Pangea BiotectureBuildings · 3D printingAdditive constructionSheet C-300

Walls printed in days. Built for generations.

We print structural walls directly from the digital model: a robotic printer extrudes each bead of material along a precise path, forming the walls, insulation cavities and architectural details with very little waste. Then we fit them out with the same off-grid systems as every building we make.

Section C-300: a 3D-printed dual wall On the left, a printer nozzle on a gantry travels back and forth along the wall, laying one bead of material per pass so the wall rises layer by layer from the foundation. On the right, a plan cut through the finished wall shows an outer printed skin, an inner printed skin that acts as thermal mass, a zig-zag printed web tying the two together, and the cavity between them filled with insulation. FOUNDATION GANTRY 01ONE BEAD PER PASS ELEVATION · NOT TO SCALE PLAN CUT OUTSIDEINSIDE 01OUTER SKIN 02INSULATION CAVITY 03PRINTED WEB · TIES SKINS 04INNER SKIN · THERMAL MASS SECTION C-300 · NOT TO SCALE
Section C-300. The printer lays the wall one bead at a time from the digital model. Two printed skins, tied by a printed web, hold insulation between them: mass inside, insulation outboard of it, the same rule as every Pangea wall.
PrinterCOBOD BOD2
WallsPrinted dual wall
Print timeUnder 10 days per home
PilotChamisa Verde, Taos
CrewHired + trained locally
01Pilot project

Chamisa Verde, Taos.

Chamisa Verde in Taos, New Mexico is seven deed-restricted homes led by Pangea. Some have 3D-printed concrete walls; the others have insulated concrete form (ICF) walls, chosen building by building. Construction is in progress. Chamisa Verde

Chamisa Verde7deed-restricted homes: three two-bedroom and four three-bedroom
Sizes900 / 1,000square feet, two- and three-bedroom

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02Performance

What the wall does.

InsulationDual-wall construction with an insulated cavity, built toward Passive House levels of performance.
Thermal massThe inner printed skin stabilizes indoor temperatures year round.
Material + laborAround 70% less labor on the walls and 30–50% less material waste than conventional framing.
DurabilityFire-resistant, water-sealed and structurally resilient.
DesignCurved walls, organic forms and built-in features cost little more than straight ones.
CarbonToday’s mixes are cement-based; we are testing geopolymers, pumicecrete and rammed-earth mixes.
03Why print

Speed with dignity.

3D printing is one of four ways we build a wall, alongside rammed-earth tire, ICF and adobe. We choose it where speed, repetition and cost matter most: affordable housing, subdivisions and community projects.

It fits a bigger aim: ending housing insecurity with homes that are fast to build, cheap to run and resilient, while training local crews and modeling closed-loop, off-grid living.

Compare the four wall assemblies

04Questions

Printed homes, answered.

Are 3D-printed homes safe and durable?

Yes. They are fire-resistant, structurally sound and exceed code requirements for insulation and resilience.

Is the material sustainable?

We currently print with cement-based mixes, and we are actively testing alternatives such as geopolymers, pumicecrete and rammed earth.

Can off-grid systems be integrated?

Yes. Solar, catchwater, greywater and our other systems are designed into each home from the start.

How are they permitted?

We provide the architecture and permit drawings, and work through the approval process with your local building department.

Can I learn to do this?

Pangea Academy runs hands-on training in regenerative building. Visit Pangea Academy.

05Reading

From the knowledge base.

06 · Contact

Print a building with us.

Partner on a project, request a proposal, or bring a community housing plan. We design and build across the country and around the world.

Start a project
Call575-218-5583Emailinfo@pangeabuild.comMailPO Box 495, Taos, NM 87571