From class discussion, Reece and I became
interested in additive manufacturing from the presentation on 3D Printing
concrete. Initially, we wanted to focus on how additive manufacturing would
affect the future of construction. However, we quickly realized that this would
result in too broad of a paper. Thus, we decided to focus on using additive
manufacturing to increase sustainability in design. We will be looking at the
current issues in the construction industry in terms of sustainability and
whether 3D printing can help resolve those issues. Some of the current issues
we will focus on from construction are construction waste, energy consumption, and
efficiency of current methods. The paper will look at the current state of
additive manufacturing and how much has been implemented in large scale
construction. In addition, we will look at how additive manufacturing can help
create structures using standard materials, such as concrete and steel, but
also whether new material (made of recycled material or invented materials) can
be used to increase sustainability and overall performance of the material. Our
topic relates to intelligent buildings as the overall construction of buildings
affect the building’s efficiency and performance. The paper would look at the
advantages and disadvantages of additive manufacturing. This will be compared
to the criteria we have set as to what makes a design sustainable. We will be
focusing at reduced waste and cost, performance, reduced carbon footprint, and
building’s life cycle. Based on preliminary research, we hope to conclude that
there is a future of sustainability improvements through additive manufacturing,
and analyze the setback this might face when being introduced, but also propose
solutions as to how they might be overcome.
Ina,
I think your group chose an interesting topic for your paper. I relate to your starting issue of having a broad topic. It was also hard for my group to narrow our topic from additive manufacturing to sustainable materials in additive manufacturing. I look forward to hearing about your findings and how much can robotics get involved in the construction process.
Dane,
This is a great topic for your paper. I agree with you that is hasn't been covered in depth in class, so I am happy that your group decided to research this. I look forward to hear your conclusion on how generative design will impact architecture and whether this is the future of design. I am also interested what are the pushback that this type of design would have to overcome in order to be adapted.
Jake,
This is a really interesting topic, and I think it is a great spin to compare robotics between Philadelphia and Dubai. I agree with the fact that Dubai is one of the leaders in architecture and construction, so it'll be interesting to see how far is Philadelphia from reaching this. I was also intrigued by one point you mentioned, which was what are designs that would only be possible with robots. I look forward to hearing the examples you find and the end results of your paper.
3 comments:
Manon,
I would be interested to learn about the potential use of sustainable materials with respect to additive production of buildings. I know as of now, concrete is one of the most energy intensive building materials in existence and I would imagine that if nothing else, additive construction processes would at the very least lead to a reduction in material waste if using a new more sustainable material isn't possible.
Manon,
As someone who is discussing sustainable building design I think it would be cool to see how many fields within a building process are able to increase the overall sustainability. From a previous blog post, I know that 3D printing is hard to do on a large scale and the materials used in 3D printing are not evolved enough for many types of building. I do know that with additive manufacturing we are able to save money and time when it comes to the construction process.
Manon,
We have something in common! My project is similar to your group’s. We both going to do research on 3D printing and sustainability. It would be interesting to know what is your point of view as an engineer on this topic. We would agree on some points but disagree on others which opens up an opportunity to discuss in class with our classmates.
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