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after years of torque and development
large-scale 3d printing technology it's
finally coming of age and starting to
enter the construction industry the
technique is steadily evolving from
novelty to practical application and the
prospect of seeing 3d printed houses in
towns and cities around the world is now
looking increasingly likely 3d printing
is the process of creating a
three-dimensional object by laying down
many layers of the material in
succession on an industrial scale this
has many advantages over traditional
manufacturing techniques and it's fast
become a valuable tool for rapid
prototyping in the manufacturing sector if successfully scaled and applied in
the construction and engineering
industries it could reduce on-site time
and project costs it also has advantages
for sustainable construction at very

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After years of talk and development, large scale 3D printing technology is finally coming of age
and starting to enter the construction industry.
The technique is steadily evolving from novelty, to practical application and the prospect
of seeing 3D printed houses in towns and cities around the world is now looking increasingly likely.
 
3D printing is the process of creating a three dimensional object by laying down many layers
of a material in succession. On an industrial scale this has many advantages over traditional
manufacturing techniques and has fast-become a valuable tool for rapid prototyping
in the manufacturing sector.
If successfully scaled and applied in the
construction and engineering industries,
it could reduce on-site time and project costs. It also has advantages for sustainable construction,

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as very little material is ever wasted during the build process.
Several organisations around the world are now racing to effectively scale 3D printing
and to develop viable solutions for the building sector, with a particular focus on housing.
We’ve rounded up the current front-runners.
Perhaps more than any other company, Shanghai-based Winsun have captured the world’s imagination
when it comes to 3D printing full scale buildings.
Winsun generated headlines back in 2014 when they claimed to have printed not one, but ten houses in a single day.
The single-storey detached properties were created using four large printers, each standing
20 feet or some 6.6 metres tall. At a cost of around $4,800 USD each, the houses were
printed from a concrete aggregate that was part-formed from recycled construction waste.

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little material is ever wasted during
the build process several organizations
around the world are now racing to
effectively scale 3d printing and to
develop viable solutions for the
building sector with a particular focus
on housing we've rounded up the current
frontrunner perhaps more than any other
company shanghai-based Winton have
captures the world's imagination when it
comes to 3d printing full-scale building
winsome generated headlines back in 2014
when they claimed to have printed not
one but ten houses in a single day the
single-story detached properties were
created using for large printers each
standing 20 feet or some 6.6 meters tall
at a cost of around 4,800 u.s. dollars
each the houses were printed from a
concrete aggregate that was part formed

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from recycled construction waste
although the houses are not very refined
they certainly captured the world's
attention
initiated by DUS architects canal house
is an ongoing attempt to print a
full-scale classic canal side house in
the center of Amsterdam partially funded
by the municipality of Amsterdam the 13
room home is being developed as a
publicly accessible research project to
investigate the potential of various
materials and techniques the team are
working with a six metre tall printer
that uses sustainable bio plastics
containing over 80% vegetable oil inside
the printer
granular plastic is heated to 170
degrees Celsius before being compressed
to form a homogeneous liquid this is
then extruded from the printer head to
create each component the components are

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Although the houses are not very refined, they certainly captured the world’s attention.
Initiated by DUS Architects, Canal House is an ongoing attempt to print a full-scale classic
canal side house in the centre of Amsterdam. Partially funded by the municipality of Amsterdam,
the 13-room home is being developed as a publicly
assessable research project to investigate
the potential of various materials and techniques.
The team are working with a 6 metre tall printer that uses sustainable bioplastics containing over 80% vegetable oil.
Inside the printer, granular plastic is heated to 170 degrees Celsius
before being compressed to form a homogeneous liquid.
This is then extruded from the printer head to create each component.

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The components are being printed onsite piece-by-piece and then assembled.
In the United States, architects Skidmore,
Owings and Merrill have worked in partnership
with the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory to create a 3D printed prototype pavilion.
Formed in a reinforced carbon fiber material, the 38 feet, 11.6 metre long building was
the world’s largest 3D printed polymer structure when it was first completed.
The pavilion is composed of 3D-printed panels that act as exterior cladding while providing structural support,
insulation and moisture protection. Solar panels integrated into the roof feed
a generator under the building, which in turn powers the structure’s lighting at night.
Dubai’s “Office of the Future” claims to be the “most advanced 3D printed building in the world”.

