3D printing is making strides in the construction industry. In just a couple years we’ve seen the tech produce single-family homes in a day, entire communities of homes for people in need, large municipal buildings, and even an egg-shaped concept home for Mars (oh, and let’s not forget the 3D printed boats and cars of the world!).

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Another impressive feat will soon be added to this list, as a German construction company has begun work on a 3D printed three-story apartment building.

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Located north-west of Munich in a town called Wallenhausen, when completed the building will have five separate apartments and a total square footage of 4,090. The project is a collaboration between PERI Group , a German supplier of formwork and scaffolding systems, and COBOD , a Danish company that makes modular 3D printers for construction (and recently partnered with GE to 3D print the bases of […]

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