For the portions of ICON homes that are 3D-printed, past and current projects require around 3-4 people for an average print job including 1-2 on the printer system and 1-2 on the Magma material delivery system. Less operators will be required as the technology continues to advance allowing ICON to deliver more home, faster than ever.
To date, each of ICON's delivered projects have included conventional construction methods for the finish out of the homes including the roof, windows, doors and other finishes. The wall system of an ICON home is built with the Phoenix or Vulcan construction system, advanced software and materials. The wall system is delivered in one step versus traditional construction’s typically 6-8 steps involving numerous trades.
Our MSRP encompasses all aspects of constructing your home, including labor, materials, foundation, windows, doors, plumbing and electrical fixtures, roof, cabinetry, listed appliances, and the printed components of your home. Excluded from our pricing are land costs, municipal permits, exterior fencing and landscaping, site development, HOA fees, and any design fees from architects or engineers. Factors affecting your total cost, which are beyond our control, include geotechnical challenges on your lot, regional pricing variations, and any preferences for finishes beyond our standard offerings.
Our build times are estimated by combining advanced 3D printing technology, meticulous planning, and other innovative construction practices. As a construction technologies company, we leverage the speed and precision of our printing systems to rapidly construct the core components of our home. This efficiency is further enhanced by our approach to offsite construction, where structural elements like roof trusses are assembled offsite while appliances and fixture build-packs are prepared in parallel to the onsite build. By bringing our factory directly to your lot, we eliminate unnecessary delays, ensuring a seamless and continuous construction process. Each project undergoes thorough planning to anticipate and mitigate potential challenges, allowing us to provide accurate build time estimates. Our build method allows for the swift and efficient creation of your home, without compromising its quality or design.
Living space encompasses the entire usable area of your home, both interior and exterior, designed for your enjoyment and well-being. We are committed to creating spaces that enhance the quality of living, ensuring every square foot we build contributes to a well-lived home.
While definitions of gross floor area may vary in different zoning districts and code authorities, the gross floor area represented on the Codex website is measured as the total floor area contained within the outside edge of the exterior walls, excluding areas like garages, patios, attics, decks, and exterior spaces.
The International Building and Residential Model codes (IBC & IRC), authored by the International Code Council (ICC), permit the use of alternative materials and construction methods under the current building codes. This provision enables the permitting of 3D-printed structures, such as those delivered by ICON. Though the integration of a 3D-printed structures section into the building code, akin to wood framed and Concrete Masonry Unit (CMU) structures, is still in progress, multiple regulatory and standards organizations are working towards this goal swiftly. These include the ICC, ASTM, and the American Concrete Institute (ACI), all of which have committees dedicated to this outcome. ICON actively collaborates with these committees, contributing technical and industry insights to assist in the development of a building code section for 3D-printed structures.
In the meantime, the alternative materials and construction methods provision in the IBC and IRC allows building officials to request third-party testing for 3D-printed structures, in addition to the required structural engineers' drawings and calculations. The ICC Evaluation Services (ICC-ES) have established the peer-reviewed Acceptance Criteria 509 (AC-509) specifically for 3D-printed Concrete Walls for this use. ICON has achieved AC-509 certification for our wall systems and continues to work with ICC-ES to refine the Acceptance Criteria as the technology and engineering continues to develop.