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SIKA And The Concrete 3D Printing Revolution

Charles R. Goulding and Joseph Castine build on foundations of advanced concrete 3D printing with a look at SIKA’s involvement.

July 29, 2021 | By Charles Goulding

Mighty Buildings Gets Mighty Investment

California-based Mighty Buildings announced a new investment round of US$22M.

July 16, 2021 | By Kerry Stevenson

Will Robots Revolutionize BIM Workflow?

Robots can pick up on BIM precision and you don’t have to worry about their safety.

July 16, 2021 | By ENGINEERING.com

Amsterdam’s 3D Printed Steel Bridge Is Finally Open

The long-anticipated stainless steel 3D printed Smart Bridge has finally been unveiled in Amsterdam’s Red Light District.

July 15, 2021 | By Sarah Goehrke

Book of the Week: Printing Architecture

This week’s selection is “Printing Architecture: Innovative Recipes for 3D Printing” by Ronald Rael and Virginia San Fratello.

June 22, 2021 | By Kerry Stevenson

COBOD’s Construction 3D Printer Powers Habitat For Humanity Project

COBOD revealed one of their construction 3D printers is being used on a Habitat for Humanity project.

June 11, 2021 | By Kerry Stevenson

BigRep Gets Into Construction 3D Printing

BigRep announced a step into an entirely new field for the company: construction 3D printing.

May 11, 2021 | By Kerry Stevenson

Saint-Gobain And The Rise Of 3D Printing In Construction

Charles R. Goulding and Arianna Coger consider how Saint-Gobain’s business strategies have been advancing the use of 3D printing in construction.

April 19, 2021 | By Charles Goulding

Students 3D Print Prototype “Lunar PAD”

A prototype lunar landing pad has been designed by students and 3D printed by ICON.

April 9, 2021 | By Kerry Stevenson

Dual Trends Support Construction And Farm Equipment, And 3D Printing

Charles Goulding, Jr. considers how dual trends position equipment makers like John Deere and Caterpillar for upcoming success.

April 7, 2021 | By Charles Goulding Jr.

Building Back Better With 3D Printing

Charles Goulding Jr. examines the new US initiative to Build Back Better and how the 3D printing industry is set for a major role.

April 5, 2021 | By Charles Goulding Jr.

Affordable Housing And 3D Printing

Charles Goulding Jr. considers the potential for 3D printing construction to aid in the affordable housing crisis.

March 23, 2021 | By Charles Goulding Jr.

Welcome to the Neighborhood: A 3D Printed Housing Development Prepares for Habitation

Charles Goulding Jr. takes a look at the latest habitable construction project made using 3D printing technologies.

March 19, 2021 | By Charles Goulding Jr.

The Incredible Complexity Of Justifying 3D Printed Applications

Making business sense of a proposed 3D printing application can be a lot more complex than you might imagine.

March 18, 2021 | By Kerry Stevenson

Mighty Buildings To 3D Print A Neighborhood

A report suggests California-based Mighty Buildings is to 3D print an entire community of homes.

March 15, 2021 | By Kerry Stevenson

3D Printing: On Mars

If you’ve ever wondered why some keep trying to 3D print objects in space, I have a video for you.

March 14, 2021 | By Kerry Stevenson

MX3D, Takenaka Use WAAM to Create Steel Connector for Construction

A collaboration between MX3D and Takenaka has resulted in a 3D-printed steel connector for use in structural construction.

March 12, 2021 | By ENGINEERING.com

3D Printed Homes Take A Major Step Forward

Charles Goulding Jr. considers a big advance when it comes to 3D printing for home construction.

March 6, 2021 | By Charles Goulding Jr.

Some Questions About That 3D Printed School

A new project hopes to 3D print a school in Madagascar.

February 23, 2021 | By Kerry Stevenson

Question of the Week: Can I 3D Print A House?

This week’s question is about construction 3D printing.

February 21, 2021 | By Kerry Stevenson

Purdue Investigating Methods To Enhance Construction 3D Printing?

A news release from Purdue University indicates the institution has been quietly developing new methods of automated construction.

