Environmental Impact of 3D Concrete Printing (2025-01)¶
Kuzmenko Kateryna, , Féraille Adélaïde
Contribution - 3D Concrete Printing, pp. 219-240
Abstract
There are two possible strategies for reducing the environmental impact of concrete construction. The first involves reducing the impact of the material itself, by substituting cement with alternative binders such as pozzolanic materials, limestone fillers or industrial residues. The second is aimed at reducing the carbon footprint on the scale of a construction element/system, or even the entire industry, and thus proposes to reduce the overall volume of concrete use. This chapter studies the environmental relevance of this second strategy using the life cycle assessment method. This LCA model for 3D concrete printing technology distinguishes between the share of impact related to the materials (concrete) and that related to the implementation technology (3D printing cell), and will be applied at two scales: the manufacturing process and the construction system. The chapter considers the case study of a space lattice wall construction system developed specifically for 3D concrete printing technology.
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BibTeX
@inproceedings{kuzm_roux_fera.2025.EIo3CP,
author = "Kateryna Kuzmenko and Charlotte Roux and Adélaïde Féraille",
title = "Environmental Impact of 3D Concrete Printing",
doi = "10.1002/9781394352081.ch8",
year = "2025",
pages = "219--240",
booktitle = "3D Concrete Printing: State of the Art and Applications",
editor = "Arnaud Perrot and Yohan Jacquet",
}
Formatted Citation
K. Kuzmenko, C. Roux and A. Féraille, “Environmental Impact of 3D Concrete Printing”, in 3D Concrete Printing: State of the Art and Applications, 2025, pp. 219–240. doi: 10.1002/9781394352081.ch8.
Kuzmenko, Kateryna, Charlotte Roux, and Adélaïde Féraille. “Environmental Impact of 3D Concrete Printing”. In 3D Concrete Printing: State of the Art and Applications, edited by Arnaud Perrot and Yohan Jacquet, 219–40, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781394352081.ch8.