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Germany, first 3D printing house thanks to Italy's research
In Rhineland with concrete adapted by Italcementi in Bergamo
01 October, 17:13
(ANSA) - TRIESTE, 01 OTT - BERGAMO, OCTOBER 1 - The first 3D
printed house was built in Germany using concrete, resulting
from Italcementi's Italian research, which defines the work as
"a milestone for the construction world." It is a two-story
detached house in Beckum, North Rhine-Westphalia, with
approximately 80 m2 of floor space and made up of three-layer
walls filled with insulation. The high-tech material "i.tech 3D"
was developed at the Italcementi research center in Bergamo,
specifically for 3D printing, and is suitable for versatile use
with different printers types.
During the research, several professionals joined the work team: engineers, materials chemists, architects, and laboratory technician/researchers, a total of about 15 people for over 15,000 hours of research.
"Thanks to our knowledge, we have adapted concrete, the traditional building material, to the possibilities offered by digitization - said Enrico Borgarello Italcementi Group Innovation Director and responsible for the development of" i.tech 3D - The innovative material for 3D printing not only allows for new freedom in design but also more variety, as each component can be designed individually. Last but not least, as Beckum showed, 3D printing concrete allows for a noticeable acceleration of the construction process." "The development of a cement-based material for 3D printing is a major challenge - said Jennifer Scheydt, head of the Engineering & Innovation department at HeidelbergCement, Italcementis' parent company, who followed Germany's process - it must also quickly have sufficient load-bearing capacity so that the lower layers do not collapse. At the same time, the bond between the layers must be ensured." The house in Beckum was printed by PERI, one of the leading manufacturers of scaffolding systems in the construction industry. In recent months, this completely new construction technique applied for the first time in Germany has passed all approval procedures. (ANSA).
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During the research, several professionals joined the work team: engineers, materials chemists, architects, and laboratory technician/researchers, a total of about 15 people for over 15,000 hours of research.
"Thanks to our knowledge, we have adapted concrete, the traditional building material, to the possibilities offered by digitization - said Enrico Borgarello Italcementi Group Innovation Director and responsible for the development of" i.tech 3D - The innovative material for 3D printing not only allows for new freedom in design but also more variety, as each component can be designed individually. Last but not least, as Beckum showed, 3D printing concrete allows for a noticeable acceleration of the construction process." "The development of a cement-based material for 3D printing is a major challenge - said Jennifer Scheydt, head of the Engineering & Innovation department at HeidelbergCement, Italcementis' parent company, who followed Germany's process - it must also quickly have sufficient load-bearing capacity so that the lower layers do not collapse. At the same time, the bond between the layers must be ensured." The house in Beckum was printed by PERI, one of the leading manufacturers of scaffolding systems in the construction industry. In recent months, this completely new construction technique applied for the first time in Germany has passed all approval procedures. (ANSA).
