How 3D Printing Could Make Housing Attainable Again In Topeka | Chris Stemler

We sit down with Chris Stemler of Trident Homes to hear how a giant concrete 3D printer is being used to build a real home in Topeka. We dig into why attainable housing is disappearing, how infill lots could help, and what it takes to earn trust with a construction method most people have never touched. • Chris’s Topeka roots and the career path from consulting to real estate investing • The Beacon renovation and how historic projects exposed the pace problem • The moment concrete 3D printing clicked and the step-by-step path to permits • How the wall system works with conduits, insulation, and closed cell foam • Why ADA-friendly design gets easier when walls move in the code • The real driver of housing costs: supply, inventory turnover, and missing mid-price new builds • Infill housing, land banks, and public-private tools like down payment assistance grants • Common objections like renovations and wall texture plus options for finishes • Production goals per print crew and what scaling looks like in developments “Trident Homes is just Trident Homes on Facebook” and “3Dhomebuilder.com is the website” ________________________________________ 0:00 - Cold Open Sponsor And Introductions1:51 - Chris’s Path Into Real Estate4:56 - The Beacon And A Housing Bottleneck6:06 - Discovering Concrete 3D Printing10:40 - First 3D Home How It Works14:49 - Why Housing Supply Is Broken22:47 - Infill Lots Land Banks And Grants29:27 - Objections Codes And Cost To Scale37:58 - Curiosity Led Entrepreneurship And Impact47:30 - Rapid Fire And Where To Follow________________________________________Beyond the Podcast: 🎙️Be sure to follow our Topeka Insider Socials below and check out our website for additional stories and articles pertaining to Topeka, KSWebsite -- https://topekainsider.com/Facebook -- https://www.facebook.com/topekainsider Instagram -- https://www.instagram.com/topekainsider/Follow Your Hosts: 📱Follow both Justin & Jon on their personal socials to get connected. They would love to connect and answer any questions about the show or their day to day.Jon Griffith's Instagram -- https://www.instagram.com/thejongriffith/Justin Armbruster's Instagram -- https://www.instagram.com/armbruster_jdFor Any Inquiries, please DM @TopekaInsider on Instagram!