GREELEY, Colo. — The winding tubes of dried concrete near the corner of 32nd St. & 29th Ave. in Greeley may not look like much right now, but to families like Rachel Borum and her son, they're everything.
Her future home and the homes of more than 170 other families are beginning to be built in the Hope Springs Community, the largest Habitat for Humanity Project in the entire state. The multi-million dollar project was made possible from land donations, grants and investors including private companies like JBS USA and government support including the City of Greeley.
One of the several partners involved in the housing project is Greeley based company Alquist 3D, which is printing several of the homes. It takes about 20 hours to 3D print a home. The benefits are expected to last a lifetime for the families who never thought they could call themselves homeowners.