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4D Printing? Bridging Additive Manufacturing with Smart Materials

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Image Cortesia de David Correa / Achim Menges While we are still trying to understand the possibilities and limits of three-dimensional printing and additive manufacturing, a new term has emerged for our vocabulary. 4D printing is nothing more than a digital manufacturing technology -3D printing- which includes a new dimension: the temporal.

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Harvesting Architecture: A Glimpse Into 3 Plant-Based Materials

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Image © Breyden Anderson For decades, our society has predominantly embraced an extractivist approach when formulating models for material manufacturing across diverse industries. Java and Jam Pavilions / i/thee. While we now know that this model is unsustainable, a major question remains: So, how do we do it? Read more »

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ETH Zurich researcher develops 3D printed insulation foam using recycled materials

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Working within the institution’s Digital Building Technologies group led by Professor Benjamin Dillenburger, Bedarf’s project emerged from a doctoral thesis on lightweight insulating construction elements, and how complex shapes could be manufactured with fewer material inputs. “Without automation,

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Cement Can Be A (More) Sustainable Material

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With more than 4 billion tonnes produced each year, cement accounts for around 8 percent of global CO2 emissions and is a key element in the production of concrete, the most manufactured product in the world. With these huge numbers, is there any way to reduce this impact?

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Re-Purposing Materials: From Post-Industrial Recyclate to Accessible Furniture

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Thus, the relationship between furniture and space becomes a constant dialogue in which design, aesthetics, and materials contribute their dimension. It is essential to reflect on and question the processes and choice of materials in the manufacturing of these elements, in addition to the value they bring to interior spaces.

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MIT researchers create strong, ultra-light architected materials using kirigami techniques

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Researchers at MIT have developed a lightweight architected material inspired by the cellular structures found in natural materials such as honeycombs and bones. This manufacturing process is without tooling, like 3D printing. “To make things like cars and airplanes, a huge investment goes into tooling. Image courtesy.

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Green construction startup Nexii achieves zero-waste certification with Squamish Manufacturing Plant

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has become the first construction manufacturing company in North America to achieve the Total Resource Use and Efficiency (TRUE) Gold Certification for Zero Waste for its Squamish Manufacturing Plant in British Columbia, Canada. Nexii Building Solutions Inc. Administered by Green Business Certification Inc.,