Manufactured by CMC Steel Products of Rockwall, Texas, SmartBeam castellated beams are an alternative to traditional steel I-beams for roof and floor structures. The beams are manufactured using a ...

Engineers at MIT have developed a process for 3D printing construction-grade structural elements using recycled plastic ...

Post and beam and timber frame are both beautiful methods of building but most people think of them as one and the same. Although they are similar, there are subtle differences between them. Both are ...

MIT aims to make house construction more sustainable by using discarded plastics to print structural components.

Need a steel beam? You can 3D print PLA beams that are as strong as a steel beam of equivalent weight according to [RepRap]. The Python code for FreeCAD generates a repeating structure especially well ...

Although only four stories tall, Albina Yard, a spec office building, stands out among its one- and two-story neighbors in the scrappy residential and commercial district in north Portland, Oregon.

At this point, the internet is crawling with butt-kicking homebrew 3D printers made with extruded profiles, but it’s easy to underestimate the difficulty in getting there. Sure, most vendors sell a ...