Construction Archives - 3D Printing Industry

Barberio Colella Architetti and Angelo Figliola will use 3D printing to create a sustainable urban bioclimatic shell in Abu Dhabi, using binder jet technology. Photo via Barberio Colella Architetti

Abu Dhabi to 3D print Urban Dunes sourced from local sand

Italian design firm Barberio Colella Architetti and architect Angelo Figliola have proposed a project called Urban Dunes to help manage the extreme climate in Abu Dhabi. Figliola will work alongside B…

Render of the 40-meter footbridge to be constructed by XtreeE. Image via XtreeE.

XtreeE to 3D print pedestrian bridge for 2024 Paris Olympic Games

France’s Plaine Commune Grand Paris has awarded a consortium the design-build contract for a 40-meter pedestrian footbridge made from 3D printed structural concrete, in preparation for the 2024 …

The Gaia eco-house 3D printed using the WASP CRANE. Image via WASP.

WASP showcases 3D printed bio-building at “We Are Nature” event

Italian 3D printer manufacturer WASP has partnered with the Rossana Orlandi gallery in Milan to showcase the Gaia, a 3D printed eco-house created with sustainable natural materials. The showcase is cu…

The SBIR process for the development of circular viaducts. Image via Rijkswaterstaat.

Rijkswaterstaat seeks new 3D printed circular viaduct concepts

The Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure, Rijkswaterstaat, has selected 10 participants for a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program to present new concepts for a total concept circular viaduct…

When it's finished, the family home in Westphalia will have over 160 meters of living space. Photo via the PERI Group.

PERI constructing Germany’s first “market-ready” 3D printed residential building

Germany-based construction company PERI Group is in the process of erecting the country’s first “market-ready” additive manufactured residential building. PERI’s two-storey house, located in Beckum, …

Nedcam has acquired a CEAD AM Flexbot 3D printer (pictured), which it will use to develop new applications for FGF 3D printing technology. Photo via DSM.

DSM and Nedcam collaborate to develop new large-format FGF 3D printing applications

Global science-based company and material producer DSM has partnered with 3D printed part supplier Nedcam to develop new applications for scalable Fused Granulate Fabrication (FGF) 3D printing. Nedca…

Vertico's specially designed robotic arm operating at the new Eindhoven facility. Image via Vertico.

Vertico opens Eindhoven 3D concrete printing facility

3D concrete printing specialist Vertico has opened a new concrete printing facility in Eindhoven in the Netherlands to accelerate its architectural and commercial building applications. The facility w…

The completed 3D printed house and the COBOD printer. Photo via Kamp C.

Kamp C completes two-storey 3D printed construction project

Belgian sustainable building company Kamp C has 3D printed an entire two-floor, 90 square meter house in the Flanders region of Belgium. The initiative, facilitated by the COBOD BOD2 concrete printer,…

Mighty Buildings managed to fully 3D print a 350-square-foot building (pictured) using its proprietary 3D printing technology. Image via Mighty Buildings.

Interview: Mighty Buildings Co-founder Sam Ruben on gaining a $30m investment and 3D printing houses

3D printing construction start-up Mighty Buildings has raised $30 million in funding, and announced that it’s now exiting stealth mode. Having quietly conducted R&D on its proprietary 3D printing…

EMPOWER will be fitted into two office spaces sometime in 2021. Image via ORNL.

Oak Ridge researchers debut 3D printed ‘EMPOWER’ smart wall

Researchers from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory have 3D printed a “first-of-its-kind” smart wall called ‘EMPOWER’. The prototype wall was demonstrated at the Department of Energy’s Federal Energy M…