A walmart in Alabama is the second shop of its kind that has used 3D printing for a massive expansion project.
As the design expert Jarrett Gross (@Automatomateconstruction) documents, a construction company based in Colorado wants to change the way people look at large -scale construction projects. Alquist 3D carried out a 5,000 square meter expansion project at a Walmart location in Huntsville, Alabama.
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The company was able to build the majority of the surrounding walls of the project in less than a week. Alquist 3D used a small crew of five workers alongside two large 3D printing robots. “All of these work that they completed in just six days,” said Gross when he toured the project location.
Patrick Callahan, CEO of Alquist 3D, emphasized the efficiency and effectiveness of 3D -printed construction projects. “In a commercial building world that pays so much attention to the project time plans and costs, our work with Walmart shows that the 3D printing is not just a novelty, but an innovation that is scaled for retail and other industries,” said Callahan.
In 2024, a Walmart location in Athens, Tennessee, built an 8,000 square meter expansion to its existing structure using Alquist 3D printing technology. According to a press release, the project was advertised as “one of the largest free-standing 3D printing commercial concrete structures in the USA. The addition was built as an online pickup center for walmart customers.
With the same technology, the Huntsville Walmart Expansion Project could not only be constructed at blazing speed, but also contributed to reducing waste. “This second project clearly shows how faster, cheaper and less wasteful retail enlargements can be and the way for the broader introduction of commercial commercial buildings paves,” added Callahan.
According to a report by the US environmental protection authority, more than 600 million tons of construction and demolition waste were produced in 2018. This includes steel, wood products, drywall and plastering and plastering, asphalt and concrete waste. Many of these materials cannot be organic and restrict their ability to break open over time.
As stated by Alquist 3D, the use of 3D printing material waste reduced by 55% and only uses 75% of the material supplied. This can make a large contribution to keeping the costs low and waste from our landfill sponsorship.
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