3D printing breaks new ground in construction
Danish 3D printing specialist COBOD is constructing Europe’s largest 3D printed building. Dylan Ashman-Pickles reports.
Once used only for making small models and prototypes, 3D printing technology is now deployed across an increasingly wide range of different sectors and application areas, including - most recently- in construction. One of the firms at the forefront of this push is Danish company COBOD, which hopes to transform the way we tackle the demand for more housing.
Starting in Copenhagen in 2017 with the first ever 3D printed building, COBOD has been producing buildings in a revolutionary way for 6 years. The company’s goal is to produce printers which automate upwards of 50% of the construction process whilst reducing the soaring CO2 emissions of the construction industry - quite the task.
The company’s latest project is the construction of an innovative 3D printed building in the city of Heidelberg, Germany. Designed by SSV Architekten and Mense Korte and built using COBOD's BOD2 3D construction printer, this new 600 square metre, 9 metre high server hotel will be the largest 3D printed building in Europe.
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