To cut down construction carbon emissions, researchers at ETH Zürich have examined how combining 3D-printed foam and concrete can enhance material efficiency.

Foam 3D printing technique could minimize concrete is used in construction This novel fabrication approach can save up to 70 percent concrete.

The latest 3D printing application? Forming concrete. That’s according to a team at ETH Zurich who claims that construction with foam forms cuts concrete usage up to 70%. It also offers impr… ...

ETH Zürich is using foam 3D printing to manufacture geometrically complex formwork for the construction of elements in concrete.

Study: Enhancing the properties of foam concrete 3D printing using porous aggregate, Cement and Concrete Composites. Image Credit: olpo/Shutterstock.com Advantages of 3D Concrete Printing 3D concrete ...

While 3D printers today can process photopolymers into lattice designs that simulate foams, FreeFoam is a true foam containing closed cells that can be printed in a lattice up to a fully dense ...