LafargeHolcim has partnered |
construction of affordable homes , |
• A 4m-high load-bearing |
project bringing together |
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with French start-up XtreeE , |
and robotic construction of |
post printed by XtreeE |
XtreeE , Dassault Systèmes , |
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which specialises in the |
prefabricated building elements . |
and assembled by Fehr |
ABB , and LafargeHolcim . |
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development of large-scale 3-D |
In its R & D centre in L ’ Isle d ’ Abeau |
Architectural , being used to |
“ Innovation is part of our DNA in |
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printing systems , to market a |
near Lyon , France — the world ’ s |
support the playground roof |
order to respond to the trends in |
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concrete structural element created |
largest within the construction |
of a middle school in Aix-en- |
tomorrow ’ s construction market ,” |
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using a 3-D printer . |
materials sector — LafargeHolcim |
Provence , France . This is the |
explains Gérard Kuperfarb , group |
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3-D printing allows complex |
teams have used their scientific and |
first 3-D printed structural |
head of Growth & Innovation |
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geometric structures to be |
technological expertise to design |
element to be marketed in |
at LafargeHolcim . “ We are , |
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created at a reasonable cost and |
a range of experimental concrete |
Europe . |
therefore , proud to be positioned |
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with shorter production times |
mixes suitable for 3-D printing . To |
• A pavilion created on |
as a pioneer in 3-D printing |
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than traditional techniques . |
date , the company has developed |
behalf of the Île-de-France |
— a revolutionary technique |
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LafargeHolcim has identified three |
and provided materials designed |
regional authority using |
that brings greater accuracy |
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potential markets : high value- |
specifically for the creation of two |
a revolutionary design — |
while considerably reducing |
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added architecture , individual |
different 3-D printed structures : |
the fruit of a collaborative |
construction times .” |