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Additive Manufacturing and the Construction Industry (2023-07)

10.1007/978-3-031-32309-6_7

 Chougan Mehdi,  al Kheetan Mazen,  Ghaffar Seyed
Contribution - Disrupting Buildings, pp. 97-109

Abstract

Additive manufacturing (AM), including 3D printing, has the potential to transform the construction industry. AM allows the construction industry to use complex and innovative geometries to build an object, building block, wall, or frame from a computer model. As such, it has potential opportunities for the construction industry and specific applications in the deep renovation process. While AM can provide significant benefits in the deep renovation process, it is not without its own environmental footprint and barriers. In this chapter, AM is defined, and the main materials used within the construction industry are outlined. This chapter also explores the benefits and challenges of implementing AM within the construction industry before concluding with a discussion of the future areas of development for AM in construction.

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BibTeX 
@inproceedings{chou_khee_ghaf.2023.AMatCI,
  author            = "Mehdi Chougan and Mazen J. al Kheetan and Seyed Hamidreza Ghaffar",
  title             = "Additive Manufacturing and the Construction Industry",
  doi               = "10.1007/978-3-031-32309-6_7",
  year              = "2023",
  pages             = "97--109",
  booktitle         = "Disrupting Buildings",
  editor            = "Theo Lynn and Pierangelo Rosati and Mohamad Kassem and Stelios Krinidis and Jennifer Kennedy",
}
Formatted Citation

M. Chougan, M. J. al Kheetan and S. H. Ghaffar, “Additive Manufacturing and the Construction Industry”, in Disrupting Buildings, 2023, pp. 97–109. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-32309-6_7.

Chougan, Mehdi, Mazen J. al Kheetan, and Seyed Hamidreza Ghaffar. “Additive Manufacturing and the Construction Industry”. In Disrupting Buildings, edited by Theo Lynn, Pierangelo Rosati, Mohamad Kassem, Stelios Krinidis, and Jennifer Kennedy, 97–109, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-32309-6_7.