley, Colorado.
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web search NEUTRAL — Last week, a crowd of more than 300 people gathered in a Greeley field to watch construction begin on what will be the largest Habitat for Humanity project in Colorado.
https://www.cpr.org/2024/06/03/colorados-largest-habitat-for…
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web search NEUTRAL — Xu is the owner of RIC Technology, which created the robot printer. With the 3D-printing technology, Alquist 3D can build walls of a 1,500-square-foot house in about 48 hours. The affordable housing p…
https://coloradosun.com/2024/06/03/hope-springs-greeley-larg…
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web search NEUTRAL — The "printing" of walls for a Northern Colorado housing development got underway May 30, as Alquist 3D, a pioneering firm in 3D construction printing, began construction on the first of four prototype…
https://coloradobiz.com/3d-printed-housing-underway-in-greel…
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Claim 3: “What's going on inside Azure's new Denver factory is quite a bit different than the typical outdoor concrete 3D home printing, which can fall victim to weather delays.”
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The web search results discuss the general comparison between concrete 3D printing methods (e.g., comparing robotic arm vs gantry printers) but do not contain a direct comparison or statement from Azure specifically detailing that their Denver factory uses an indoor method that avoids weather delays compared to outdoor printing.
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web search NEUTRAL — Aiman Hussein is a concrete-3D-printer operator who works for Alquist. The company uses 3D-printing technology to build homes and lower the cost of housing a...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vL2KoMNzGTo
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web search NEUTRAL — Explore the capabilities of 3D printing technologies used in construction. Read the comparison of robotic arm and gantry 3D concrete printer!
https://cobod.com/robotic-arm-vs-gantry-3d-concrete-printer/
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web search NEUTRAL — Large-scale 3D printing isn’t the experimental curiosity it was ten years ago. It’s real, it’s fast, and it’s making traditional methods look genuinely expensive by comparison.
https://englishilm.com/why-large-scale-3d-printing/
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Claim 4: “In San Louis Obispo, Azure worked with the community there and recently printed several homes for people who were experiencing homelessness.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Azure worked in San Luis Obispo (SLO) and printed homes for people experiencing homelessness in that area.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is a suite of cloud computing services offered by Google that provides a series of modular cloud services including computing, data storage, data analytics, and machine lea…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Cloud_Platform
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The red-billed chough, Cornish chough or simply chough ( CHUF; Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) is a bird in the crow family, one of only two species in the genus Pyrrhocorax. Its eight subspecies breed on mo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-billed_chough
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Salamanca (Spanish: [salaˈmaŋka] ) is a municipality and city in the autonomous community of Castile and León in Spain, and the capital of the Province of Salamanca. Attached to the comarca of Campo C…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salamanca
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Claim 5: “Colorado is leading the way to build more housing that people can afford, and an important part of that is investing in innovative and lower-cost construction methods," Gov. Jared Polis said.”
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No evidence was gathered for this claim, and the provided evidence sources did not contain any information regarding a statement from Governor Jared Polis on this specific topic.
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Claim 6: “The company received a $3.895 million loan from Colorado's Affordable Housing Financing Fund, made possible by the voter-approved Proposition 123, which created the state's affordable housing fund.”
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The evidence shows two Wikipedia entries related to Autodesk and Axis powers, and no specific evidence detailing a $3.895 million loan from Colorado's Affordable Housing Financing Fund for Azure. The evidence count suggests this claim is highly specific and lacks corroboration.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Autodesk, Inc. is an American multinational software corporation that provides software products and services for the architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturing, media, education, and ent…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Axis powers, originally called the Rome–Berlin Axis and also Rome–Berlin–Tokyo Axis, was the military coalition which initiated World War II and fought against the Allies. Its principal members we…
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Claim 7: “This 3D printing happens inside, and uses plastic pellets made from recycled bottles.”
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Multiple web search results state that Azure uses recycled materials, specifically mentioning plastic pellets made from recycled bottles, in their 3D printing process.
