Future cities could be 3D printed – using concrete made with recycled glass
3D printing concrete walls will save time, money and reduce the impact on the environment. Image: UNSPLASH/Ricardo Gomez Angel
Seyed Ghaffar
Associate Professor in Civil Engineering and Environmental Materials, Brunel University LondonPawel Sikora
Associate professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin
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