Future cities could be 3D printed – using concrete made with recycled glass

Mar 8, 2022

Concrete walls with windows and greenery.

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 London

Mehdi Chougan

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research Fellow, Brunel University London

Pawel Sikora

Associate professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin

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