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A retired couple from Amsterdam have recently moved into the first-ever Dutch 3D printed concrete home in Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
The project highlights the successful collaboration between multiple stakeholders from the government, knowledge institutions and industry. While the municipality was a co-initiator and facilitator of the project, TU/e conducted research and developed models to enable 3D concrete printing, Saint-Gobain Weber Beamix developed the special types of concrete mortar needed for 3D printing, Witteveen+Bos worked on the building engineering and structural aspects, and construction company Van Wijnen built the house. The house is now owned by residential real estate investor Vesteda, which rents it out to private individuals.
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JSE-listed cement and lime producer PPC has made further significant progress with its capital restructuring by reaching an agreement to sell its wholly-owned lime business to investor consortium Kgatelopele Lime for R515 million.
In terms of the agreement, the rights, benefits and advantages of PPC Lime transfer to Kgatelopele Lime on April 1, with the divestment expected to reach a close by the end of the year.
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Roy Cokayne The divestment forms part of PPC’s ongoing capital restructuring, and the effective net proceeds of about R500 million will be used to degear the cement producer s SA balance sheet. PPC truck.
JSE-listed cement and lime producer PPC has made further significant progress with its capital restructuring by reaching an agreement to sell its wholly-owned lime business to investor consortium Kgatelopele Lime for R515 million.
In terms of the agreement, the rights, benefits and advantages of PPC Lime transfer to Kgatelopele Lime on April 1, with the divestment expected to reach a close by the end of the year.
This 3D-Printed House, Shaped Like A Boulder, Just Got Its First Tenants This 3D-Printed House, Shaped Like A Boulder, Just Got Its First Tenants The house consists of 24 concrete elements, which were printed layer-by-layer at a plant
This 3D-printed house is the first of five within Project Milestone (AFP)
A Dutch couple has moved into Europe s first 3D-printed house. Elize Lutz, 70, and Harrie Dekkers, 67, retired shopkeepers from Amsterdam, received a digital key to their unique, boulder-shaped house on Thursday, reports The Guardian. The two-bedroom house is the first legally habitable building made using 3D-printing technology.
Located in Eindhoven, the house is the first of five within Project Milestone - a joint construction and innovation project of Eindhoven University of Technology, Van Wijnen, Saint-Gobain Weber Beamix, Vesteda, the Municipality of Eindhoven and Witteveen+Bos.
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May 4, 2021 07:47 AM
I can’t overstate how excited I am to see 3-D printing used in architectural projects. I hope the end cost finally turns into an option for high quality, energy efficient, and less expensive housing.