Cement News tagged under: 3D printing
Holcim launches Phoenix, 3D-printed bridge19 December 2023, Published under Cement NewsHolcim has launched Phoenix, the first-of-its-kind 3D-printed concrete masonry bridge built using 10t of recycled materials, at its Innovation Hub in Europe. Using its proprietary ECOCycle® circular technology, Holcim developed a custom concrete ink for Phoenix with recycled materials inside. Phoenix demonstrates how circular construction combined with 3D concrete printing can enable low-carbon infrastructure applications. Circular construction, using computational design and 3D print... |
3D printing concrete: motivations, status and outlook11 December 2023, Published under Cement NewsWhile automating concrete construction is not a novel idea, its more recent adoption has been driven by a need for productivity and sustainability. But what is its future? By Timothy Wangler, ETH Zürich Institute for Building Materials, Zurich, Switzerland. Figure 1: 3D printing technology enables considerable material and carbon footprint savings (right) with structures consisting of ribbed slabs, reminiscent of Pier Luigi Nervi’s designs (left) M... |
Cement-free mineral foams for 3D printing05 December 2023, Published under Cement NewsETH Zurich has launched a project known as Airlements, which pioneers the use of cement-free mineral foams derived from recycled industrial waste, including fly ash from industrial blastfurnaces, to produce 3D printed building components. Spearheaded by doctoral researcher Patrick Bedarf from Professor Benjamin Dillenburger’s Digital Building Technologies group, the technology promises to reduce heating and cooling costs and to revolutionise the efficiency of construction material usage. ... |
World's first near-zero-carbon, 3D-printed homes04 July 2023, Published under Cement NewsEco Material Technologies, North America’s leading provider of sustainable cement alternatives, and building company HIVE 3D have announced the world’s first near-zero-carbon, 3D-printed homes in Round Top, Texas, USA. The homes have been constructed using an eco-friendly, near-zero carbon cement mixture called PozzoCEM Vite ® , which offers 92 per cent lower emissions than traditional concrete and can set in just a few minutes. The homes range in size from 400-900ft 2 and are sustainabl... |
World's largest 3D printed building completed20 June 2023, Published under Cement NewsThe world’s largest 3D printed building has been completed in Florida, USA. The project is a luxury equestrian facility that has been completed by Florida-based Printed Farms using COBOD’s BOD2 construction 3D printer. Located in Wellington, southern Florida, the new building has a total floor area of 939m 2 , is 4m high, 47m long and 25m wide. According to COBOD, it has been designed to withstand the extreme weather challenges of the region, including hurricanes and tropical storms, with... |
Holcim and 14Trees delivers on 3D printed Kenyan houses15 February 2023, Published under Cement NewsHolcim has successfully completed the largest 3D-printed affordable housing to date through 14Trees, its joint venture with British International Investment, the UK’s Development Finance Institution (DFI) and impact investor. The 3D printing of 10 housing units in Kenya’s Mvule Gardens project was made possible with TectorPrint, Holcim’s proprietary, innovative and versatile 3D printing ink, produced in Kenya for the first time. The project’s advanced sustainability profile has attained a... |
Titan plant constructs first 3D-printed Greek house09 December 2022, Published under Cement NewsThe first 3D-printed concrete house in Greece is being printed at TITAN Elefsina cement plant , by TITAN and its partners – Sika Hellas, Cos Hellas Ltd, and the National Technical University of Athens. The consortium successfully developed, produced, and operated the first 3D printer for construction in Greece as part of the 3BUILD research project. “ 3BUILD creates a pioneering, modular and lightweight printer, which can construct concrete buildings and infrastructures with a high... |
CEMEX Ventures invests in 3D printing company COBOD26 July 2022, Published under Cement NewsCEMEX Ventures (Cemex Group) is investing in COBOD, a global leader in construction-grade 3D printers. CEMEX and COBOD have been working together over the last year to innovate in the 3D printing space. Through this partnership, they recently introduced the first-ever 3D printing solution that utilises conventional ready-mix concrete in the building process. The solution can deliver significant savings versus traditional 3D printing construction methods and materials and has been implement... |
India Cements joins forces with Tvasta on 3D printed construction solutions30 May 2022, Published under Cement NewsThe India Cements is collaborating with Tvasta Manufacturing Solutions to develop energy-efficient construction methods using 3D printing. Tvasta’s technology uses 3D-printing platforms for faster, more economical and more sustainable construction methods, compared to traditional technologies, which can be used for a variety of applications, including housing, sanitation, infrastructure and defence. According to reports in The Hindu Business Line, the 3D construction methods use 30 per cen... |
HeidelbergCement produces Europe's largest printed residential building18 November 2020, Published under Cement NewsEurope’s largest printed residential building is currently being built in Bavaria at a rate of 18m per minute. For this purpose, HeidelbergCement has delivered about 170t of printing material specially developed for concrete 3D printing. The innovative material 'i.tech 3D' was already used about eight weeks ago to print the first residential building in Beckum, Germany. "With this second project in Germany, we are taking the next step and showing that our material is also suitable fo... |