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CONSTRUCTIONID 943987

Canal House

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Industry
Construction
Year
2013
Country
Netherlands

Summary

An internationally acclaimed design-and-build project where a scaled Canal House is 3D-printed in individual blocks as an investigation of new global housing solutions and market explorations.

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Technology Details

Printer Technology
FFF (Large Format)
Printer Category
Material Extrusion

Process Steps

Printer category: Material Extrusion

  1. 1
    Step 1Printing

Application Profile

Cost per Part

€€€

€50–€99.99

Indicative single unit production cost at time of manufacture.

Complexity

Complex

Requires specialised knowledge and deeper analysis.

Product Type

Component

Project Field

Research

Sustainability Rating

★★☆

Can depend on fossil fuels and high energy use, but allows unconsumed material to be directly reused for printing without reprocessing, significantly reducing manufacturing waste. This rating relates to the technology type only. The design, purpose and longevity of the entire object can offset any of the technology type's negative sustainability credentials.

User Level

Professional

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