3D printing has made significant inroads since word spread about technology that could print anything you want, from simple household products to prosthetic limbs.
Many companies now look to the technology to produce products cheaper and faster – including the building industry.
But so far, 3D printed buildings are still in the experimental stages.
M. Hank Haeusler, associate professor at the University of New South Wales, is working with students at UNSW to look at 3D printing in the building industry in two different ways. One includes using a 3D printer with a cubic meter print volume using PLA (Poly Lactic Acid) or ABS (Acylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) materials, which are both commonly used in 3D printing.
