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3D printing could slash carbon footprint and construction time to transform African schools & homes shortages, say construction JV 14Trees and Thinking Huts

By Charles Pensulo, Thomson Reuters Foundation 7 Min Read * 3D printing is faster and greener than conventional construction * Many schools in Africa suffer from overcrowding, dropouts SALIMA, Malawi, July 12 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - G athered under the hot sun, dozens of women danced and sang in jubilation as children from the village of Salima, in central Malawi, started their first day at their new 3D-printed school, which had been built from the ground up in only 15 hours. Made of concrete placed layer by layer through a computer-controlled nozzle, the school is made up of a single ...

This 3D-Printed School in Madagascar In Inspired By Beehives Advertisement The new Beehives-inspired 3D printed school project in Madagascar is a mix of innovative technology and sustainable architecture while reaching new humanitarian work boundaries. The project implementers, Thinking Huts, are expecting to raise around $350,000 for its completion. ‘Thinking Huts’ is a Colorado-based non-profit organization, and it has joined hands with an architectural firm specializing in 3D technology. Their collective goal was to build the world’s first-ever 3D printed school in Madagascar. Thei...

Thinking Huts Relies on 3D Printing to Increase Access to Education Published on April 6, 2021 by Thinking Huts is an association that seeks to promote access to education through 3D technologies. By 3D printing schools, it hopes to rapidly multiply the number of available infrastructures, as well as seeking to create jobs locally while promoting more ecological and sustainable construction. We covered them in January as their first pilot school will be 3D printed in Fianarantsoa, Madagascar and is set to open its door later in the year (pandemic willing). The founder of the association, Mag...