Formwork and scaffolding manufacturer Peri is creating the first concrete 3D-printed house in Germany.
The construction is taking place in Beckum, northern Germany.
Named BOD2, the 3D concrete printer is operated by two people and follows the 160sq m, two-storey house’s design, leaving gaps for pipes and services. Manual work, such as pipe installation, can proceed while it is printing, according to Peri.
A camera monitors the print head and the cementitious layers as they are extruded. Peri said that with a linear print speed of one metre per second, the BOD2 is the fastest printer on the market. It can print a square metre of double-skin wall in five minutes.
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