February 15, 2021 | By Kerry Stevenson

Commercial Construction 3D Printing Erupting In The US

Three announcements foreshadow increased construction 3D printing in the US.

February 10, 2021 | By Kerry Stevenson

Mighty Buildings’ Different Approach To Construction 3D Printing

I have some thoughts about a new construction 3D printing startup, Mighty Buildings.

January 24, 2021 | By Kerry Stevenson

COBOD Using Real Concrete For Construction 3D Printing

COBOD announced the completion of a notable construction 3D print in India, but there’s more to the story.

January 16, 2021 | By Kerry Stevenson

Stretchable Sensors Could Assist Complex 3D Printed Designs

Researchers have developed an unusual type of strain sensor that I think may have an effect on certain types of future 3D printed designs.

January 7, 2021 | By Kerry Stevenson

Impresión 3D e Innovación con Propósito en 2021

Charles Goulding y Andressa Bonafe consideran un nuevo año de soluciones de construcción avanzadas impulsadas por la fabricación

January 7, 2021 | By Charles Goulding

3D Printing And Purposeful Innovation In 2021

Charles Goulding and Andressa Bonafe consider a new year of advanced manufacturing-driven construction solutions.

January 7, 2021 | By Charles Goulding

Are The New African 3D Printed Buildings The First Of Many?

A joint venture in Africa is 3D printing buildings, and it appears to be a service designed for expansion.

December 23, 2020 | By Kerry Stevenson

Branch Technology Closes M Funding Round

Branch Technology Closes $11M Funding Round

Construction 3D printing company Branch Technology has raised $11 million.

December 9, 2020 | By Sarah Goehrke

3D Printing Concrete

Charles R. Goulding and Peter Favata take a look at concrete 3D printing for various uses.

November 23, 2020 | By Charles Goulding

COBOD 3D Printer Building Three-Floor Apartment

COBOD announced their partner is using the BOD2 construction 3D printer to build a three-story apartment building in Germany.

November 20, 2020 | By Kerry Stevenson

PCL Construction Discovers New 3D Printing Use Case

I’ve learned of an amazing form of 3D printing usage that I suspect many construction companies don't yet know.

November 4, 2020 | By Kerry Stevenson

Innovations In Digital Construction In 2020 And Beyond

What innovations in digital construction can we expect in this third decade of the 21st Century?

October 16, 2020 | By Mark Senior

Meet Mighty Buildings: Construction 3D Printing Without Hyped-Up Claims

Construction 3D printing is itself still a new venture; Mighty Buildings has emerged with a new take on this technology, though, surpassing some of the hype of other participants.

September 4, 2020 | By Sarah Goehrke

A Different Kind Of Construction 3D Printing: With Soil

Researchers in Austin have developed a method of successfully 3D printing a soil mixture, but it’s not as easy as it sounds.

August 24, 2020 | By Kerry Stevenson

3D Printed Housing Gets A Boost: $35M For ICON

Construction 3D printing company ICON recently announced a $35 million Series A funding round, underscoring a bright future for the technology.

August 24, 2020 | By Sarah Goehrke

Who’s Who In Construction 3D Printing In 2020?

Construction 3D printing is a relatively new discipline, and we made a list of the current players.

July 27, 2020 | By Kerry Stevenson

Skydio Announces X2 3D Scan Drone, Advances Autonomous AI Drone Tech

It’s wasn’t too many years ago that inspecting a bridge, evaluating safe passage, or planning a route took a brave soul to volunteer or a less brave soul to...

July 23, 2020 | By SolidSmack.com

What is “Swarm 3D Printing”?

A company is working on a concept called “Swarm 3D Printing”.

July 19, 2020 | By Kerry Stevenson

Design of the Week: Future Tree

This week’s selection is the Future Tree by a group of researchers at ETH Zurich.

July 13, 2020 | By Kerry Stevenson

3D Printed FRP Footbridge To Be In Use This Year

Progress has been updated on a fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) footbridge to be 3D printed in Rotterdam.

