As with any desktop 3D printer, the Vulcan printer pipes layer by layer to build an object – except this printer is more than 45 feet (13.7 m) wide, weighs 4.75 tons and prints residential homes.

Somerset Community College students, including engineering student Abby Burdette, are gaining hands-on experience with this groundbreaking project. "Somebody tells you you're 3D printing a house ...

The fantastic Project EGG was made possible thanks to a few 3D printing machines, an enthusiastic community and the great collaborative idea behind it.