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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.

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Researchers develop autonomous 3D-printing drones inspired by bees

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An international team of researchers from Imperial College London and the Swiss Federal Laboratories of Materials Science and Technology have developed autonomous, bee-inspired 3D-printing drones. The drones, collectively, are known as Aerial Additive Manufacturing (Aerial-AM).

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The Rise of 3D-Printed Prefabricated Homes

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Image © Paul Vu As construction materials costs increase , builders and developers are seeking alternatives to traditional home construction methods to address housing shortages. In response, an expanding construction technology field is the 3D printing sector. ADU / Mighty Buildings. Read more »

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'Multi-family industry’s first franchising opportunity' seeks visionary architect to develop their housing solution

Archinect

Following last week’s look at an opening for a VDC Coordinator at Assembly OSM , we are using this week’s edition of our Job Highlights series to explore an open position on Archinect Jobs for an Architectural Designer at Vessel Technologies. Vessel Technologies system.

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China is building a massive new hydroelectric dam with AI-controlled robots and 3D printing technology

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The 180 metre (590 feet) high Yangqu hydropower plant will be built slice by slice – using unmanned excavators, trucks, bulldozers, pavers and rollers, all controlled by AI – in the same additive manufacturing process used in 3D printing.

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Sustainable Design and Technology: The Use of Porcelain Surfaces in a Luxury Building in Dubai

ArchDaily

Lately, the environmental impact of building decisions has also entered heavily into this equation, and the development of a luxury project requires all steps and products to take sustainability into account.

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Inside the Zennio factory: technology and tapas in Toledo

Hotel Designs

The little technological miracles that can make your stay in a hotel seamless, which are more often about not being noticed, than about a grand statement. Sustainability and ESG are of course, hand-in-hand with budget, top of the hotel developers agenda.