3D-Printing Bricks From Discarded Eggshells
Mexican multidisciplinary design studio MANUFACTURA devised a new way to create building materials from discarded eggshells. The team used locally-sourced food waste (collected from donations and nearby restaurants) that, when combined with bio-binders, became a thick material compatible with 3D printers. The eco-friendly method then merged digital manufacturing and computational design to create an eggshell brick, from which a wall can be formed (composed of 105 different blocks) or a column (from 26 pieces). The initiative, dubbed the Eggshell Project, tackles not only the unsustainable methods of the construction industry, but also excessive food waste in Mexico. Learn more and see additional photos of the process at Interesting Engineering.
Image courtesy of MANUFACTURA
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