The barracks cost about $87 million. A traditional build of similar size would have been five times that amount, according to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michael Molitch-Hou is an additive manufacturing analyst. When wildfires sweep through communities, they leave devastation in ...

The idea of using an “additive” approach in construction is not new. In fact, the first 3D printed building – a small, circular outbuilding made with stacked rings of extruded concrete—was erected in ...

3D construction printing reached new heights this week as the world’s first 3D-printed medical center was completed in Thailand. Often associated with residential homebuilding, 3D construction ...

In architecture, new materials rarely emerge. For centuries, wood, masonry and concrete formed the basis for most structures on Earth. In the 1880s, the adoption of the steel frame changed ...

Robotic prefabrication and 3D printing are set to transform construction, enabling resilient structures in extreme ...

You can make some big 3D printed projects in your own home, but projects this massive are going to require a specialized ...

Robots that spawn cement walls layer by layer have built homes in Houston, apartment blocks in Germany and a train station in Japan. Now, 3D printing has caught the fancy of two of the world's most ...

The world's largest 3D-printed construction project is currently underway in Qatar. The effort involves printing a pair of schools, each of which smashes current records for a 3D-printed building. The ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — A machine pours concrete like soft-serve ice cream. Walls rise, layer by layer, as if built by a robot from a sci-fi movie. This is not the future. it’s happening now. From small ...

3D-printed construction continues to grow in popularity worldwide, and the latest example is an ambitious new low-rise apartment building in Germany. The project will incorporate cutting-edge 3D ...