July 8, 2020 | By Sarah Goehrke

Another 3D Printed House To Go Up This Summer

A new project in the Czech Republic will produce a small 3D printed house called “Prvok”.

June 28, 2020 | By Kerry Stevenson

COBOD 3D Printing 200m Turbine Tower!

News from COBOD indicates they are to assist in the production of massive wind turbines by 3D printing large tower bases.

June 18, 2020 | By Kerry Stevenson

Good News From COBOD And Their Construction 3D Printers

News from COBOD indicates the company turned a profit in 2019, meaning there is now a viable construction 3D printer market.

June 15, 2020 | By Kerry Stevenson

Book of the Week: 3D Concrete Printing Technology

This week’s selection is “3D Concrete Printing Technology” by Jay G. Sanjayan, Ali Nazari and Behzad Nematollahi.

May 5, 2020 | By Kerry Stevenson

Smart Construction Parts Possible With Continuous Carbon Fiber 3D Printing

Anisoprint and one of their clients have developed a very unusual method of making self-sensing construction parts using 3D printed continuous carbon fiber.

April 17, 2020 | By Kerry Stevenson

A New Perspective On Construction 3D Printing With Local Materials

Researchers are exploring ways to use local soils and materials for 3D printed buildings, but it seems to be quite complex.

April 3, 2020 | By Kerry Stevenson

A 9-Axis Concrete 3D Printer That Can Do Amazing Things

Twente Additive Manufacturing has developed a robotic-style concrete 3D printer that is capable of amazing detail and even overhangs.

March 16, 2020 | By Kerry Stevenson

Interesting Updates From COBOD

COBOD’s BOD2 construction 3D printer seems to be catching on as the company has made multiple sales of the new device.

February 21, 2020 | By Kerry Stevenson

What Does An Actual Construction Worker Think of Construction 3D Printing?

With all the attention being given to construction 3D printers, we thought it wise to see what an actual construction worker thinks of the technology.

February 7, 2020 | By Kerry Stevenson

Book of the Week: 3D Printing of Concrete

This week’s selection is “3D Printing of Concrete: State of the Art and Challenges of the Digital Construction Revolution” by Arnaud Perrot.

January 21, 2020 | By Kerry Stevenson

Five Unending Myths About 3D Printing

There are five myths about 3D printing that just won’t go away. We list and explain all of them.

December 23, 2019 | By Kerry Stevenson

24 Hour 3D Printed Housing: This Has To Stop

Mass media continues to be fooled by the fake news of “3D printed homes in 24 hours”. We vent our thoughts on this ongoing debacle.

December 16, 2019 | By Kerry Stevenson

Large Object Printers Bring Visibility to 3D Printing

Charles Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi of R&D Tax Savers review the applications of large-scale construction 3D printing.

November 28, 2019 | By Charles Goulding

3D Printing in Construction: More than Overhyped Promises and Underwhelming Deliveries?

The number one material used in the global construction industry is concrete, but how is it being used with recent construction 3D printing ventures?

November 15, 2019 | By ENGINEERING.com

More Details on The COBOD 2 Construction 3D Printer

We just learned a lot more about the COBOD BOD2, the world’s largest construction 3D printer.

November 11, 2019 | By Kerry Stevenson

Where Is Autodesk’s 3D Printing Assessment Tool?

Autodesk provides a self-assessment tool for the construction industry; should they also provide one for 3D printing?

November 7, 2019 | By Kerry Stevenson

Space Startup Offering Earth-Based 3D Printed Housing Experience

Want to stay in a space habitat? One 3D printed space habitat is being offered to the public for short stays, but it’s located on Earth.

September 10, 2019 | By Kerry Stevenson

Another “World’s First” 3D Printed Bridge

Royal HaskoningDHV, DSM, and CEAD have unveiled an interesting 3D printed bridge project that encompasses several aspects of Industry 4.0.

September 3, 2019 | By Sarah Goehrke

XtreeE: One of Many Construction 3D Printing Consultants To Come

Why do construction 3D printing? It seems that there is a big need for consultants to help architects, builders and others discover concrete 3D printing.