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being printed on-site piece by piece and
then assembled in the United States
Architects Skidmore Owings Merrill have
worked in partnership with the US
Department of Energy's Oak Ridge
National Laboratory to create a 3d
printed prototype pavilion formed in a
reinforced carbon fiber material for 38
feet 11.6 meter long building was the
world's largest 3d printed polymer
structure when it was first completed
the pavilion is composed of 3d printed
panels that act as exterior cladding
while providing structural support
insulation and moisture protection solar
panels integrated into the roof feed a
generator under the building which in
turn powers destructive lighting at
night
divide office of the future claims to be
the most advanced 3d printed building in

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the world the 2600 square foot 250
square meter structure was completed in
2016 and now how does the Dubai Future
Foundation designed by US architectural
practice Gensler the office was printed
by Winson in shanghai using a 20 foot or
6 meter tall 3d printer before being
shipped to divide printing took 17 days
in total and the full installation was
completed on-site in just 58 hours
subsequent work on the building services
interiors and landscape took
approximately three months to complete
the project team estimate that 3d
printing reduced labor costs by 50% and
construction waste by more than 30%
while not technically a house this
office clearly demonstrates the quality
of buildings that can now be achieved
with 3d printing the office of the
future looks set to be the first of many
3d printed structures in Dubai the

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The 2,600-square-foot, 250 square metre, structure was completed in 2016 and now houses the Dubai Future Foundation.
Designed by US architectural practice Gensler, the office was printed by Winsun in Shanghai
using a 20-foot (or 6 metre) tall 3D printer before being shipped to Dubai.
Printing took 17 days in total and the full installation was completed on-site in just 48 hours.
Subsequent work on the building services, interiors, and landscape took approximately three months to complete.
The project team estimate that 3D printing reduced labour costs by 50% and construction waste by more than 30%.
While not technically a house, this office clearly demonstrates the quality of buildings
that can now be achieved with 3D printing. The Office of the Future looks set to be the
first of many 3D printed structures in Dubai; the government has announced that it aims

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to be 3D printing 25% of all new buildings in the emirate by 2030.
Currently leading the pack is a house that
was printed in less than 24 hours in 2017.
The $10,000 USD building is the closest anyone has come to 3D printing a fully-formed house.
Created by San Francisco-based startup Apis Cor, working with the Russian home-building company PIK Group,
the house was printed at a test site just south of Moscow.
While 3D printing a home typically involves manufacturing components off-site and then assembling on-site,
this 400 square foot, 38 square meter, house was printed entirely in-situ.
It was formed with an impressive large scale mobile 3D printer, which has a rotating manipulator

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government has announced that it aims to
be 3d printing 25% of all the new
buildings in the emirate by 2030
currently leading the pack is the house
that was printed in less than 24 hours
in 2017 the ten thousand US dollar
building is the closest anyone has come
to 3d printing a fully formed house
created by San francisco-based startup
at his core working with the Russian
home building company pics group the
house would print it at a test site just
south of Moscow while 3d printing a home
typically involved manufacturing
components off-site and then assembling
on-site this four hundred square foot 38
square meter house was printed entirely
in situ it was formed with an impressive
large-scale mobile 3d printer which has
a rotating manipulator arm capable of
covering a 1400 square foot or 130

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square meter area from a single point
the printer was removed from the center
of the new house once these structural
elements had been formed installation
was then placed in the walls before the
roof and windows were added and finishes
applied the result was a fully
functioning home with the first 3d
printed skyscraper now being looted in
Dubai and the Saudi Arabian government
inviting Winston to print 1.5 million
homes over the next five years it seems
we'll be seeing much more large-scale 3d
printing in the construction sector if
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arm capable of covering a 1400 square foot (or 130 square meter) area from a single point.
The printer was removed from the centre of the new house once the structural elements had been formed.
Insulation was then placed in the walls before the roof and windows were added and finishes applied.
The result was a fully-functioning home.
With the first 3D printed skyscraper now being mooted in Dubai, and the Saudi Arabian government
inviting Winsun to print 1.5 million homes
over the next 5 years it seems we’ll be
seeing much more large scale 3D printing in the construction sector.
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