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A Review of 3D Printing in Construction and its Impact on the Labor Market
Author Affiliations
Nazarbayev University, International University of Business Agriculture and Technology
Published InSustainability
Year2020
Citations307
Abstract
Construction industry is very labor-intensive and one of the major sources of employment in the world. The industry is experiencing low productivity with minimum technological innovations for decades. In recent times, various automation technologies including 3D printing have received increasing interests in construction. 3D printing in construction is found to be very promising to automate the construction processes and have the potential of saving laborious work, material waste, construction time, risky operation for humans, etc. There has been a comprehensive body of research conducted to understand the recent advances, future prospects and challenges of large-scale adoption of 3D printing in construction projects. Being one the labor-intensive industries, this study also investigates the possible impact on the labor market with increasing…
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Fields & Keywords
Physical SciencesEngineeringBuilding and ConstructionInnovations in Concrete and Construction MaterialsAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing TechnologiesBIM and Construction IntegrationIndustrial organizationOperations managementConstruction engineeringEconomic growthMechanical engineeringQuantum mechanicsLinguistics