North America 3D concrete printing market is likely to reach USD 61.43 million in 2027, from its recorded value of USD YY million in 2019, growing with a CAGR of 18.29% during the forecast period.
In 2019, North America was the highest contributor to the 3D concrete printing market share, and is anticipated to secure a leading position during the forecast period, owing to rise in 3D printing projects and environmental awareness. The U.S. has witnessed substantial development in its construction spending. In 2018, the overall construction spending was recorded at more than USD 1,250 billion, with nearly 40% of the amount spent on residential construction. The construction spending in the U.S. has increased by more than USD 200 billion between 2010 and 2018 as it can be ascribed to rising population and higher standard of living.
In the U.S., the demand for ready-mix concrete is anticipated to witness an ascending trend owing to the high potential in the residential construction segment.
A recent study by FreddieMac disclosed that in the United States, at least 2.5 million additional housing units will be needed to make up for the housing shortage. Hence, any governments around the world are working diligently to build smart cities, and the United States is one among them. The U.S. government in 2016, has committed approximately $160 million over the next five years to support smart city initiatives. In a 2018 report completed by the Eden Strategy Institute, 12 of the globe’s 20 smartest cities were located in the USA.
With the growing number of smart city initiatives, the 3D concrete printing market is expected to grow in the United States with a CAGR of 18.02%, to reach USD 57.05 million in 2027.
Apis Cor, a 3D construction company, is based in San Francisco and claims to be able to 3D print a house in under 24 hours. Their Apis Cor printer is similar to a robotic arm and has won first place in NASA’s Phase 3 3D-Printed Habitat Competition.
MudBots Concrete 3D Printer, ICON Vulcan II, and Stroybot2 are some of the other market players in the United States offering 3D printers for construction. MudBots is a concrete 3D printer manufacturer based in the United States. Their smallest model (1830 x 1830 x 1220 mm approx.) is available at the price of $35,000. According to MudBots, their 3D printers can 3D print a small house in only 12 hours and can drive costs down 70% compared to traditional construction methods. The StroyBot, also known as the Rudenko 3D construction printer (made by Andrey Rudenko), is an all-in-one mobile construction printing system delivered as a kit to be assembled by the user. On average, it is able to print a 100-square-meter house in 48 hours (walls only).
ICON wishes to revolutionize the construction field with their Vulcan II printer. The whole process is designed to be user-friendly with a tablet-based interface, and ICON’s Lavacrete concrete mix is optimized to be easier to print.
There are several projects done in the United States using 3D concrete printing technology. For instance, in 2015, Additive Manufacturing Integrated Energy (AMIE) was created by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee, USA. This one-of-a-kind project consists of more than just a 3D printed house: It’s a solar-powered building that’s connected to a hybrid electric vehicle, designed to create an integrated energy system. The 3D printed vehicle can provide energy to the home at night, while solar panels provide energy to the vehicle during the day.
In 2019, SQ4D built a huge 1,900-square-foot house in the United States, which is claimed to be the biggest 3D printed house ever. The build process took 48 hours of print time, which was spread over an 8-day period, and required only three people on site for supervision. This construction was possible due to the patent-pending Autonomous Robotic Construction Systems, or ARCS, a technology developed by SQ4D. According to the company, it uses 10 gallons of fuel for every 500 square feet of construction, which is a 70% reduction of construction costs in total.
In 2020, Icon is creating 400-square-foot houses for homeless families in Austin, Texas. For this project, a total of six 3D printed houses were built in cooperation with Logan Architecture. Each structure has a full kitchen, living room, single bedroom, and bathroom. The United States accounted for the largest market share of 95% in 2019, in the North America 3D concrete printing market.
Canada 3D concrete printing market valued USD YY million in 2019, is likely to reach USD 1.71 million in 2027, growing with a CAGR of 21.25% during the forecast period.
The Conference Board of Canada, a not-for-profit think tank based in Ottawa, has released a report in 2018, discussing 3D printing’s potential in construction. Targeting Canada’s North, which accounts for roughly 39% of the country’s entire land area but only housing 1% of its total population, this research is seeking to improve people’s quality of life by providing more cost effective homes. As an extremely harsh environment, circulating arctic and subarctic temperatures, building in Northern Canada is extremely challenging to conventional methods of construction. As a result, these challenges are reflected in the cost of building in the area.
To construct a public housing unit in Nunavut, home to indigenous Inuit people, and accessible for much of the year only by plane or boat, it would cost up to $550,000. This is three times the cost of building the same unit in the Greater Toronto Area which, by contrast, is the most populous area in Canada.
3D Printed Homes Corporation (3DPHC) will change that and bring this construction revolution to Canada. Hence, to reduce the construction costs, 3D concrete printing is being opted in Canada, contributing to the growth of the market in this country.
Moreover, open innovation platform firm Agorize and Canadian construction company Horizon Legacy have launched a new online challenge for individuals and startups worldwide to submit disruptive solutions in the field of construction. The goal of the Marco Polo 100 Digital Build Challenge is to create sustainable and affordable housing in Canada using new construction technologies and processes, particularly 3D printing.
It is designed to solve the affordable housing crisis by developing a livable multi-residential building in Southern Ontario, Canada, for CA$100 per square feet using new technologies. For a young family, this means CA$100,000 to construct a 1000 square feet two-bedroom apartment.
Moreover, there is a growing need for housing in Mexico. Government estimated housing needs for household formation amount to 16.8 million by 2030. Mexico will need to provide about 26 million housing units by 2030, representing an annual demand of about 1.3 million housing units. In order for the local government to address population dynamics, the government plans to promote a million actions that include the creation of plots of land, construction, expansion, and home improvement, both in the countryside and in cities; more than 500,000 of these actions correspond to new constructions.
The U.S.-based nonprofit New Story has teamed up with the tech company ICON to build the world’s first 3D printed neighborhood. It’s part of their project working to combat global homelessness. This community proposal will aim to produce a total of 50 homes using the 3D printer referred to as the Vulcan II. The Vulcan II is designed to build resilient single-storey homes at a faster rate than traditional construction methods. The machine uses a cement-based mix to produce the walls and has the capacity to build a 2000 sq.ft home if required. The homes that are built/to be built are 500 sq.ft in size and the general layout will consist of a living space, kitchen, bathroom and 2 bedrooms. Mexico 3D concrete printing market is likely to reach USD 2.67 million in 2027, from its recorded value of USD 0.56 million in 2019, growing with a highest CAGR of 23.19% during the forecast period.
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