[ExI] A 3D Printed Apartment Building Is Going Up in Germany

[John Grigg]

"3D printing <https://singularityhub.com/tag/3d-printing/> is making
strides in the construction industry. In just a couple years we’ve seen the
tech produce single-family homes
<https://singularityhub.com/2018/03/18/this-3d-printed-house-goes-up-in-a-day-for-under-10000/>
in a day, entire communities
<https://singularityhub.com/2019/12/11/a-community-of-50-3d-printed-homes-is-under-construction-in-mexico/>
of homes for people in need, large municipal buildings
<https://singularityhub.com/2020/01/27/worlds-biggest-3d-printed-building-opens-in-dubai/>,
and even an egg-shaped concept home for Mars
<https://singularityhub.com/2020/07/09/the-3d-printed-homes-of-the-future-are-giant-eggs-on-mars/>
(oh, and let’s not forget the 3D printed boats
<https://singularityhub.com/2019/11/14/this-boat-was-3d-printed-and-bigger-wilder-projects-will-soon-follow/>
and cars
<https://singularityhub.com/2018/04/01/this-3d-printed-electric-car-will-enter-production-this-year/>
of the world!).

Another impressive feat will soon be added to this list, as a German
construction company has begun work on a 3D printed three-story apartment
building.

Located north-west of Munich in a town called Wallenhausen, when completed
the building will have five separate apartments and a total square footage
of 4,090. The project is a collaboration between PERI Group
<https://www.peri.com/en>, a German supplier of formwork and scaffolding
systems, and COBOD <https://cobod.com/>, a Danish company that makes
modular 3D printers for construction (and recently partnered with GE to 3D
print the bases of 650-foot-tall wind turbines
<https://singularityhub.com/2020/06/21/ge-will-3d-print-the-bases-of-wind-turbines-taller-than-seattles-space-needle/>
!)."
https://singularityhub.com/2020/11/19/a-3d-printed-apartment-building-is-going-up-in-germany/
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