China3D printingNet, August 19, ICON’s latest update in Texas3D printingThe training camp structure marks another positive step in the additive construction industry. The company described the over 3,800 square feet building as the largest 3D printed structure in North America. It was unveiled on August 16, 2021. During military training, the Camp Swift training center in Bastrop will accommodate up to 72 people Men and women preach in Texas or overseas.
For this Austin-based advanced construction technology company, this seems to be another first. The 3D printed training barracks are through cooperation with the Texas Military Department (TMD), using ICON’s next-generation Vulcan building system and Created with proprietary Lavacrete material. Vulcan is ICON’s next generation build system, designed and manufactured from the ground up for high-precision and fast volumetric 3D printing. The robotic construction platform can print houses and structures up to 3,000 square feet, and it turns out that it is faster than traditional methods, generates less waste, and achieves greater design freedom.
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The interior of the 3D printed military barracks designed by ICON for the Texas Military Department. Image courtesy of ICON.
The first barracks was announced at an official ribbon-cutting ceremony with many government officials and TMD members, and will begin to be occupied by soldiers in the fall of 2021. However, the future barracks and other technological development programs in cooperation with the Department of Defense and the U.S. military organization are currently working.
The project was designed by the boutique company Logan Architecture and structurally designed by Fort Structures, aiming to provide sustainable, resilient and energy-efficient housing with a longer service life than traditional buildings. In addition, the site will accommodate men and women from the Texas Army National Guard, who will travel to Camp Swift, the largest military training and relocation site in Texas, for training and mobilization deployment.
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ICON is a 3D printed barracks designed for the Texas Military Department. Image courtesy of ICON.
According to Texas Major General and Lieutenant Tracy Norris (Tracy Norris), the state has become “the national technological center of gravity.” In fact, ICON alone is world-renowned for 3D printing next-generation structures at its Texas headquarters. Earlier this month, the additive construction business once again partnered with NASA to 3D print Mars Dune Alpha, a 1,700-square-foot simulated Mars habitat structure located at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.
Lone Star State is even expected to become the new home of the US headquarters of the Israeli zero-emission technology electric vehicle company REE. With Austin becoming the technology center of Texas, Houston has become a nest of technology centers, including HP’s relocation from Silicon Valley, and the state is truly transforming into a center of advanced technology.
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ICON’s Vulcan system 3D prints the military camp of the Texas Military Department at night. Image courtesy of ICON.
ICON’s proprietary technology provides a new option for the US military to use commercial additive manufacturing to quickly produce safe, sturdy, and energy-saving structures, with the design freedom required by soldiers at home and abroad. The National Guard is particularly at the forefront of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief missions. From responding to natural disasters to mass transportation of supplies and troops via ground vehicles, the National Guard is even critical to hospitals during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, helping medical staff who are on the verge of collapse due to a surge in cases.
Zebadiah Miller, director of facilities at the Texas Military Department, said that the printed barracks not only provide a safe and comfortable training place for soldiers, but because they are printed with concrete, he expects them to last for decades.
The appearance of the largest 3D printed structure in North America. Image courtesy of ICON.
Compared with traditional buildings, this innovative technology is designed to deliver military camps at a faster rate. It will replace temporary barracks that exceed life expectancy with more efficient permanent structures. Compared with traditional methods, ICON’s proprietary robotic additive technology has the potential to build structures faster and save costs on a scale, and enables the US military to build infrastructure to support local communities in faster reconstruction from natural disasters .
The interior of the 3D printed military barracks designed by ICON for the Texas Military Department. Image courtesy of ICON.
ICON co-founder Evan Loomis emphasized: “ICON continues our mission to provide dignified and resilient housing for social housing, disaster relief housing, market-priced housing, and those who now serve our country. We are now in Texas. The state, the United States and the world promote this technology. This is the beginning of a true paradigm shift in residential architecture.”
China3D printingnetComments:Although this is not the first military application of ICON, it does mark the first ongoing project of the Texas Military Department. The barracks are the result of the small business innovation research (SBIR) Strategic Financing (STRATFI) program of the new United States Air Force Cooperative Organization AFVentures, which aims to identify and advance “big stakes” technologies that have the potential to protect and promote future dominance. United States Air Force (USAF).
TMD and AFWERX, an internal innovation incubator of the US Air Force, are trying to create a “future barracks” by using architectural-scale 3D printing technology. It is currently evaluating whether the 3D printing process is suitable as an expedition solution for printing facilities in frontier deployment locations, which may reduce time, cost and construction risks.
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