Cazza Construction Anticipates Global Impact Using 3-D Construction & Printing
SAN FRANCISCO — With a goal of making construction faster, more cost-effective and more environmentally friendly, Cazza Construction in San Francisco strives to adapt to the latest trends in 3-D construction and printing.
Led by CEO Chris Kelsey and COO Fernando De Los Rios, the company has worked with more than 50 renowned engineers from across the globe to develop the technology, which is capable of building a 328-square-foot concrete building within 24 hours or a 1,000-square-foot building within 10 days — using only one machine.
“We already have the patented technologies available not just for houses, but also buildings and architectural structures of massive scale,” said De Los Rios in a statement. “We plan to release some of these technologies for houses in December and the technology for buildings in mid-2017. Over the coming year, we will begin showcasing more and more of our technologies, which involves far more than just 3-D printing.”
Using Cazza’s technology, larger buildings can be built much more quickly with several of the giant robotic 3-D printers working together simultaneously. To accomplish this feat, Cazza developed proprietary software to both design the buildings and control the machines, and the process is almost entirely automated. Only one person is required to add steel rebar reinforcements as the printer lays down layers of concrete printing material. The machines are highly portable and require less than 30 minutes to set up on the construction site, according to a statement.
The entire process works to minimize waste and cuts down on the amount of water and air pollution created by more traditional methods of construction. The process also works to reduce labor and material costs by up to 90 percent.
Cazza has already formed partnerships with several companies in North America, Asia and the Middle East to be the sole provider of this construction method, according to a statement. Next month, Cazza will begin making the technology available to construction companies, real estate developers and governments on a global scale.
In the future, the company plans to use its technology for more than just construction; however, the company has not revealed any specific details. The company can barely keep up with the demand for their 3-D printing system and has even opened several additional manufacturing facilities across the world to increase its rate of production, according to a statement.
The company’s long-term goal is to provide inexpensive, yet sturdy, durable and safe buildings that are resistant to natural disasters such as earthquakes and hurricanes in a short amount of time. Cazza predicts that within the next three years, most major construction companies will be using both their technologies and environmentally friendly 3D printing materials.