Dubai Says Plans World's First 3D Printed Office Building

Dubai said it would construct a small office building using a 3D printer for the first time, in a drive to develop technology that would cut costs and save time as the city grows. 3D printing, which uses a printer to make three-dimensional objects from a digital design, is taking off in manufacturing industries around the world but has so far been used little in construction. Dubai's one-story prototype building, with about 2,000 square feet (185 square meters) of floor space, will...

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