Housing Projects
Collaboratively expanding the supply of workforce housing in Muscatine County through tools such as 3D Home Printing - being one of the first in the state to utilize this proven, innovative technology.
Pictured above: rendering of 3D printed home.
Housing Goals
Adopted by the Muscatine County Housing Council
Encourage development by expanding funding sources and partnerships.
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Support opportunities to obtain and sustain affordable ownership.
Increase the inventory of quality affordable units.
Preserve long-term affordability and physical condition of the existing stock of housing.
Increase housing and associated supportive services for people with special needs.
Pictured above: 3D home printing at Arbor Commons.
Rural Housing Project
The Community Foundation of Greater Muscatine is prototyping cutting-edge housing methods to compare completion time, cost, and energy efficiency.
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Building methods are planned to initially incorporate four concrete-based technologies: 3D printing, insulated cast-poured concrete forms (ICF), cast-in-place, and cement-board composite. These methods offer anticipated cost decreases, speed-to-market increases, extended lives, and extreme weather resistance, reducing utility costs, maintenance, and waste.
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Using these varied alternative technologies on the homes’ exterior envelopes, four mid-market homes in the Arbor Commons neighborhood and six homes subsidized through grants in the Ignite Vitality: Mulberry revitalization area are targeted for construction to begin in the fall of 2024 and completed in the spring of 2025.
Pictured above: Rendering of home using cast-in-place technology.
Interested in the Rural Housing Project?
To learn more about the Rural Housing Project or for more information on pre-sale or purchase opportunities, please contact Ron Monahan at the Community Foundation of Greater Muscatine at rmonahan@givinggreater.org or 563-264-3863.
3D Printing Videos
Pictured above: Cast-in-place technology at Arbor Commons.
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Housing Information
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The housing stock is the largest single capital investment and collective community asset. There is currently a supply-side failure that is having cascading effects on the community. Currently 11,000 people drive into Muscatine County to work each day, including 25% of our district educators. Rural areas often attract fewer developers, so local partners have joined together to support this priority innovatively and collaboratively.