Chennai, Nov. 13 -- City based real estate player DRA Homes plans to print a villa with additive or 3D printing technology as an experiment at its upcoming 118 villa project near here, a top company official said. DRA Homes which is the first unlisted real estate company to offer employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) to its employees, is also using form work like large players to reduce construction time, he added.

Speaking to the media here on Thursday Ranjeeth Rathod, Managing Director said the company is promoting a 118 villa project near here and one of the villas will be built using 3D printing technology. 3D printing or additive manufacturing involves building objects layer by layer unlike traditional subtractive manufacturing. The te...