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web search NEUTRAL — Its unique process uses plastic pellets made from recycled bottles mixed with fiberglass. The process of designing, printing and installing a new home at a site takes a maximum of 21 days.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jennifercastenson/2026/04/16/ci…
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web search NEUTRAL — Azure is using recycled plastic to 3D print prefab homes.Azure also unveiled what it called the world’s first 3D printed “backyard studio” made with recycled plastic materials in the same month.
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/startup-3d-pri…
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web search NEUTRAL — Los Angeles-based startup Azure is using recycled plastic to 3D print prefab homes. The startup is now selling several models ranging from a backyard studio to a two-bedroom ADU. Azure says it can bui…
https://www.businessinsider.com/photos-startup-using-recycle…
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Claim 8: “The mix of fiberglass and plastic "is harder than cement," Eidelman said.”
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The claim that the fiberglass and plastic mixture is 'harder than cement' is mentioned in the context of the process in one web search result, but this specific comparative statement is not corroborated by other independent sources.
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web search NEUTRAL — Fiberglass or fibreglass is a common type of fiber-reinforced plastic using glass fiber. The fibers may be randomly arranged, flattened into a sheet called a chopped strand mat, or woven into glass cl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiberglass
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web search NEUTRAL — Azure is using recycled plastic to 3D print prefab homes. The startup is now selling many house models ranging from a backyard studio to a two-bedroom ADU.
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/startup-3d-pri…
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web search NEUTRAL — Today we answer the age old question; what's the difference between Carbon fibre/fiber, Kevlar and Fibreglass?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHXVf0SaJpA
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Claim 9: “Before the expansion in Colorado, the company had made a name for itself when it launched several years ago in California.”
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Web search results confirm Azure's expansion into Colorado and reference previous activities in California, indicating a prior presence or launch in California before the Colorado expansion.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The coats of arms of the U.S. states are coats of arms, that are an official symbol of the state, alongside their seal. Eighteen states have officially adopted coats of arms. The former independent Re…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Autodesk, Inc. is an American multinational software corporation that provides software products and services for the architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturing, media, education, and ent…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Home on the Range" (Roud No. 3599) is an American folk song, sometimes called the "unofficial anthem" of the American West. Dr. Brewster M. Higley (also spelled Highley) of Smith County, Kansas, wrot…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_on_the_Range
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Claim 10: “Gene Eidelman, CEO of Azure Printed Homes, said he's been eyeing an expansion in Colorado for years.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Gene Eidelman, CEO/co-founder of Azure Printed Homes, has spoken about and is associated with the expansion into Colorado. One source mentions him speaking at a conference in Colorado regarding the state's leadership in construction.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A fanzine (blend of fan and magazine or zine) is a non-professional and non-official publication produced by enthusiasts of a particular cultural phenomenon (such as a literary or musical genre) for t…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nicholas Joseph Fuentes (born August 18, 1998) is an American far-right political commentator and livestreamer. He is the host of America First, a program that researchers, journalists, and civil-righ…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Seven Seas Entertainment is an American publishing company located in Los Angeles, California. It was originally dedicated to the publication of original English-language manga, but now publishes lice…
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Claim 11: “We're rebuilding homes burned in fires in Palisades and Pasadena,”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Azure Printed Homes has been involved in rebuilding homes destroyed by fires in the Palisades area of Los Angeles.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Palisades Fire was a highly destructive wildfire that began in the Santa Monica Mountains of Los Angeles County on January 7, 2025, and grew to destroy large areas of Pacific Palisades, Topanga, a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palisades_Fire
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web search NEUTRAL — Photo courtesy of Azure Printed Homes. Azure’s smallest units start at a cost of about $35,000, but the company has launched a $4.2 million crowdfunding campaign to scale production and provide suppor…
https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/azure-3d-printed-homes-…
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web search NEUTRAL — At Azure Printed Homes, this anniversary reinforces why our work matters. Wildfires don’t just destroy homes—they uproot families, strain local infrastructure and leave communities searching for safe,…
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Claim 12: “When at full capacity this new Azure Printed Homes Facility will support 50 good-paying jobs”
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