UAE to get World’s First 3D Printed Mosque
The world's first 3D printed mosque is set to be constructed in the United Arab Emirates, as part of Dubai's ongoing long term... 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.
UMaine Prints Bio-based Wood Fiber House
The University of Maine, known for printing large boats with their mammoth polymer extrusion printer, has revealed a house printed entirely out of... read more »
Print-to-Rent Homes on Offer in California
Early adopters who have dreamed of living in a printed home, but don’t want to drop a big pile of cash on the... read more »
Architect Prints Eco-Friendly Chicken Coops with Loam
A Hungarian architect by the name of Krisztian Gora has been experimenting with ecologically friendly materials, and has turned his skills to building... read more »
UK Installs First 3D Printed Water Chamber
The first 3D printed concrete water chamber has been built and installed in Cheshire, UK. Among other things, the printed water chamber, which... read more »
House Printed in Spain (with eggs and dirt)
Researchers from the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) have printed Spain’s first additively manufactured house. The small house has been printed... read more »
UMaine Printing Homes with AI and Sawdust
Our favorite large boat-printing academic institute, the University of Maine (UMaine) is making news again, this time with a new approach to construction... read more »
Hempcrete Printed Homes Coming Soon
Hemp has historically been used for a wide range of applications spanning from rope production and textile manufacture, through to more modern day... read more »
Qatar to 3D Print Desert Hospital
Plans have been unveiled for a new hospital complex in the gulf state of Qatar. The proposed Al Daayan Health District in Qatar... read more »
AM Homes Used for Flood Relief
There is often much talk of the potential benefits of using additive manufacturing to produce emergency housing for those in areas experiencing disaster,... read more »
Custom Printed Plastic Banisters coming to a Stairway Near You
We see a lot of metal and concrete printing in the construction industry (mostly concrete), and rarely get to read about use of... read more »
Two New 3D Printed Bridges Unveiled to the Public
3D printed bridges are apparently like buses in the sense that you wait a lifetime for one to materialize, and then two show... read more »
A Closer Look at Construction Printing in Dubai
Dubai is embracing 3D printing from a whole bunch of different angles as you may have seen recently. In 2019 they received a... read more »
India Unveils First AM House
It’s been a good year for 3D printed houses, at least in terms of AM construction companies getting a little airtime. And the... read more »
Concrete Additive Manufacturing Gets Intricate
Most of the concrete printing stories we look at on this website are focused on large scale concrete printing systems with fairly large... read more »
Baubot Construction Robot Can 3D Print And More
At this point, construction-scale 3D printers that can print houses aren’t exactly new. Most of those house printers are essentially just very large... read more »
Building to get Freeform 3D Printed Composite Facade
A building facade has been printed in Chattanooga, USA, and will be mounted onto the front of a local branch of the Tennessee... read more »
ICON AM Houses Hit the Market in US
The city of Austin, Texas will be about to get its first opportunity to buy 3D printed homes, when real estate developer 3DStrands... read more »
World’s First 3D Printed School in Madagascar
It’s great to see the promises of AM construction finally being deployed in a useful humanitarian role, rather than simply as the latest... read more »
First 3D Printed Home up for Sale
We see a lot of 3D printed homes on this website, but we don’t hear much about people actually buying them on property... read more »
