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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 …
[NK #002] 3DCP link roundup
Dear Viewer, Please find below the 2nd installment of the (Industry & Market!) data gathering; all for your perusal 🙂 A. Related/selected news clippings collection: “Tiny house, fine print” – link The New York Times, “3D Printing Homes” – link “Stratasys introduces Protectam Data Security Platform for US Government and Defense 3D Printing” – link …
[NK #001] 3DCP link roundup
Hello there & “welcome aboard!” our Dear 3D Construction Printing co-enthusiast! Please find below the first batch of news-clippings as well as selected published research papers/works are for your (3DCP) interest & viewing pleasure (sorted in no particular order; for now). Tea & study time it is then! “US army to 3D print concrete buildings …
Visiting Cobod in Copenhagen and Their Prints in Belgium / Germany!
In May I had the incredible opportunity to visit with Cobod in Copenhagen Denmark at their headquarters and manufacturing facility. Regular viewers of my platform will be familiar with Cobod from my videos with Printed Farms in Florida where they built Floridas first 3D printed building, a 30×30 garage. Cobod has sold many printers globally …
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12 Steps to Operate a Concrete 3D Printer
Recently I had the incredible opportunity to be one of the first Americans to see the 3D printed Fibonacci house under construction by Twente Additive Manufacturing. Maybe you saw it in the video I posted last week. I also got to explore their facility and watch a few prints. I took the opportunity to ask …
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Icon 3D Prints Tiny Homes and Military Defense Structures
Recently I got the chance to speak with Dmitri Julius and Alexander Le Roux from Icon. If you haven’t heard, Icon is a startup that raise $35 Million A round led by Moderne Ventures to continue their progress developing the equipment and methodology for 3D printing buildings at scale. Our initial scheduling got rained out. …
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Can You Buy a 3D Printed House?
This is the most common question I receive from both the YouTube comments and my website http://www.automate.construction If you’re watching this video maybe you’ve seen some of my other videos where I tour 3D printed buildings and make content around the automated construction industry. Thanks to viewers like yourself, I now am getting access to …
Reflection on a conversation with Matthew Carli, Director of Innovation at Laticrete
After speaking with some startups about their progress in 3D printed concrete, I thought it would be great to speak with a bigger company with decades of experience in materials engineering about their perspective on future construction tech and I was not disappointed. Matthew Carli and I spoke for 2 hours on the subject and …
The Future of Building Design Software
Currently there are many databases that contain STL files with the intention of being shared and printed. Website like thingiverse.com have thousands and thousands of models that you can simply download for free and print. On these websites you can find a wide variety of things ranging from small tools like a wrench or scissors …
Finding the Biggest 3D Printed House in America SQ4D
It wasn’t easy, all I had was a town name and I had never been to Patchogue, NY before. I set off early in the morning not knowing what to expect, I had seen the address for the SQ4D headquarters online so I put that into my maps app and was on my way. Previously …
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Apis Cor
About The Company The company was founded by a married couple, Anna and Nikita Cheniuntai. While Anna was studying Astrophysics in the Technical University of Irkutsk, she met a young self-made engineer with no university degree, Nikita. Despite having no profound university level education, Nikita had years of experience within construction industry and machine building …