Experts in Team Innovation

3D Printing in Constructions – Fall 2019

Background

3D Printing in construction applications, such as building systems and architectural objects, is an emerging field, which looks at the possibility of enhancing customization, material savings, economic benefits, increased performance in architecture.  The technology supporting additive constructions has evolved rapidly in the last five years, as a result of an academic and industrial effort at an international level. Several start-ups internationally are currently entering the market, pushing for technology and application developments. The technical and market possibilities are evidently large, as global human population is increasing, we have an expected growth in the numbers of buildings needed every year. 3D Printing is an ideal solution to many of the challenges that comes with it.

core questions

CREATE is interested in understanding:

+ What is the current market for such technology, and where can we expect market possibilities in the next 5 years?
+ What are the possible applications, their existing limitations?
+ What are the existing technologies and which one is the most viable for application in buildings?
+ What is the main challenge or bottleneck that companies are now experiencing?
+ What are the technological solutions for improving applications in construction?
+ What are the realistic and or visionary innovation processes we need to start to make the technology used in constructions?
+ What is the next step to take then (finding it, and developing a new concept for it)?

existing constraints

+ Material Performance: 3D Printing technology at large scale have still material limitations
+ Building Codes: we still do not have standards for calculation and performance evaluation for 3D printed objects
+ Construction Technology: 3D printing require us to rethink construction systems such as load bearing structures and vertical partitions
+ Design for 3D printing: given the above mentioned constraints, we need to explore design implications that make the use of 3D printing effective technically and economically

experts in team 2019

University of Southern Denmark - Faculty of Engineering

Course Facilitator: Prof. Gry Green Linell
Course Supervision: Prof. Dr. Roberto Naboni, Luca Breseghello
Students: Cavan Edward O'Rourke Barry, Asger Angelo Holm Christensen, Paolo Cortesi, Lykke-Malene Dahl, Ramos Clara Covián Diez, Alan Gabriel Di Lodovico, Raquel Gasca, Antonio Ivanoe Gonzales, Kenneth Danni Hansen, Larsole Henrik Keven Hansen, Kasper Kragskov Havlit, David Wendel Jokszies, Christian Fladkjær Jørgensen, Lucas Rebien Jørgensen, Kasper Meiner Kølerfeldt, Troels Deibjerg Kristensen, Fruzsina Kutsera, Benjamin Arslanagic Lund, Nicolai Meelby Madsen, Víctor Romero Mendoza, Christian Schou Mikkelsen, Jeppe Kjær Nielsen, Bjarke Timm Schwarz, Jawed Ahmad Shayestagul, Søren Eschen Dalgaard Sørensen, Mark Hvidberg Smed, Marc Bjerg Tolderlund, Stefan Wilde