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 …
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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 …
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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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 …
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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 …
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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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How long does it take to 3D print a house?
General Construction Stats & Sources 9/10 cost overrun http://www.ijimt.org/vol8/717-MP0022.pdf Over 3 years only 10% came within 10% of budget Large projects 20% longer to finish, Mckinsey study shows construction productivity declining since the 90’s https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/capital-projects-and-infrastructure/our-insights/imagining-constructions-digital-future Poor communication leads to 1/3rd issues https://info.coreworx.com/blog/pmi-study-reveals-poor-communication-leads-to-project-failure-one-third-of-the-time Productivity changes could save 1.63 trillion/ year https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/capital-projects-and-infrastructure/our-insights/infrastructure-productivity HOW LONG DOES A 3D …
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3D Printed Concrete Recipe
Written by Howard Stone We have now seen many 3D architectural printing projects and one thing that many of them have in common is the cement based mix they print with.There are many materials that can be used in 3D printing but Portland cement is an easily engineered common product available world wide. So, just …
50 3D Printed Houses & Buildings
Printed house per day House Name Location Printer Operator Video 1 Africa t3 House Angola Cobod Power 2 Build 2 House Zero austin ICON https://youtu.be/lrkflIe94tY 3 BeMore3D Morocco BeMore3D 4 Project Milestone the Netherlands Weber beamix https://youtu.be/NQ_yRnWms3g 5 First 2 Story house in india India L&T 6 Demo House patchogue SQ4D 7 SXSW 2018 House …
THE FUTURE OF 3D THE PRINTED
BUILDINGS IN AFRICA
Written By Uyanwune, Ordinakachukwu ABSTRACT – 3D printed buildings is the future the construction industry. Thecurrent world population is about 8.0 billion as of 2022 according to the mostrecent United Nations estimates . More people means more housing. 3D printed building is here as a potential problem solver, it is cost-effectiveness (cheaper construction), faster Construction, …
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Materials Mixtures & Fibers in Printed Concrete
3D concrete printing is an additive manufacturing technology that is attracting attention from the construction sector for its potential to increase productivity and product quality. In Indonesia, 3D concrete printing technology is uncommon in construction activities, in contrast to the developed countries. The main challenge with using 3D concrete printing technology is determining the composition …
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How to 3D Print a House
3D Printed Construction has taken the world by storm time and time again, it seems each time a new project launches the world gets even more excited as this technology starts to bring the initial promises of cheap/ fast construction closer to reality at scale. In my journeys around the world and of course nearly …
[3DCP link roundup] bye^2 2021, welcome 2022 :-)
Wishes for a Happy New Year! For those new-comers amongst us, please find below the pertinent review of all-news related happenings in our beloved 3DCP Industry. From my side, may 2022 bring forth only Joy, Happiness, Love (including quality Family time) and ofcourse, 3D Construction Printing successes! 🙂 Kind regards, Nikos News clippings (hyperlinks sorted …
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Secret SpaceX 3D Printed Building in Texas
For a long time I’ve wondered why Elon never participated in 3D printed construction. As such a big fan of automation I would think he would have at least mentioned it once or twice but it turns out his company SpaceX has been experimenting with this technology more than the public was aware (until now). …
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[NK #008] 3DCP link roundup (once more into the fray!)
Dear All, please find below the latest update concerning our beloved Industry 😉 A more “digestible”/reader-friendly (focus on avoidance-of-TLDR mode on 😀) was followed in this circular. Furthermore, all links are grouped (as much as possible) thematically-related 😉 I. Related/selected news clippings collection: “2 Companies Announce Plans to 3D Print Entire Texas Neighborhood” (link) –> “…if …
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[NK #007] 3DCP link roundup (this time, unsorted.. let’s see how it goes :D)
Wishes from the post’s start for a pleasant & restful weekend. Current scientific literature review sorted by: A. Published papers: “Digital fabrication of eco-friendly ultra-high performance fiber-reinforced concrete” (link), Authors: Arun R. Arunothayan, Behzad Nematollahi, Ravi Ranade, Kamal H. Khayat, Jay G. Sanjayan Selected quote/point of interest: “The rheological flow curves of the G-UHPFRC mixtures were non-linear …
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[NK #006] 3DCP link roundup (the plot thickens once more!)
Wishes for a pleasant start of the week, Monday’s study material coming up 😉 Wishes for a Productive Week! Current scientific literature review sorted by: A. Published papers: “Presentation of a concrete additive manufacturing extruder with online rheology modification capabilities” (link), Authors: L. Poudelet, A. Castellví, L. Calvo, R. Cardona, R. Uceda, F. Fenollosa Selected …
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[NK #005] 3DCP link roundup (with a twist this time!)
Served below are tidbits of Knowledge & relevant (useful!) news; let’s see how this plays out 🙂 Wishes for a Pleasant & Productive Week! A. Current scientific literature review: “Influence of phase change material on concrete behavior for construction 3D printing“, Authors: Qamar Shahzad, Junyi Shen, Rabia Naseem, Yonggang Yao, Saad Waqar, Wenqiang Liu (link) …
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System Approach to 3DCP: Profitability through Process Optimization
Background A severe labor shortage and rapid urbanization have created a growing need for construction automation. Various tools and methods such as Digital construction, prefab, and 3DCP (3D Concrete Printing) are available for automating construction activities. These tools were invented decades ago, but 3D-Printed homes have become popular in recent years. Around the world, few …
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[NK #004] 3DCP link roundup (week-end edition!)
Special (selected) homework study material for All of us 🙂 A. Related current scientific literature collection: “Carbonaceous admixtures in cementitious building materials: Effect of particle size blending on rheology, packing, early age properties and processing energy demand“ Souradeep Gupta, Jean-Marc Tulliani, Harn WeiKua – link “Computational Frameworks for Multi-Robot Cooperative 3D Printing and Planning” (PhD Thesis) …
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[NK #003] 3DCP link roundup
Dear All Brave who come forth and enter the abaton (for now) of what is … Construction Automation applied 🙂 This is the 3rd installment of our current journey; let’s see where it leads… A. Related/selected news clippings collection: “Construction begins on CYBE’s first 3D-printed homes in the Carribean” – link “A scaled down medieval irrigation …