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The DFAB House: Digitizing Construction
Swiss Plateau region, Dübendorf, Switzerland “researchers from eight ETH Zurich professorships have come together with industry experts and planning professionals in a unique way to explore and test how digital fabrication can change the way we design and build.” – DFAB House Exterior & Interior views of the DFAB house The construction industry ranks among…

Is our intelligence just as artificial as A.I.? A reflection on ConTech as we begin to look toward A.I.
Cruising without a care in the world knowing that this drive, like every drive, will be interruption-free, with no traffic lights to stop, no unexpected congestion, simply you getting into your connected vehicle. Your car is not autonomous yet and the US infrastructure is still subpar to that which allows das autobahn to lift its…

The Rise of Geopolymer Buildings | A World First
In the realm of 3D printed construction, geopolymer has long been hailed as an eco-friendly alternative to traditional concrete. However, until now, the world had yet to witness the creation of a 3D printed geopolymer building. In this exciting video, we delve into not only the groundbreaking 3D printed geopolymer building but also explore a…

Automating Welding in Construction
WIELDING: THE NEED FOR AUTOMATION Over 500,000 workers are exposed to health and safety risks due to the hazardous nature of welding each year in the United States of America alone, one can only imagine the numbers when looked at on a global scale. These risks include overexposure to welding fumes and gases, which can…

COBOD Recent Completed Projects
According to the World Economic Forum, the housing gap will be 1.6 billion by 2025, and our existing operating model does not provide a solution. The global building and construction industry is facing significant problems. We are unable to keep up with demand, which inhibits global economic growth. COBOD’s mission is to build a better…

CyBe First Printed Home Stateside
CyBe Construction was established in 2012 by the founder and CEO Berry Hendriks. CyBe has developed hardware, software, building materials, and learning platforms, it is one of the leaders in this construction industry and has a motto to “learn by doing”. Unlike most 3D printing companies, one can say that the CEO and founder of…

ETH Zurich & Research in Construction Automation
3D printing is a rapidly growing technology that often captures significant hype and attention. Researchers study this technology to determine its sustainability and potential applications. By educating the public with facts and real-life examples, they make it easier to understand the positive and negative effects of this emerging field. In the construction industry, 3D printing…

A Leader in On Site Automation Has Emerged
Diamond Age: MAKING IMPACT The process of building houses hasn’t changed much in the last 100 years. Like many other 3D startups, Diamond Age set out to solve the problem of housing, but with a fresh spin on 3D printing technology. Co-founders Jack Oslan and Russell Varone identified the housing problem and came up with…

MICOB Printing Indian Military Structures
MiCob private limited is a 3D printing company in India whose primary clients are the India defense military. They provide customized 3D Concrete Printing solution for various sectors like Infrastructure, Housing, Architecture, Outdoor furniture, etc. which is backed by years of research. Just like most 3D printing companies, the founders of MICOB- Ankita Sinha, Rishabh…

WOHN Homes 3D Printing Wooden Living Spaces
Many companies in the construction industry set to make great impact using this new technology- 3D printers for building homes. WOHN homes has a different dimension to this technology. Could we say this dimension is a new breakthrough for the 3D printing industry? The CEO of WOHN homes, Morten Bove fell in love with the…

Icon 3D Printing 100 Homes with Lennar near Austin, Tx
Discovering how economies of scale impact 3D printed houses has been one of the most highly anticipated aspects of the tech. I got the unique opportunity to visit the active construction site where Icon currently has 7 of their Vulcan concrete printers extruding their proprietary Lavacrete mix. CEO Jason Ballard and I walked around brand…

Live Prints & Top 10 Automation Firms from World of Concrete 2023
This year World of Concrete hosted many familiar 3DCP faces and some new teams too! I got interviews with RIC, Sika, Spacecrete, Geopolymer International, Cobod, Arc3D, Renca, Quickcrete, Ventures Equipment, and Mapei! I’ll try to give a little overview of what each had to share from the event. You can watch the interviews at the bottom…

Rebuild 3DCP in Poland
Poland has been in the spotlight recently due to its proximity to conflict areas. By total coincidence, in close time proximity to when stray missiles hit Polish land I was scheduled to speak with the CEO of Rebuild 3DCP, Witold on the Automate Construction podcast. Rebuild is the company responsible for printing the first house…

10,000 Sqft 3D Printed Building
Printed Farms is at it again in Wellington Florida, you may recall the printed garage they built which I filmed on site very early on. Since then they printed a house in Tallahassee as well which I have also filmed extensively with the contractor from the job, precision builders. Now Printed Farms is onto their…

Printing Metal with Lasers
Meltio 3D is a Spanish startup developing metal printing extruder heads used around the world. Their system uses lasers to melt the inconel or other materials into a very dense custom formed part not limited by traditional casting or forging restrictions. This technology is opening up new design opportunities to make parts lighter and less…

Autonomously Constructed Homes For Sale by Diamond Age
Diamond Age wants to automate construction and they have been doing a pretty solid job so far! Earlier this year they announced 27 tools which will be utilized by an on site construction gantry system. So far 8/27 tools have been developed in a beta stage including a detachable concrete printing extruder head. This all…

Texas Startup Prints Regular Concrete
Andrey Rudenko is back! The same man who brought you the famous 3D printed castle pictured below has teamed up with Timothy Lankau, CEO of Hive 3D in Texas to print a residential structure utilizing standard portland cement from the local store. The ability to use a standard cement mix without having to ship in…

Emergent 3D Printed First Home in CA, How Much Did It Cost?
Everyone knows California is one of the most challenging markets for construction. The rules are strict, taxes are high and everything is wildly expensive. A quick google search will tell you the average construction cost in CA is $400-$600 a sqft in 2022 (modular coming in at $200-$300). 3D printed construction startup Emergent 3D was…

Icon Beginning Largest 3DCP Housing Community With Lennar
Icon and Lennar just announced they are moving forward with the largest community of 3D printed homes on the planet! The homes in Georgetown north of Austin, Tx will start around $400k. Unlike Icons other homes these feature substantial interior printed walls. Each one will range from 1,574 to 2,112 sqft. I am in touch…
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