Environmental benefits of additive technologies

Moscow State University of Civil Engineering, Department Technologies and Organization Construction Production, Moscow, Russia

¹ Corresponding author: bolotova63@mail.ru

Abstract

The environmental movement, which began at the end of the 20th century and is now gaining more and more momentum, covers all spheres of society. Construction requires a large amount of natural resources, this is due to the increase in population and the acceleration of urbanization processes. Therefore, the problem of introducing environmentally friendly materials, energy-saving technologies, and “green standards” seems to be extremely important and relevant for the entire construction complex. The purpose of this article is to analyze and evaluate the world and national experience of introducing additive technologies into the construction process as the most environmentally friendly method for construction and operation. Based on the purpose of the scientific research, it is possible to identify the solution of the following tasks: analysis of research and development in the field of additive technologies to ensure the preservation of the environment, the use of statistical quality management tools to summarize the results. The article describes in detail the projects related to the construction of buildings and structures using additive technologies, analyzes the impact of this construction process on the environment. Environmental factors affecting 3D printing at each stage of the life cycle of the construction object are highlighted. The main environmental advantages of additive technologies and the problems of their implementation are identified.