Originally Posted by crockett

This is one of the drawbacks of regulations, we likely won't see 3d printed construction in the US anytime soon. However our buildings usually don't fall over due to bad construction practices or minor earthquakes like they do in China.. So the wait time is probably ok..

Anyway, this stuff is what I was talking about if the other topic about living on Mars.. Using 3d print construction will be the most likely way to build structures there. They could 3d print the protective shelter then use some sort of air tight bladder inside, which would reduce the material needed to be sent.