Tvasta Manufacturing Solutions, a deep tech startup founded by three alumni of IIT Madras in 2016, has created history by constructing India’s first 3D-printed house. Constructed on campus with a built-up area of about 600 square feet, this single-storey home consists of a single bedroom, hall and a kitchen. According to the company, “Tvasta’s ‘Concrete 3D Printing’ is an automated manufacturing method for constructing three-dimensional real-life structures (at all realisable scales). The technique utilises a concrete 3D Printer which accepts a computerised three-dimensional design file from the user and fabricates a 3D structure in a layer-by-layer manner by extruding a specialised type of concrete specifically designed for the purpose.”

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Developed in collaboration with Habitat for Humanity’s Terwilliger Center for Innovation in Shelter, the ‘Concrete 3D Printing’ technology employed has multiple advantages: -Potentially reduces overall construction cost significantly -Order of magnitude difference in overall construction time -Brings down the related carbon footprint -Increases productivity of labour involved -Offers raw material flexibility/utilisation of eco-friendly materials. Speaking to The Better India , Adithya VS, the CEO of Tvasta Manufacturing Solutions, gets into the details about their indigenously developed technology. “Tvasta’s 3D Printing technology is built to bring digital technological advantages to the […]

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