August 30, 2019 | By Kerry Stevenson

CyBe’s Construction 3D Printers Are Mobile

Is it possible to 3D print walls and entire buildings with 3D printers? The concrete part can indeed be 3D printed with equipment from companies like CyBe.

August 10, 2019 | By Kerry Stevenson

How To Intelligently Reinforce Concrete 3D Prints

Could concrete ever be 3D printed in complex ways? This may come true according to research on how to reinforce extruded concrete for construction.

July 30, 2019 | By Kerry Stevenson

Book of the Week: 3D Printing of Concrete

Where will concrete 3D printing lead? Will the construction industry undergo a revolution from computer controlled concrete extrusion? What will buildings look like?

July 16, 2019 | By Kerry Stevenson

Book of the Week: Automated Construction Safety

Do construction 3D printers offer any type of safety program? What might form a proper safety regime for construction 3D printing?

July 9, 2019 | By Kerry Stevenson

A Concrete Example: How 3D Printing Can Create Housing and Infrastructure

Charles Goulding and Liam Nixon of R&D Tax Savers examine concrete 3D printing.

June 19, 2019 | By Charles Goulding

Polymaker’s New 3D Printing Materials

Polymaker announced a series of new materials, and offered some dramatic demonstrations of their capabilities.

June 7, 2019 | By Kerry Stevenson

Autodesk’s Stock Price Takes A Hit

Autodesk’s stock dropped 10% after their first quarter results were made public.

May 28, 2019 | By Kerry Stevenson

NASA’s Final 3D Printed Habitat Winners Announced

NASA’s four-year 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge has announced its top prizes.

May 6, 2019 | By Sarah Goehrke

A Stone 3D Printing Option

I'm looking at the equipment provided by Concr3de, which can 3D print in stone.

April 28, 2019 | By Kerry Stevenson

COBOD Begins Distributing BOD2 Construction 3D Printing

While we await livable 3D-printed homes and buildings, the field of additive construction is experiencing steady development.

April 12, 2019 | By ENGINEERING.com

NASA Announces Finalists for 3D Printed Mars Habitat

NASA announced three finalists for their ongoing “3D-Printed Habitat Challenge”.

April 5, 2019 | By Kerry Stevenson

ICON Announces Vulcan II Construction 3D Printer

A more sophisticated construction 3D printer has been announced by ICON.

March 29, 2019 | By Kerry Stevenson

Book of the Week: 3D Concrete Printing Technology

This week’s selection is “3D Concrete Printing Technology: Construction And Building Applications” by Jay G. Sanjayan, Ali Nazari and Behzad Nematollahi

March 26, 2019 | By Kerry Stevenson

How Does 3D Printing Really Fit Into Residential Construction?

I thought I would do some basic research into residential construction practices to show how 3D printing fits and does not fit.

March 21, 2019 | By Kerry Stevenson

Building Better Skyscrapers With 3D Printed Molds

A construction project in Brooklyn is leveraging 3D printing the very practical way.

March 20, 2019 | By Kerry Stevenson

More Thoughts On The Future Of Construction 3D Printing

I've been reading more stories about 3D printed construction projects, and have realized something fundamental.

March 19, 2019 | By Kerry Stevenson

3D Printing to Shape the Skyline

A recent use case of 3D printing in construction shows a nice use of technology in raising a skyscraper.

March 11, 2019 | By Sarah Goehrke

The Time Is Now For Construction 3D Printers

After several years of experimental construction 3D printing projects, it may be the time for things to get real.

February 21, 2019 | By Kerry Stevenson

Autodesk’s Recent Large Construction Software Acquisitions and 3D Printing

Charles R. Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi look at 3D printing as related to Autodesk’s acquisitions in construction software.

February 15, 2019 | By Charles Goulding

Will 3D Printing Help Find All the Female Architects?

Charles Goulding and Preeti Sulibhavi explore the potential impact of 3D printing on retaining women in the architecture business.

January 17, 2019 | By Charles Goulding

S-Squared’s Large Construction 3D Printer

Today we’re looking at yet another new construction 3D printer, this time from S-Squared.

January 15, 2019 | By Kerry Stevenson

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