Green Building Elements – Team Orange County 2015 | Casa del Sol http://teamoc2015.eng.uci.edu Making a sustainable future feel like home. Mon, 29 Aug 2016 07:10:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://teamoc2015.eng.uci.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-Faviconn-32x32.jpg Green Building Elements – Team Orange County 2015 | Casa del Sol http://teamoc2015.eng.uci.edu 32 32 102853464 3D Printing Reduces Building Costs, Weight And Waste http://teamoc2015.eng.uci.edu/2015/05/31/3d-printing-reduces-building-costs-weight-and-waste/ http://teamoc2015.eng.uci.edu/2015/05/31/3d-printing-reduces-building-costs-weight-and-waste/#respond Sun, 31 May 2015 23:01:15 +0000 http://sd2015irvine.com/?p=332 The additive manufacturing approach means that manufacturers can create highly complex, individually designed pieces and print them directly in metal. This in itself has tremendous implications for reducing costs and cutting waste. But the latest advances in the design techniques explored by Galjaard’s team mean that far smaller, lighter elements can deliver the same function and strength as those created by traditional methods.

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