The 3D printing construction industry is taking off with a bang all over the world. From new materials and techniques to … [Read more...]
3D Printing in Construction
3D printing in construction, also known as contour crafting or building printing, is what many believe the future of construction. The printing of buildings has a lot of potential advantages when compared to conventional construction methods. There are lower labor costs involved, construction can be done quicker and there is less to no waste produced. The concrete waste and failed prints that do occur can be reused as raw material for printing.
This technique can also be used for the construction of extraterrestrial structures on for instance the Moon or other planets where environmental conditions are less conductive to human labor-intensive building practices.
Engineers at the Technical University in Eindhoven Are 3D Printing a Bicycle Bridge
Engineers in the Netherlands are using a 3D printer that prints concrete to build the world's first printed bicycle bridge. … [Read more...]
Cazza Construction’s X1 3D Printing Robot Can Potentially Rebuild Homes in Disaster Zones
Cazza Construction is a Silicon Valley based 3D printing company promising to revolutionise the construction industry. They … [Read more...]
The Age of 3D Printed Construction and Buildings is Fast Approaching
It's no secret that 3D printers are getting bigger and bigger. For a few years now, even the bigger desktop 3D printers have … [Read more...]
3D Printed Concrete Canoe Wins 1st Place in Design Innovation in German Competition
Germany's biennial Concrete Canoe Regatta competition sees many entrants partake in a 2 day trek through the Rhine river. … [Read more...]
The 3D Builder – BAM and Universe Architecture Launch Revolutionary Construction 3D Printer
Last week, BAM group (a large Dutch construction company) and Universe Architecture (a Dutch architectural firm) launched a … [Read more...]
3D Printing Limestone – Repurposing Portland Stone Waste
Novi Limestone Mechanism More increasingly than ever has the relevance of waste in this world become important. Quarrying is … [Read more...]
3D Printing Technology Will Be Setting Up A Massive Fillip To The Global Construction Industry In The Next Decade
3D printers have seamlessly found their applications into almost all the spheres, including diverse fields like healthcare, … [Read more...]
Dubai to Construct the World’s First 3D Printed Office Building
Through a partnership between Dubai and Winsun Global, a Chinese 3D printing technology company, Dubai is set to build the … [Read more...]
3D Printing Speeds Up The Construction of The Sagrada Família
3D printing has proven te be a useful technology for architects. In China, they are building the world's first 3D printed … [Read more...]
Swedish Company to 3D Print Neighborhood On the Water
A Swedish company is about to start a 3D printed housing project on the water. The company is called Belatchew Arkitekter, … [Read more...]
This 3D Printed Column Can Withstand an Earthquake
A California-based company claims it created a column that can withstand an earthquake without being damaged. The company, … [Read more...]
3D House Printers For Sale This Summer
Probably you've heard about the current trend of 3D printed homes. In Amsterdam a team is working on 3D printing a canal … [Read more...]
“Ten Houses 3D Printed in a Single Day”
Our colleagues at 3Ders.com had an interesting scoop earlier this week, stating that a company from China 3D printed as many … [Read more...]
Navy Funds Project on 3D Printing Buildings
The United States Navy is funding the project on 3D printing buildings. This project, called Contour Crafting, has the … [Read more...]
Future Talk: 3D Printing An Entire House In Only 20 Hours
Good news for the Sagrada Família team: researchers at the University of Southern California are working a 3D printing method … [Read more...]
The 3D Contour Crafter – One step closer to actually printing houses
That 3D printing buildings is going to be a fact in the near future is no news but now this phenomenon is really taking … [Read more...]
D-Shape: a 3D printer printing houses
Today we'll tell you a story about D-Shape.. a 3D Printer that prints entire houses. D-Shape Italian inventor Enrico Dini … [Read more...]
3D Concrete Printing Project (3DCP)
A team at the Loughborough University has been working on a 3D printing project for printing full scale building components … [Read more...]