American Architecture3D printingActivities in the field are frequent, prefabricated board producer Mighty Buildings, educational non-profit organization Thinking Huts, and Florida start-up Printed Farms are all in3D printingProgress has been made within the construction business.
Mighty Buildings received US$40 million (approximately 258 million yuan) in Series B financing led by Khosla Ventures and Zeno Ventures. The funds will be used to accelerate development and expand the team.At the same time, Thinking Huts collaborated with architectural firm Studio Mortazavi to design a3D printingThe school aims to open in Madagascar later this year.
Mighty Buildings is a 3D construction company, founded in 2017 and headquartered in Oakland, California, through the use of3D printingThe green functional accessory housing (ADU), which is a “small house”, is built with technology to shape the future of the housing market. The company completed a $30 million financing in August 2020.
One bedroom and one bathroom, with a total area of 350 square feet (32 square meters), size 25′ x 14′, price 115,000 US dollars;
One bedroom and one bathroom, with a total area of 700 square feet (approximately 65 square meters), size 28’x 25′, price 159,000 US dollars (approximately 1.1 million yuan);
Two bedrooms and one bathroom, with a total area of 700 square feet, 28’x 25′ in size, and the price is US$169,000!
And Printed Farms uses the building of Danish manufacturer COBOD3D printingMachine, built the first fully assembled building in Florida, USA. Fredrik Wannius, co-founder of Printed Farms, said that COBOD’s latest system may play a disruptive role in the construction industry because it can significantly reduce costs and shorten delivery times.
Wannius said: “The construction industry is the largest industry in the world, and it is also an industry that has not been affected by the technological revolution. The use of COBOD3D printingTechnology, our goal is to drastically reduce construction costs, and we are ready to put the system into the hands of contractors. “
Mighty Buildings help further development
In addition to Khosla and Zeno Ventures, Mighty Building’s latest round of financing also received support from 3 existing investors and more than 7 new investors. This investment also brings the company’s total fundraising to $70 million.
Using this round of investment, Mighty Buildings intends to continue to expand and strengthen the team, production capacity and automation capabilities. The company is also creating a B2B developer platform that focuses on sustainable development. This investment will help it realize its vision of providing construction customers with production as a service.
In addition, after delivering and installing multiple residential units (ADU) within the past 5 months, Mighty Buildings is now accepting reservations for the new “Mighty Houses”.These prefab units use3D printingThe shell, available in three-, four- and five-chamber variants, has an area between 864 and 1440 square feet.
Ryno Blignaut, Operating Partner of Khosla Ventures, said: “We are very pleased to support Mighty Buildings in realizing their vision.3D printing, Robotics and automation are used to create beautiful, affordable, and sustainable ways of net-zero energy homes. “
Thinking Huts3D printingSchool plan
American philanthropist and founder of Thinking Huts Maggie Grout collaborated with the designer of Studio Mortazavi to conceive a complete3D printingSchool.In order to turn his ideas into reality, Grout also worked with concrete3D printingThe company Hyperion Robotics cooperates, and her goal is to complete the construction and open up by December 2021.
The school will be built on the university campus of the School of Management and Innovation Technology (EMIT) in Fianarantsoa, Madagascar, and will be open to children of all ages. Since its design is the first of many schools, the prototype will be constructed using only local materials to be as sustainable as possible.
The school’s preliminary plan includes features such as security doors and windows, solar panels and Internet access. Grout plans to build at least three more buildings in areas where educational resources are scarce on the basis of the pilot project.
Printed Farms achieves No. 1 in Florida
Finally, Printed Farms announced that it has completed the first in Florida3D printingThe manufacture of buildings. The 784-square-foot, steel-reinforced storage unit has been signed by a structural engineer, and the company is now seeking permission to create two additional Florida inter-coast villas.
Printed Farms is a start-up company that is fully committed to producing hurricane and flood-resistant green buildings in Florida. To achieve this goal, the company adopted COBOD’s proprietary BOD2 3D printingThe machine is capable of manufacturing highly complex structures, including buildings with three floors or more than 2000 square feet.
COBOD’s technology has been used in a similar way by the PERI Group before,3D printingA three-story apartment building and a record-breaking wind turbine tower set by GE Renewable Energy.
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