
Portuguese construction 3D printing company Havelar has delivered a public building for the municipality of Matosinhos using construction 3D printing technology. The project, a 500 m² (5,400 ft²) recycling center office at the Ecocentro de Perafita in Porto, was printed in 9 days on budget using a COBOD BOD2 construction 3D printer operated by a […]
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A Portuguese construction company used 3D printing technology to build a public recycling center office in 9 days with a four-person crew and stayed exactly on budget. This matters because public construction projects in Portugal have historically experienced cost overruns, making this on-budget delivery notable. Construction 3D printing produces complex curved walls directly from digital models without additional labor or material costs, and allows different trades to work in parallel rather than waiting for structures to dry, reducing overall construction time and resource needs.

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