Future of Construction Process: 3D Concrete Printing

Concrete Printing Process developed at Loughborough University in the UK is capable of producing building components with a degree of customisation that has not yet been seen. It could create a new era of architecture that is adapted to the environment and fully integrated with engineering function.

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[tax deduction]

I like the presentation of this video. Great job to those architects who design the building..

[Chad Kimball]

DonMega why so much hate, this is simply a video about construction

[Fletcher DeMaine]

You're not in the construction industry...? Just a guess.

[Jim Baker]

That "IS" amazing then! Whatever happened to mixing styrofoam beads with the concrete to make it light and even float? I saw that years ago and it was supposed to be the next big, "thing" then I haven't heard about it since.

[oy858]

Thing about the material, it's gone through a number of tests and has been found to be much stronger than concrete or cement, enough so that it doesn't need iron or steel bars to support it

[TheNanoArcher]

Look up Giant 3d printer builds home in 20 hours. They take into account everything and NASA has invested in them to help design these Robot 3d printers for building bases and landing structures on the moon.

[Jim Baker]

First thing that I noticed absent was, where is the steel (re-bar) necessary for concrete construction? Surely that has been factored in.

[bonooobong]

really interesting, and as a huge 3D print enthusiast I really like the concept of this one (very similar to 3D printing with clay) but I think that the example structures in the video could be made traditional with moulds more efficient.

[ToddAndelin]

Great video...lots of possibilities...

[Tayo39]

screw concrete, use HEMP

[Liberty4UandMe]

Don't fear technology. Embrace it! Most jobs will disappear in the near future. We need to plan ahead before that happens. The Venus Project dot com is a good place to look for answers.

[Joshua Jones]

I think you mean Engineers who designed the technology