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Construction 3D Printing

Just imagine the ceiling of a chapel built in a Gothic style in 1515. One would think of a living heap of stones. This type of structure is even more solid than we can imagine but would be difficult to reproduce because it is too complex for traditional construction techniques. It would require a highly skilled workforce, which is not easy to find and very expensive.

3D printing is a possible solution in the construction of such type of structures but the technology includes a lot of challenges. Several conversations with various experts of this field reveal that these challenges may consist in but are not limited to the possibility of printing buildings in an uncontrolled natural environment, the ability of the 3D printer to be autonomous, the type of structures one should print (are there horizontal surfaces? Vertical?), the development of standards for the design and analysis of printed structures and buildings, the materials, and most importantly, the costs.

Despite the numerous challenges that professionals are doing their best to address – as we will see in the articles below -, one undeniable fact remains that 3D printing helps build more sustainable structures.

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editorialteam - January 13, 2026

New community park in China features a 3D printed playground

Martial Y. - August 12, 2025

Ten years later, construction 3D printing company WASP shares more details about “Shamballa”

editorialteam - August 6, 2025

COBOD introduces a multifunctional construction robot for construction 3D printing

Martial Y. - July 16, 2025

Germany now has its first 3D printed building

(3DA) - October 9, 2020

PERI GmbH is building Germany’s first 3D-printed residential building in Beckum, North Rhine-Westphalia. The two-storey detached house with approx. 80 sqm of living space per...

WASP showcases 3D printed bio-building structure at “We Are Nature” event

Kety S. - October 5, 2020

From September 28th to October 10th , 2020, visitors at "We Are Nature" event will discover a 3D printed bio-building structure from WASP. Organized by...

Dutch company Vertico opens its 3D concrete printing facility

Yosra K. - September 17, 2020

Vertico has officially opened its latest 3D concrete printing facility in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. The Dutch start-up has been inspired by the increasing use...

Elysium improves extraction of 3D Scanned Data and CAD Modeling Workflows with new software functionality

3D Adept - September 2, 2020

Elysium has developed an advanced functionality to automatically extract piping and planar surfaces for building-information modeling (BIM) from scanners used by UAVs (Unmanned Aerial...

Röser GmbH will be the first to leverage PERI’s 3D construction printer

Yosra K. - August 19, 2020

PERI GmbH, a company that specializes in 3D construction printing technology starts bearing fruits of its R&D activities. Two years ago, the construction printing...

It took 36 hours to US Marine Corps to 3D Print Buildings For Hiding Military Vehicles

Yosra K. - August 13, 2020

Professionals from the construction 3D printing sector are shaking the industry across the world with new fundings and new projects. The latest project we...

Belgium has built its first 3D printed multi-storey house

Kety S. - July 9, 2020

Three years ago, flemish universities, social organisations and companies announced a partnership to drive the use of 3D printing in the construction sector in...

DSM & Rotterdam City pave way for circular composites with first 3D Printed Fiber reinforced plastic footbridge

Yosra K. - July 7, 2020

DSM and Rotterdam are currently collaborating for the design and construction of a new circular composite footbridge. The footbridge is expected to be installed...

GE Renewable Energy, COBOD and LafargeHolcim to establish new record by co-developing 200 metres high 3D Printed wind turbines

Martial Y. - June 19, 2020

GE Renewable Energy, COBOD and LafargeHolcim joinforces for the development of wind turbines with optimized 3D printed concrete bases. The three companies intend to...

Pikus Concrete & Sika to commercialize 3D concrete printing technology in the construction industry

Martial Y. - June 2, 2020

US-based industrial concrete contractor Pikus Concrete teams up with Sika to commercialize it first concrete 3D printer. Sika is a specialty chemicals company that develops products...

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