World's First 3D-printed Concrete Houses are coming to Netherlands

In the city of Eindhoven the realization of the first of five planned 3D printed concrete houses will start this year. The Project,called Project Milestone, is a world's first, as the houses will all be occupied.The first house, which will be a single-floor house, is expected to be ready for occupation in the first half of 2019. The other four houses will be multi-storey houses.During the project, research on concrete printing will be done for new innovations. The five houses will be built consecutively, so every time these innovations and all lessons learnt can be applied in the next house. 3D-printing of concrete is a potential game changer in the building industry. Besides the ability to construct almost any shape, it also enables architects to design very fine concrete structures. Another new possibility is to print all kinds, qualities and colors of concrete, all in a single product. This enables integration of all sorts of functions in one and the same building element.