Developing and supporting new digital modern methods for construction manufacturing is increasingly important to address productivity, cost and quality issues against the imperatives of the NetZero challenge.
1.5 million people join the global urban environment every week? We need to do more with less to help create the urban environments of the future
The 3DCP group are a team of academics from across the schools of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering, Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering, Chemistry and Design and Creative Arts who collaborate with industry academic partners nationally and internationally to deliver the next generation of construction manufacturing technology.
Our aims
To develop, support and promote globally leading innovative construction manufacturing technology and process automation to improve productivity and quality, while reducing cost and environmental impact.
The Canopy is here!
The Canopy is the first of its kind and the result of five years of research funded by UK Research and Innovation. It demonstrates what is possible when you combine the flexibility of 3D concrete printing, with the precision of CNC milling.
Our areas of expertise
Digital
Digital workflow for robotic based large-scale additive manufacturing and CNC driven processes
Materials
Development of one component and two component printing motors
Process
Production process stages and automation of tooling operations for large-scale fabrication
Measurement
High accuracy, large scale measurement verification systems and system calibration